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Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Mar 17, 2025, 3:19 AM CDT for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 18, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2025, 3:19 AM CDT (08:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 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 08:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 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
- 2555 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
588 WHUS44 KBRO 170819 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 319 AM CDT Mon Mar 17 2025 TXZ451-454-455-171700- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0014.250318T1200Z-250319T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 319 AM CDT Mon Mar 17 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
406 WHUS44 KBRO 171746 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1246 PM CDT Mon Mar 17 2025 TXZ451-454-455-180400- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0014.250318T1200Z-250319T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 1246 PM CDT Mon Mar 17 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
301 WHUS44 KBRO 180149 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 849 PM CDT Mon Mar 17 2025 TXZ451-454-455-181400- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0014.250318T1200Z-250319T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 849 PM CDT Mon Mar 17 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM CDT Tuesday through Tuesday evening. * 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. && $$
832 WHUS44 KBRO 180822 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 322 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025 TXZ451-454-455-181830- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0014.250318T1200Z-250319T1200Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 322 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM CDT this morning through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
455 WHUS44 KBRO 181814 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 114 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025 TXZ451-454-455-190400- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-250320T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 114 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * 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. && $$
252 WHUS44 KBRO 190204 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 904 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025 TXZ451-454-455-191015- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-250320T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 904 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
504 WHUS44 KBRO 190801 AAA CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 301 AM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025 TXZ451-454-455-191800- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-250321T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 301 AM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * 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. && $$
308 WHUS44 KBRO 192108 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 408 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025 TXZ451-454-455-210000- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-250321T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 408 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
912 WHUS44 KBRO 200815 AAA CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 315 AM CDT Thu Mar 20 2025 TXZ451-454-455-210000- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-250321T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 315 AM CDT Thu Mar 20 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 4:06 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 17, 2:20 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy | 30 hr |
| Mar 17, 2:31 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy | 28 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.