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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at May 17, 2015, 6:51 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2015, 6:51 AM CDT (11:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Counties Brazoria County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Matagorda County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 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
- 3009 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
688
WHUS44 KHGX 171151
CFWHGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
651 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WILL PRODUCE
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT.
TXZ214-236>238-172000-
/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0002.150517T1151Z-150518T1200Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA-
651 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...WILL POSE A HAZARD TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS...
ESPECIALLY NEAR ROCK GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE.
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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL...
FLAGS AND SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.
&&
$$2 follow-up statements
093 WHUS44 KHGX 171423 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 923 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES INTO MONDAY MORNING. TXZ214-236>238-180300- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150518T1200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 923 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WILL POSE A HAZARD TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS... ESPECIALLY NEAR ROCK GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
201 WHUS44 KHGX 180250 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 950 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. TXZ214-236>238-181200- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150518T1200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 950 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WILL POSE A HAZARD TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS... ESPECIALLY NEAR ROCK GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. 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 GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL...FLAGS AND SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 12:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Fort Bend, Waller | 49 min |
| May 17, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 50 min |
| May 17, 2:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Liberty | 32 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Texas, 2015Every rip current statement in 2015
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.