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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

March 29, 20224 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Mar 29, 2022, 3:41 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 29, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 29, 2022, 3:41 AM CDT (08:41 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 29, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 1, 2022, 7:00 PM 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 08:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 23 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2022-03-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2022-03-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1397 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

785 
WHUS44 KCRP 290841
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
341 AM CDT Tue Mar 29 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-300000-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0003.220329T1800Z-220330T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
341 AM CDT Tue Mar 29 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through Wednesday 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
512 
WHUS44 KCRP 292333
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
633 PM CDT Tue Mar 29 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-300745-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220330T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
633 PM CDT Tue Mar 29 2022

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Wednesday 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.

&&

$$

JCP
726 
WHUS44 KCRP 300830
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
330 AM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-311200-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220331T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
330 AM CDT Wed Mar 30 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.

&&

$$
623 
WHUS44 KCRP 310822
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
322 AM CDT Thu Mar 31 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-010000-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220401T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
322 AM CDT Thu Mar 31 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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.

&&

$$
840 
WHUS44 KCRP 312032
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
332 PM CDT Thu Mar 31 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-011200-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220401T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
332 PM CDT Thu Mar 31 2022

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Friday 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.

&&

$$

TE
809 
WHUS44 KCRP 010737
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
237 AM CDT Fri Apr 1 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-020000-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220402T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
237 AM CDT Fri Apr 1 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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.

&&

$$

ANM
997 
WHUS44 KCRP 012356 
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
656 PM CDT Fri Apr 1 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-020100-
/O.EXP.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220402T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
656 PM CDT Fri Apr 1 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Swell periods and winds have decreased, therefore the rip current
risk has lowered.

$$

EMF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 29, 2:45 PM CDTRed Flag WarningCRPAransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more29 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.