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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at May 27, 2016, 12:33 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2016, 12:33 PM CDT (17:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 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 17:35 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, 5.6 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
- 2178 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted.
593
WHUS44 KHGX 271733
CFWHGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1233 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ON GALVESTON BEACH.
AVOID GOING INTO THE WATER OF GULF FACING BEACHES.
TXZ214-236>238-280300-
/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0003.160527T1733Z-160528T0300Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA-
1233 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES.
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 26, 7:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Waller | 56 min |
| May 26, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Waller, Washington | 66 min |
| May 26, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Liberty, San Jacinto | 45 min |
| May 26, 7:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 26, 7:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 4 days |
| May 26, 7:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Burleson, Lee | 5 days |
| May 26, 8:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 3 days |
| May 26, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Austin, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller, Washington | 53 min |
| May 26, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Austin, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller, Washington | 63 min |
| May 26, 8:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Harris and 3 more | 2 hr |
| May 26, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Waller | 65 min |
| May 26, 9:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Trinity, Walker | 35 days |
| May 26, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 44 min |
| May 26, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Washington | 38 min |
| May 26, 9:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 69 hr |
| May 26, 9:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 61 hr |
| May 26, 9:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 4 days |
| May 26, 9:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 4 days |
| May 26, 9:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 11 days |
| May 26, 9:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 37 hr |
| May 26, 9:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Waller | 9 days |
| May 26, 9:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Waller | 14 days |
| May 26, 9:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend | 18 days |
| May 26, 9:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Liberty | 2 hr |
| May 26, 9:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Polk, San Jacinto | 3 hr |
| May 26, 9:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 72 hr |
| May 26, 10:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Montgomery, Waller, Washington | 4 hr |
| May 26, 10:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison | 3 hr |
| May 26, 10:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Liberty, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| May 26, 11:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 46 hr |
| May 26, 11:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Liberty, Montgomery | 4 days |
| May 27, 12:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Waller, Washington | 5 days |
| May 27, 1:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison, Montgomery, Walker | 88 min |
| May 27, 1:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 12 hr |
| May 27, 1:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 4 days |
| May 27, 1:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Grimes, Houston, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk and 3 more | 3 hr |
| May 27, 1:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Walker | 50 min |
| May 27, 1:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Chambers, Liberty | 38 days |
| May 27, 1:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Chambers, Liberty | 40 days |
| May 27, 2:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Burleson, Washington | 53 min |
| May 27, 2:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 2:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Harris, Liberty, Madison and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 2:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Burleson, Washington | 24 min |
| May 27, 2:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Walker | 6 hr |
| May 27, 2:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Grimes, Walker | 62 min |
| May 27, 2:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Waller, Washington | 66 min |
| May 27, 2:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Chambers, Harris | 12 min |
| May 27, 3:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Austin, Colorado | 41 min |
| May 27, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Harris and 3 more | 47 min |
| May 27, 3:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker | 5 hr |
| May 27, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto and 2 more | 67 min |
| May 27, 4:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity | 3 hr |
| May 27, 4:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller | 3 hr |
| May 27, 4:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Burleson, Lee | 27 hr |
| May 27, 4:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 39 min |
| May 27, 5:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris, Liberty | 67 min |
| May 27, 8:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery and 2 more | 9 hr |
| May 27, 10:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 5 days |
| May 27, 10:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Waller | 6 days |
| May 27, 10:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 38 hr |
| May 27, 10:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Colorado, Wharton | 4 days |
| May 27, 10:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Matagorda, Wharton | 5 days |
| May 27, 11:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto | 5 days |
| May 27, 11:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk | 72 hr |
| May 27, 11:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Polk, San Jacinto | 32 hr |
| May 27, 11:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Colorado | 32 hr |
| May 27, 11:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Grimes, Montgomery, Walker | 115 min |
| May 27, 1:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery, Waller | 2 hr |
| May 27, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto | 37 min |
| May 27, 3:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto | 115 min |
| May 27, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 51 hr |
| May 27, 3:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Waller | 118 min |
| May 27, 4:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller | 114 min |
| May 27, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 85 min | |
| May 27, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Harris, Wharton | 51 min |
| May 27, 5:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery and 2 more | 12 hr |
| May 27, 5:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Liberty | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Wharton | 116 min |
| May 27, 5:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto | 3 days |
| May 27, 5:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 20 hr |
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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.