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Rip Current Statement 21, NWS Brownsville, TX

April 29, 2023Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Apr 29, 2023, 4:14 AM CDT for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 29, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2023, 4:14 AM CDT (09:14 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 29, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
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 09:14 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, 9.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2023-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3433 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2023-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
3433 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
4.8

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The text

As transmitted.

423 
WHUS44 KBRO 290914
CFWBRO

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
414 AM CDT Sat Apr 29 2023

TXZ451-454-455-300000-
/O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0021.230429T1200Z-230430T0000Z/
Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island-
414 AM CDT Sat Apr 29 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROZapata45 min
Apr 28, 9:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg42 min
Apr 28, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROZapata23 min
Apr 28, 9:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROZapata26 min
Apr 28, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROZapata45 min
Apr 28, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO59 min
Apr 28, 10:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROZapata116 min
Apr 28, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROStarr, Zapata50 min
Apr 28, 10:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg27 min
Apr 28, 10:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROZapata22 min
Apr 28, 10:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks43 min
Apr 28, 10:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROZapata115 min
Apr 28, 10:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO67 min
Apr 28, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBROStarr46 min
Apr 28, 11:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROKenedy36 min
Apr 28, 11:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROStarr38 min
Apr 28, 11:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROStarr2 hr
Apr 28, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROKenedy31 min
Apr 28, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBROStarr41 min
Apr 28, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks32 min
Apr 28, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBROHidalgo, Starr39 min
Apr 28, 11:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO64 min
Apr 28, 11:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo48 min
Apr 29, 12:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatBROHidalgo42 min
Apr 29, 12:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy55 min
Apr 29, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatBROHidalgo, Starr37 min
Apr 29, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatBROCameron, Hidalgo, Willacy45 min
Apr 29, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBROHidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy29 min
Apr 29, 12:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBROHidalgo, Willacy27 min
Apr 29, 12:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatBROHidalgo36 min
Apr 29, 12:53 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO67 min
Apr 29, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBROCameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy33 min
Apr 29, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatBROCameron59 min
Apr 29, 1:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatBROCameron, Hidalgo, Willacy37 min
Apr 29, 1:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROHidalgo29 min
Apr 29, 1:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron, Hidalgo65 min
Apr 29, 1:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO90 min
Apr 29, 1:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROCameron21 min
Apr 29, 3:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO54 min
Apr 29, 4:13 AM CDTWind AdvisoryBROCameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Starr, Willacy6 hr
Apr 29, 10:01 AM CDTWind AdvisoryBROCameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Starr, Willacy6 hr
Apr 29, 5:53 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO6 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.