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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Sep 2, 2011, 10:26 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 28 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2011, 10:26 AM CDT (15:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2011, 2:36 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Counties Brazoria County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Matagorda County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 882 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
952
WHUS44 KHGX 021526
CFWHGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1026 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE GULF BEACHFRONT AND
SHORE OF GALVESTON BAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...
.SWELLS AND ROUGH SURF ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL SYSTEM
IN THE GULF WILL RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND
A RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
TXZ214-236>238-022330-
/O.NEW.KHGX.CF.S.0001.110902T1526Z-110903T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0003.110902T1526Z-110905T0000Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA-
1026 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE GULF BEACHFRONT AND
SHORE OF GALVESTON BAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED
ALONG THE GULF BEACHFRONT AND SHORE OF GALVESTON BAY.
* TIMING...THE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. WATER LEVELS WILL DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW
NORMAL BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT
AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH. THE RIP CURRENT RISK AT THE
BEACHES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
* IMPACTS...TIDE LEVELS WILL RUN ABOUT 1.5 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL. MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS OF 2.7 TO 3.7 FEET ABOVE
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER CAN BE EXPECTED. RIP CURRENTS WILL
REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE ENTIRE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
NOTE...THE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.
LOCATION HIGH TIDES EXPECTED
TIMES WATER LEVEL
MORGANS POINT...
FRI 1:55 AM 2.9 FEET
FRI 9:23 AM 2.7 FEET
SAT 3:51 AM 2.9 FEET
SUN 5:43 AM 1.1 FEET
MANCHESTER...
FRI 1:55 AM 3.0 FEET
FRI 11:16 AM 2.6 FEET
SAT 3:26 AM 2.9 FEET
SUN 5:19 AM 1.1 FEET
ROLLOVER PASS...
FRI 12:09 AM 2.7 FEET
FRI 8:33 AM 2.6 FEET
SAT 3:05 AM 2.6 FEET
SUN 5:38 AM 1.0 FEET
EAGLE POINT...
FRI 7:04 AM 2.8 FEET
SAT 6:58 AM 2.8 FEET
SUN 7:26 AM 1.1 FEET
GALVESTON CHANNEL (PIER 21)...
FRI 6:35 AM 2.9 FEET
FRI 10:34 PM 3.0 FEET
SAT 6:46 AM 2.8 FEET
SUN 12:25 AM 1.2 FEET
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
FRI 6:11 AM 3.2 FEET
FRI 9:21 PM 3.7 FEET
SAT 6:29 AM 3.1 FEET
SAT 10:58 PM 2.4 FEET
FREEPORT USCG...
FRI 5:20 AM 2.8 FEET
FRI 9:30 PM 3.3 FEET
SAT 11:24 PM 2.0 FEET
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=RCVTECCHM4 follow-up statements
880
WHUS44 KHGX 022059
CFWHGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
359 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE GULF BEACHFRONT AND SHORE OF
GALVESTON BAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
.SWELLS AND ROUGH SURF ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL SYSTEM IN THE
GULF WILL RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND A RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS.
TXZ214-236>238-031100-
/O.CON.KHGX.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/
/O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA-
359 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE GULF BEACHFRONT AND SHORE OF
GALVESTON BAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG
THE GULF BEACHFRONT AND SHORE OF GALVESTON BAY.
* TIMING...THE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. WATER LEVELS WILL DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW
NORMAL BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS
WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH. THE RIP CURRENT RISK AT THE BEACHES
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
* IMPACTS...TIDE LEVELS WILL RUN ABOUT 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.
MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS OF 3.0 TO 4.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER CAN BE EXPECTED. RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT
THROUGH THE ENTIRE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
NOTE...THE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.
LOCATION HIGH TIDES EXPECTED
TIMES WATER LEVEL
MORGANS POINT...
SAT 3:51 AM 3.0 FEET
SUN 5:43 AM 1.1 FEET
MANCHESTER...
SAT 3:26 AM 3.0 FEET
SUN 5:19 AM 1.1 FEET
ROLLOVER PASS...
SAT 3:05 AM 2.7 FEET
SUN 5:38 AM 1.0 FEET
EAGLE POINT...
SAT 6:58 AM 2.9 FEET
SUN 7:26 AM 1.1 FEET
GALVESTON CHANNEL (PIER 21)...
FRI 10:34 PM 3.1 FEET
SAT 6:46 AM 2.8 FEET
SUN 12:25 AM 1.2 FEET
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
FRI 9:21 PM 3.8 FEET
SAT 6:29 AM 3.2 FEET
SAT 10:58 PM 2.4 FEET
FREEPORT USCG...
FRI 9:30 PM 3.5 FEET
SAT 11:24 PM 2.0 FEET
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=RCVTECCHM902 WHUS44 KHGX 030927 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 427 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .SWELLS AND ROUGH SURF ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WILL RESULT IN A RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. TXZ214-236>238-031730- /O.CAN.KHGX.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 427 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THE RIP CURRENT RISK AT THE BEACHES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE ENTIRE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
921 WHUS44 KHGX 031648 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1148 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .WAVES AND SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE...AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. TXZ214-236>238-040500- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 1148 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THE RIP CURRENT RISK AT THE BEACHES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
140 WHUS44 KHGX 031936 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 236 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NO LONGER ELEVATED... .THE CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION TO OFFSHORE HAS DECREASED THE SURF AT THE GULF BEACHES DESPITE THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS. BEACH PATROL HAS INDICATED THAT THE RIP CURRENT THREAT APPEARS TO HAVE DIMINISHED. STILL THOSE VENTURING INTO THE WATER NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION GIVEN THE WINDY CONDITIONS. TXZ214-236>238-032045- /O.CAN.KHGX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 236 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENT THREAT NO LONGER ELEVATED. STRONG WINDS STILL EXPECTED AT BEACH AREAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 9:25 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 4 days | |
| Sep 2, 6:28 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Houston and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:26 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda | 18 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:17 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more | 24 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.