Alert archive / Texas / Rip Current Statements in 2016
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Apr 17, 2016, 11:58 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2016, 11:58 AM CDT (16:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 19 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 16:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 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
- 75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -225 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 310 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WHUS44 KHGX 171658
CFWHGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1158 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.A PERSISTENT MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG EAST-SOUTHEAST
WIND AND BREAKING WAVES WILL RESULT IN TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG
GULF FACING BEACHES AND INTO THE BAYS. THIS PERSISTENT FLOW IS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN
COASTAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF THE BOLIVAR
PENINSULA. IN ADDITION...WITH THE LONG-PERIOD SWELLS AND
PERSISTENT FLOW...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXIST TODAY ALONG
GULF-FACING BEACHES.
TIDE LEVELS ARE 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICALLY PREDICTED
LEVELS. MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE BEACHES
AND BAY SHORELINES IN THE WARNING AREA....ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TIDE
TIMES.
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BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA-
1158 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
MONDAY...
...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.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING OCCURRING ALONG
GULF FACING BEACHES DUE TO PERSISTENT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS.
* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG AREA BEACHES ESPECIALLY
ALONG HIGHWAY 87 ON THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA AND POSSIBLY BLUE
WATER HIGHWAY NEAR SURFSIDE. THE KEMAH WATERFRONT HAS REPORTED
FLOODING. TODDVILLE ROAD IN SEABROOK WILL HAVE WATER OVER THE
ROAD NEAR AND AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
NOTE...THE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.
LOCATION HIGH TIDES EXPECTED
TIMES WATER LEVEL
MORGANS POINT...
SUN 7:45 PM 3.6 FEET
MON 7:24 AM 3.0 FEET
MON 7:53 PM 3.1 FEET
TUE 8:31 AM 2.9 FEET
TUE 7:52 PM 2.9 FEET
MANCHESTER...
SUN 8:15 PM 3.4 FEET
MON 8:10 AM 3.0 FEET
MON 8:31 PM 3.2 FEET
TUE 9:16 AM 2.9 FEET
TUE 8:42 PM 2.8 FEET
EAGLE POINT...
SUN 6:45 PM 3.5 FEET
MON 5:29 AM 2.9 FEET
MON 6:38 PM 2.8 FEET
TUE 6:53 AM 2.6 FEET
TUE 6:25 PM 2.5 FEET
GALVESTON CHANNEL (PIER 21)...
SUN 3:05 PM 3.2 FEET
MON 2:49 AM 2.5 FEET
MON 3:23 PM 2.3 FEET
TUE 3:46 AM 2.6 FEET
TUE 3:37 PM 2.3 FEET
GALVESTON BAY ENTRANCE...
SUN 2:08 PM 3.5 FEET
MON 2:09 AM 3.5 FEET
MON 2:33 PM 3.3 FEET
TUE 2:59 AM 3.2 FEET
TUE 2:54 PM 2.9 FEET
FREEPORT USCG...
SUN 2:04 PM 3.3 FEET
MON 1:59 AM 3.2 FEET
MON 2:24 PM 3.0 FEET
TUE 2:58 AM 2.9 FEET
TUE 2:41 PM 2.6 FEET
PORT OCONNOR...
SUN 5:42 PM 2.2 FEET
MON 5:01 AM 2.0 FEET
MON 5:44 PM 2.0 FEET
TUE 6:28 AM 1.8 FEET
TUE 4:16 PM 1.8 FEET
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY OFF OF WATER COVERED COASTAL ROADWAYS.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
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.
&&
$$
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HARRIS-
1158 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
MONDAY...
* COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS OCCURRING
ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES AND BAY SHORELINES DUE TO PERSISTENT
STRONG EASTERLY WINDS.
* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG AREA BEACHES ESPECIALLY
ALONG HIGHWAY 87 ON THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA AND POSSIBLY BLUE
WATER HIGHWAY NEAR SURFSIDE. THE KEMAH WATERFRONT HAS REPORTED
FLOODING. TODDVILLE ROAD IN SEABROOK WILL HAVE WATER OVER THE
ROAD NEAR AND AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY OFF OF WATER COVERED COASTAL ROADWAYS.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
&&
$$2 follow-up statements
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WHUS44 KHGX 180322
CFWHGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1022 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.STRONG EAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL KEEP TIDES HIGH
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. THESE ELEVATED
TIDES WILL IMPACT THE COASTAL AREAS THE LENGTH OF THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS
COAST. TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG THE BEACHES AND INTO THE BAYS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS. COASTAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
PARTS OF THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA AND COAST FROM MATAGORDA TO GALVESTON.
IN ADDITION...WITH THE LONG-PERIOD SWELLS AND PERSISTENT FLOW...A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXIST THROUGH MONDAY.
TIDE LEVELS ARE REACHING THE 2 TO 4 FOOT LEVELS AND ARE WELL ABOVE
THE ASTRONOMICALLY PREDICTED LEVELS. MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS
OCCURRING ALONG THE BEACHES AND BAY SHORELINES IN THE WARNING
AREA....ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TIDE TIMES.
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BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA-
1022 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING OCCURRING ALONG
GULF FACING BEACHES DUE TO PERSISTENT EASTERLY WINDS.
* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG AREA BEACHES ESPECIALLY
ALONG HIGHWAY 87 ON THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA AND POSSIBLY BLUE
WATER HIGHWAY NEAR SURFSIDE. THE KEMAH WATERFRONT HAS REPORTED
FLOODING. TODDVILLE ROAD IN SEABROOK WILL HAVE WATER OVER THE
ROAD NEAR AND AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
NOTE...THE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.
