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Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Mar 20, 2023, 7:29 PM CDT for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2023, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
791 WHUS44 KBRO 210029 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 729 PM CDT Mon Mar 20 2023 TXZ451-454-455-211100- /O.EXP.KBRO.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-230321T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0014.230321T0029Z-230322T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 729 PM CDT Mon Mar 20 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
334 WHUS44 KBRO 210030 AAA CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 730 PM CDT Mon Mar 20 2023 TXZ451-454-455-211100- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230322T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 730 PM CDT Mon Mar 20 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
132 WHUS44 KBRO 211043 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 543 AM CDT Tue Mar 21 2023 TXZ451-454-455-220000- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230322T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 543 AM CDT Tue Mar 21 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
327 WHUS44 KBRO 211902 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 202 PM CDT Tue Mar 21 2023 TXZ451-454-455-221200- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230322T1200Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 202 PM CDT Tue Mar 21 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
947 WHUS44 KBRO 220826 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 326 AM CDT Wed Mar 22 2023 TXZ451-454-455-221630- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230324T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 326 AM CDT Wed Mar 22 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
731 WHUS44 KBRO 221358 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 858 AM CDT Wed Mar 22 2023 TXZ451-454-455-231200- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230324T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 858 AM CDT Wed Mar 22 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
626 WHUS44 KBRO 230823 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 323 AM CDT Thu Mar 23 2023 TXZ451-454-455-231630- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230325T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 323 AM CDT Thu Mar 23 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
349 WHUS44 KBRO 231512 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1012 AM CDT Thu Mar 23 2023 TXZ451-454-455-241200- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230325T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 1012 AM CDT Thu Mar 23 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
693 WHUS44 KBRO 240846 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 346 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023 TXZ451-454-455-241700- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230325T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 346 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
082 WHUS44 KBRO 242000 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 300 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023 TXZ451-454-455-250000- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230325T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 300 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
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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.