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Rip Current Statement 35, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Dec 19, 2025, 2:36 AM CST for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2025, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2025, 2:36 AM CST (08:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2025, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 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 08:41 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, 8.6 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
- 1805 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1075 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
124 WHUS44 KBRO 190836 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 236 AM CST Fri Dec 19 2025 TXZ451-454-455-191645- /O.NEW.KBRO.SU.Y.0011.251219T1200Z-251220T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0035.251219T1200Z-251220T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 236 AM CST Fri Dec 19 2025 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 2 to 5 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 6 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 6 AM CST this morning through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
125 WHUS44 KBRO 190838 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 238 AM CST Fri Dec 19 2025 TXZ451-454-455-200000- /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0011.251219T1200Z-251220T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0035.251219T1200Z-251220T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 238 AM CST Fri Dec 19 2025 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves around 6 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 6 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 6 AM CST this morning through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
050 WHUS44 KBRO 192102 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 302 PM CST Fri Dec 19 2025 TXZ451-454-455-200000- /O.CAN.KBRO.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-251220T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0035.000000T0000Z-251220T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 302 PM CST Fri Dec 19 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2:36 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 12 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.