LOCATION HIGH TIDES EXPECTED
TIMES WATER LEVEL
MORGANS POINT...
MON 7:24 AM 3.7 FEET
MON 7:53 PM 3.2 FEET
TUE 8:31 AM 2.9 FEET
TUE 7:52 PM 2.9 FEET
MANCHESTER...
MON 8:10 AM 3.5 FEET
MON 8:31 PM 3.2 FEET
TUE 9:16 AM 2.9 FEET
TUE 8:42 PM 2.8 FEET
EAGLE POINT...
MON 5:29 AM 3.6 FEET
MON 6:38 PM 3.1 FEET
TUE 6:53 AM 2.6 FEET
TUE 6:25 PM 2.5 FEET
GALVESTON CHANNEL (PIER 21)...
MON 2:49 AM 3.5 FEET
MON 3:23 PM 3.1 FEET
TUE 3:46 AM 2.6 FEET
TUE 3:37 PM 2.3 FEET
GALVESTON BAY ENTRANCE...
MON 2:09 AM 3.9 FEET
MON 2:33 PM 3.4 FEET
TUE 2:59 AM 3.2 FEET
TUE 2:54 PM 2.9 FEET
FREEPORT USCG...
MON 1:59 AM 3.7 FEET
MON 2:24 PM 3.2 FEET
TUE 2:58 AM 3.1 FEET
TUE 2:41 PM 2.6 FEET
PORT OCONNOR...
MON 5:01 AM 2.6 FEET
MON 5:44 PM 2.0 FEET
TUE 6:28 AM 1.8 FEET
TUE 4:16 PM 1.8 FEET
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY OFF OF WATER COVERED COASTAL ROADWAYS.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
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.
&&
$$
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HARRIS-
1022 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
MONDAY...
* COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS OCCURRING
ALONG BAY SHORELINE DUE TO PERSISTENT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS.
* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG THE BAY AREA. THE KEMAH
WATERFRONT HAS REPORTED FLOODING.
MANCHESTER...
MON 8:10 AM 3.5 FEET
MON 8:31 PM 3.2 FEET
TUE 9:16 AM 2.9 FEET
TUE 8:42 PM 2.8 FEET
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY OFF OF WATER COVERED COASTAL ROADWAYS.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
&&
$$502
WHUS44 KHGX 181016
CFWHGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
516 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NORTH OF SAN LUIS PASS...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY SOUTH OF SAN LUIS PASS TO
PORT O'CONNOR...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...
.MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL KEEP TIDES HIGH THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THESE ELEVATED TIDES WILL
IMPACT THE COASTAL AREAS THE LENGTH OF THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS COAST.
COASTAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA
AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF GALVESTON BAY WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXIST THROUGH TODAY.
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BRAZORIA-MATAGORDA-
516 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OCCURRING ALONG
GULF FACING BEACHES DUE TO PERSISTENT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
AT HIGH TIDES.
* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...PORTIONS OF BLUE WATER HIGHWAY MAY HAVE SOME
WATER ON THE ROAD AROUND HIGH TIDE TIMES.
NOTE...THE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.
FREEPORT USCG...
MON 2:24 PM 3.5 FEET
PORT OCONNOR...
MON 5:01 AM 2.3 FEET
MON 5:44 PM 2.2 FEET
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY OFF OF WATER COVERED COASTAL ROADWAYS.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
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.
&&
$$
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CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-
516 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
* COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING OCCURRING ALONG
GULF FACING BEACHES DUE TO PERSISTENT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.
* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG AREA BEACHES ESPECIALLY
ALONG HIGHWAY 87 ON THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA AND POSSIBLY BLUE
WATER HIGHWAY NEAR SURFSIDE. THE KEMAH WATERFRONT HAS REPORTED
FLOODING. TODDVILLE ROAD IN SEABROOK WILL HAVE WATER OVER THE
ROAD NEAR AND AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
NOTE...THE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.
LOCATION HIGH TIDES EXPECTED
TIMES WATER LEVEL
ROLLOVER PASS...
MON 5:29 AM 3.4 FEET
MON 6:24 PM 3.1 FEET
EAGLE POINT...
MON 5:29 AM 4.0 FEET
MON 6:38 PM 3.7 FEET
GALVESTON CHANNEL (PIER 21)...
MON 3:23 PM 3.6 FEET
GALVESTON BAY ENTRANCE...
MON 2:33 PM 3.6 FEET
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY OFF OF WATER COVERED COASTAL ROADWAYS.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
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.
&&
$$
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HARRIS-
456 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS OCCURRING
ALONG BAY SHORELINE DUE TO PERSISTENT STRONG EASTERLY WINDS.
* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG THE BAY AREA. THE KEMAH
WATERFRONT AND SEABROOK HAVE EXPERIENCED FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY OFF OF WATER COVERED COASTAL ROADWAYS.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
&&
NOTE...THE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.
LOCATION HIGH TIDES EXPECTED
TIMES WATER LEVEL
MORGANS POINT...
MON 7:24 AM 3.9 FEET
MON 7:53 PM 3.6 FEET
MANCHESTER...
MON 8:10 AM 4.3 FEET
MON 8:31 PM 4.0 FEET
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 11:02 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda | 50 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more | 3 days |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Texas, 2016Every rip current 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.