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Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 30, 20224 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at May 30, 2022, 3:47 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2022, 3:47 AM CDT (08:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2022, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Counties Aransas County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 224 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2022-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1677 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2022-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1677 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-113 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
990 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

633 
WHUS44 KCRP 300847
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
347 AM CDT Mon May 30 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-311200-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0012.220530T0847Z-220531T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
347 AM CDT Mon May 30 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and 
  Calhoun Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

EMF
5 follow-up statements
457 
WHUS44 KCRP 310817
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
317 AM CDT Tue May 31 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-010000-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-220602T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
317 AM CDT Tue May 31 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Islands of Calhoun, Aransas, Kleberg and Nueces 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

TMT
543 
WHUS44 KCRP 311934
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
234 PM CDT Tue May 31 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-011000-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-220602T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
234 PM CDT Tue May 31 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Islands of Calhoun, Aransas, Kleberg and Nueces 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

TE
599 
WHUS44 KCRP 010844
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
344 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-011645-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-220602T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
344 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Calhoun Islands, Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands and 
  Nueces Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
130 
WHUS44 KCRP 010849
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
349 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-011700-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-220602T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
349 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Calhoun Islands, Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands and 
  Nueces Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
698 
WHUS44 KCRP 011545
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1045 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-021200-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-220602T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
1045 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Calhoun Islands, Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands and 
  Nueces Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

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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.