Alert archive / Texas / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 26, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Aug 18, 2019, 2:26 PM CDT for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 44 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2019, 2:26 PM CDT (19:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2019, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Counties Brazoria County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Matagorda County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 2254 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 662 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
416
WHUS44 KHGX 181926
CFWHGX
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
226 PM CDT Sun Aug 18 2019
...Strong Rip Currents Possible Through Monday Morning...
.Strong rip currents are possible along Gulf-facing beaches for
the remainder of the day and into Monday morning.
TXZ436>438-191200-
/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0026.190818T1926Z-190819T1500Z/
Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
Matagorda Islands-
226 PM CDT Sun Aug 18 2019
...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.
* TIMING...Sunday afternoon through Monday morning
* IMPACTS...Rip currents are possible along Gulf-facing beaches.
Beachgoers should exercise caution and only swim in lifeguard-
staffed areas.
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.
&&
$$3 follow-up statements
064 WHUS44 KHGX 190842 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 342 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...Strong Rip Currents Possible through this Morning... .Strong rip currents are possible along Gulf-facing beaches through this morning. TXZ436>438-191500- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-190819T1500Z/ Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- Matagorda Islands- 342 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...Through the late morning hours. * IMPACTS...Rip currents are possible along Gulf-facing beaches. Beachgoers should exercise caution and only swim in lifeguard- staffed areas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol... flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
751 WHUS44 KHGX 191432 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 932 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...Strong Rip Currents Possible through Tuesday Morning... .Strong rip currents are possible along Gulf-facing beaches through Tuesday morning. TXZ436>438-201500- /O.EXT.KHGX.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-190820T1500Z/ Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- Matagorda Islands- 932 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...Through the late morning hours Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents are possible along Gulf-facing beaches. Beachgoers should exercise caution and only swim in lifeguard- staffed areas. 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. && $$
471 WHUS44 KHGX 192031 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 331 PM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...Strong Rip Currents Possible Tonight Through Tuesday Morning... .Strong rip currents are possible along Gulf-facing beaches tonight through Tuesday morning. TXZ436>438-200445- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-190820T1500Z/ Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- Matagorda Islands- 331 PM CDT Mon Aug 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...This afternoon through the late morning hours Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents are possible along Gulf-facing beaches. Beachgoers should exercise caution if entering the water and only swim in areas with lifeguards on duty. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol... flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 11:39 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | HGX | Chambers, Galveston | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 48 min |
| Aug 18, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Liberty | 52 min |
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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.