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Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Apr 13, 2023, 2:41 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 13, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2023, 2:41 AM CDT (07:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- 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 07:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -155 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
682 WHUS44 KCRP 130741 CFWCRP Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 241 AM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023 TXZ345-442-443-447-131900- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0018.230413T1500Z-230414T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0014.230413T1200Z-230414T1200Z/ Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands- 241 AM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 10 AM this morning to 10 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 AM CDT this morning through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. 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... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. 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. && $$ TC
2 follow-up statements
855 WHUS44 KCRP 131302 CFWCRP Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 802 AM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023 TXZ345-442-443-447-140300- /O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0018.230413T1302Z-230414T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230414T1200Z/ Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands- 802 AM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 10 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
526 WHUS44 KCRP 140718 CFWCRP Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 218 AM CDT Fri Apr 14 2023 TXZ345-442-443-447-150000- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0019.230414T1600Z-230415T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230414T1200Z/ Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands- 218 AM CDT Fri Apr 14 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, until 7 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. 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... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. 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 Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2:41 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces | 19 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.