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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Jan 23, 2023, 12:58 PM CST for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It was in force for 53 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2023, 12:58 PM CST (18:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2023, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 53 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 19:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1753 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
064 WHUS44 KBRO 231858 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1258 PM CST Mon Jan 23 2023 TXZ451-454-455-241200- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0004.230123T1858Z-230125T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 1258 PM CST Mon Jan 23 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents becoming dangerous south to north longshore currents Tuesday morning. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island. * WHEN...Through Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Increasingly intense rip currents this afternoon and overnight due to persistent and building easterly swell perpendicular to the beach, with worst conditions near the Isla Blanca jetty. Currents becoming strong south to north longshore by daybreak Tuesday and continuing through the afternoon with rough and dangerous surf. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. In a longshore current on Tuesday, don't panic. Swim toward shore in the direction of the breaking waves. If you are uncertain of swimming ability, only enter the water to knee-deep. && $$ 52/BSG
3 follow-up statements
185 WHUS44 KBRO 240946 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 346 AM CST Tue Jan 24 2023 TXZ451-454-455-241815- /O.NEW.KBRO.SU.Y.0002.230124T1500Z-230125T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-230126T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 346 AM CST Tue Jan 24 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 8 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
755 WHUS44 KBRO 241807 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1207 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023 TXZ451-454-455-250215- /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230125T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-230126T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 1207 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 6 PM CST this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Wednesday afternoon. * 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. && $$
199 WHUS44 KBRO 250006 AAA CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 606 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023 TXZ451-454-455-260000- /O.EXP.KBRO.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230125T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-230126T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 606 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2:32 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 29 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:39 PM CST | Gale Warning | BRO | 30 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.