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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Jul 28, 2011, 5:57 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2011, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2011, 6:33 AM CDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Counties Brazoria County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Matagorda County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 1188 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 867 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
174 WHUS44 KHGX 282257 CFWHGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 557 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011 ...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY... .AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST ON FRIDAY...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHFRONT. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. TXZ214-238-290700- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0002.110728T2257Z-110730T2100Z/ CHAMBERS-GALVESTON- 557 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011 ...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY... AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST ON FRIDAY...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHFRONT. WAVES WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS SEAS OFFSHORE BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET. THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. WITH INCREASING WAVE HEIGHTS...WATER LEVELS WILL INCREASE ALONG AREA BEACHES. AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING IS MINIMAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HOUSTON
5 follow-up statements
779 WHUS44 KHGX 290925 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 425 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES THE LOWER TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHFRONT. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. TXZ237-291800- /O.EXA.KHGX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110730T2100Z/ BRAZORIA- 425 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES THE LOWER TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHFRONT. WAVES WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS SEAS OFFSHORE BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET. THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. WITH INCREASING WAVE HEIGHTS...WATER LEVELS WILL INCREASE ALONG AREA BEACHES. AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING IS MINIMAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ TXZ214-238-291800- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110730T2100Z/ CHAMBERS-GALVESTON- 425 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES THE LOWER TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHFRONT. WAVES WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS SEAS OFFSHORE BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET. THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. WITH INCREASING WAVE HEIGHTS...WATER LEVELS WILL INCREASE ALONG AREA BEACHES. AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING IS MINIMAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
359 WHUS44 KHGX 291453 CFWHGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 953 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SATURDAY... .AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES THE LOWER TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHFRONT. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. TXZ214-237-238-292300- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110730T2100Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON- 953 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES THE LOWER TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHFRONT. WAVES WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS SEAS OFFSHORE BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET. THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HOUSTON
332 WHUS44 KHGX 292045 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 345 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SATURDAY... .AS TROPICAL STORM DON MAKES LANDFALL INTO THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT...THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHFRONT. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. TXZ214-237-238-300445- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110730T2100Z/ CHAMBERS-BRAZORIA-GALVESTON- 345 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
605 WHUS44 KHGX 292352 CFWHGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 652 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SATURDAY... .THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHFRONT INTO SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM DON IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS ALONG UPPER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES GENERATED FROM THE STORM SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. TXZ235-236-300900- /O.EXB.KHGX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110730T1800Z/ JACKSON-MATAGORDA- 652 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ TXZ214-237-238-300900- /O.EXT.KHGX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110730T1800Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON- 652 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HOUSTON
798 WHUS44 KHGX 301133 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 633 AM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... .WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS...THE WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENT RISK HAS DIMINISHED ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. TXZ214-235>238-301245- /O.CAN.KHGX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110730T1800Z/ CHAMBERS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-BRAZORIA-GALVESTON- 633 AM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS...THE WIDESPREAD RIP CURRENT RISK HAS DIMINISHED ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 9:47 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | HGX | Brazoria, Jackson, Matagorda | 12 hr |
| Jul 28, 9:49 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Jackson, Matagorda | 33 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Texas, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011
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.