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Rip Current Statement 23, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Mar 21, 2022, 3:01 AM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2022, 3:01 AM CDT (08:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
County Kenedy County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 94 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 822 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
136 WHUS44 KBRO 210801 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 301 AM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 TXZ256-257-351-211800- /O.NEW.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.220321T0801Z-220322T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0023.220321T0801Z-220322T1200Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 301 AM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 8 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 AM CDT Tuesday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
4 follow-up statements
097 WHUS44 KBRO 212011 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 311 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 TXZ256-257-351-220700- /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-220322T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-220322T1200Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 311 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 AM CDT Tuesday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
503 WHUS44 KBRO 220408 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1108 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 TXZ256-257-351-221200- /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-220322T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-220322T1200Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 1108 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
111 WHUS44 KBRO 220916 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 416 AM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022 TXZ256-257-351-222000- /O.EXT.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-220323T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-220323T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 416 AM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
007 WHUS44 KBRO 222004 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 304 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022 TXZ256-257-351-230000- /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-220323T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-220323T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 304 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2:35 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:01 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 40 hr |
| Mar 21, 12:06 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy | 7 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:59 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 29 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.