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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

January 20, 20234 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Jan 20, 2023, 7:19 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2023, 7:19 AM CST (13:19 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2023, 12:00 PM CST
In force
29 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 13:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 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 12:00Z on 2023-01-20Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2023-01-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 178 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1572 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
367 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

403 
WHUS44 KCRP 201319
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
719 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023

TXZ345-442-443-447-202130-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0003.230120T1319Z-230121T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0005.230120T2100Z-230121T0600Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
719 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* 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 3 PM this 
  afternoon to midnight CST tonight. For the High Rip Current 
  Risk, through late tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
026 
WHUS44 KCRP 202017
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
217 PM CST Fri Jan 20 2023

TXZ345-442-443-447-211200-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0005.230120T2017Z-230121T0700Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-230121T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
217 PM CST Fri Jan 20 2023

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST SATURDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* 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, until 1 AM CST 
  Saturday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$
750 
WHUS44 KCRP 210933
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
333 AM CST Sat Jan 21 2023

TXZ345-442-443-447-211745-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-230121T1800Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
333 AM CST Sat Jan 21 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* 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...Until noon CST today.

* 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...

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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 4:00 AM CSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces21 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.