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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 29, 2016, 7:45 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2016, 7:45 AM CDT (12:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 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 12:45 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, 0.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1245 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WHUS44 KHGX 291245 CCA
CFWHGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
745 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.PERSISTENT EAST WINDS TODAY WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASING RISK FOR
RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED TIDES. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE
UPCOMING WEEK.
TXZ214-236>238-300000-
/O.NEW.KHGX.BH.S.0004.161029T1245Z-161030T0000Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA-
745 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.
* HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND TIDE LEVELS 1.5 TO 2 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL.
* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* LOCATION...BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING AREA BEACHES.
* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA
BEACHES WHICH WOULD MAKE SWIMMING HAZARDOUS...AND INCREASING
TIDE LEVELS THAT COULD LEAD TO WATER AND DEBRIS ON LOW ROADS
THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE HIGHWAY 87/124
INTERSECTION OF THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA A FEW HOURS BEFORE AND A
FEW HOURS AFTER HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION
SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER.
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.
&&
$$3 follow-up statements
128 WHUS44 KHGX 292103 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 403 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .PERSISTENT EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP A RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED TIDES. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. TXZ214-236>238-300515- /O.EXT.KHGX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-161030T1200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 403 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND TIDE LEVELS 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING AREA BEACHES. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WHICH WOULD MAKE SWIMMING HAZARDOUS...AND INCREASING TIDE LEVELS THAT COULD LEAD TO WATER AND DEBRIS ON LOW ROADS THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE HIGHWAY 87/124 INTERSECTION OF THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA A FEW HOURS BEFORE AND A FEW HOURS AFTER HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. 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. && $$
918 WHUS44 KHGX 292112 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 412 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .PERSISTENT EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP A RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED TIDES. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. TXZ214-236>238-301200- /O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-161030T1200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 412 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND TIDE LEVELS 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING AREA BEACHES. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WHICH WOULD MAKE SWIMMING HAZARDOUS...AND INCREASING TIDE LEVELS THAT COULD LEAD TO WATER AND DEBRIS ON LOW ROADS THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE HIGHWAY 87/124 INTERSECTION OF THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA A FEW HOURS BEFORE AND A FEW HOURS AFTER HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. 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. && $$
082 WHUS44 KHGX 300916 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 416 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .PERSISTENT EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP A RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED TIDES ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. TXZ214-236>238-310000- /O.EXT.KHGX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-161031T0000Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 416 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND TIDE LEVELS 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING AREA BEACHES. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WHICH WOULD MAKE SWIMMING HAZARDOUS...AND INCREASING TIDE LEVELS THAT COULD LEAD TO WATER AND DEBRIS ON LOW ROADS THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE HIGHWAY 87/124 INTERSECTION OF THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA A FEW HOURS BEFORE AND A FEW HOURS AFTER HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 5:04 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more | 4 hr |
| Oct 29, 9:11 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Trinity and 2 more | 49 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Texas, 2016Every beach hazards statement in 2016
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.