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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at May 23, 2015, 11:03 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 58 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2015, 11:03 AM CDT (16:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 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 16:04 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, 4.1 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
- 1160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
989
WHUS44 KHGX 231603
CFWHGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1103 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
.BUILDING SURF AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL LEAD TO
STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. STAY AWAY FROM JETTIES...
PIERS AND ROCK GROINS WHERE THEY WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE. IF YOU DO NOT
KNOW HOW TO SWIM PLEASE DO NOT GO IN THE WATER. THOSE THAT DO SHOULD
ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.
TXZ214-236>238-251615-
/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0003.150523T1603Z-150526T0200Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA-
1103 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING.
* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* 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...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP.
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.
&&
$$5 follow-up statements
686 WHUS44 KHGX 240132 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 832 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .BUILDING SURF AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL LEAD TO STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. STAY AWAY FROM JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCK GROINS WHERE THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SWIM...PLEASE DO NOT GO IN THE WATER. THOSE THAT DO SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. TXZ214-236>238-260145- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150526T0200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 832 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WILL POSE A HAZARD TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS... ESPECIALLY NEAR ROCK GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL...FLAGS AND SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP. DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
197 WHUS44 KHGX 240851 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 351 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .BUILDING SURF AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL LEAD TO STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. STAY AWAY FROM JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCK GROINS WHERE THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SWIM...PLEASE DO NOT GO IN THE WATER. THOSE THAT DO SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. TXZ214-236>238-242100- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150526T0200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 351 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 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...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP. 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. && $$
272 WHUS44 KHGX 250332 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1032 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .BUILDING SURF AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL LEAD TO STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. STAY AWAY FROM JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCK GROINS WHERE THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SWIM...PLEASE DO NOT GO IN THE WATER. THOSE THAT DO SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. TXZ214-236>238-260200- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150526T0200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 1032 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WILL POSE A HAZARD TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS... ESPECIALLY NEAR ROCK GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL...FLAGS AND SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP. DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
522 WHUS44 KHGX 250819 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 319 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .BUILDING SURF AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL LEAD TO STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. STAY AWAY FROM JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCK GROINS WHERE THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SWIM...PLEASE DO NOT GO IN THE WATER. THOSE THAT DO SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. TXZ214-236>238-251630- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150526T0200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 319 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * 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...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP. 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. && $$
032 WHUS44 KHGX 250827 AAA CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 327 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .BUILDING SURF AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL LEAD TO STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. STAY AWAY FROM JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCK GROINS WHERE THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SWIM...PLEASE DO NOT GO IN THE WATER. THOSE THAT DO SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. TXZ214-236>238-260200- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150526T0200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 327 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WILL POSE A HAZARD TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS... ESPECIALLY NEAR ROCK GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP. DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 4:22 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 3 days | |
| May 23, 4:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more | 32 hr |
| May 23, 1:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 38 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.