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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

January 22, 20244 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Jan 22, 2024, 3:39 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 50 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2024, 3:39 PM CST (21:39 UTC)
Expired
Jan 24, 2024, 6:00 PM CST
In force
50 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 21:40 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, 9.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2024-01-22Temperature 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 2024-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1706 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
317 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

568 
WHUS44 KCRP 222139
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
339 PM CST Mon Jan 22 2024

TXZ345-442-443-447-230600-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0001.240122T2139Z-240124T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-240123T0200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
339 PM CST Mon Jan 22 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. 
  For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding.

* WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and 
  Calhoun Islands Counties.

* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Tuesday 
  afternoon. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 8 PM CST this 
  evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

EMF
2 follow-up statements
088 
WHUS44 KCRP 230725
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
125 AM CST Tue Jan 23 2024

TXZ345-442-443-447-231530-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-240125T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
125 AM CST Tue Jan 23 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and 
  Calhoun Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...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.

&&

$$
871 
WHUS44 KCRP 240714
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
114 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

TXZ345-442-443-447-241515-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-240125T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
114 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and 
  Calhoun Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 3:27 PM CSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces5 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.