Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Issued

Nov 7, 2016, 8:54 AM CST (14:54 UTC)

In effect from

Nov 7, 2016, 9:00 AM CST

Expired

Nov 7, 2016, 6:00 PM CST

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Counties Brazoria County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Matagorda County, TX

The Houston radar (KHGX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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062 
WHUS44 KHGX 071454
CFWHGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
854 AM CST MON NOV 7 2016

...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF BEACHES TODAY...

.GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS HAVE PROMOTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG
RIP CURRENTS TODAY...REPORTED BY THE GALVESTON BEACH PATROL. THESE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL WINDS BECOME LIGHTER AND TURN MORE
NORTHEASTERLY TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...TIDE LEVELS ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO BE ELEVATED TODAY...BUT HAVE FALLEN LOW ENOUGH TO
ALLOW THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY TO EXPIRE.

TXZ214-238-072300-
/O.EXP.KHGX.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-161107T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0006.161107T1500Z-161108T0000Z/
CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-
854 AM CST MON NOV 7 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES 
  WHICH WOULD MAKE SWIMMING HAZARDOUS. 

* IMPACTS...INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA 
  BEACHES WHICH WOULD MAKE SWIMMING HAZARDOUS...AND ELEVATED 
  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...

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.

&&

$$

TXZ236-237-072300-
/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0006.161107T1500Z-161108T0000Z/
BRAZORIA-MATAGORDA-
854 AM CST MON NOV 7 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING

* IMPACTS...INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA 
  BEACHES WHICH WOULD MAKE SWIMMING HAZARDOUS...AND ELEVATED 
  TIDE LEVELS THAT COULD LEAD TO WATER AND DEBRIS ON LOW ROADS 
  THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL ON SUSCEPTIBLE ROADS VERY NEAR THE WATER.

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.

&&

$$

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