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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

January 25, 20244 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Jan 25, 2024, 3:38 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 25, 2024, 3:38 AM CST (09:38 UTC)
Expired
Jan 25, 2024, 9:00 PM CST
In force
17 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 09:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 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 00:00Z on 2024-01-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 41 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2024-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
41 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-279 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

490 
WHUS44 KCRP 250938
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
338 AM CST Thu Jan 25 2024

TXZ345-442-443-447-252100-
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0003.240125T0938Z-240126T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0002.240125T0938Z-240126T0300Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
338 AM CST Thu Jan 25 2024

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* 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 9 PM CST this 
  evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
236 
WHUS44 KCRP 252032
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
232 PM CST Thu Jan 25 2024

TXZ345-442-443-447-260300-
/O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-240126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240126T0300Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
232 PM CST Thu Jan 25 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

TC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 3:38 AM CSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces11 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.