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Rip Current Statement 28, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Sep 2, 2019, 2:43 PM CDT for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 43 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2019, 2:43 PM CDT (19:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2019, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 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 19:45 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, 7.7 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
- 2656 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
982
WHUS44 KHGX 021943
CFWHGX
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
243 PM CDT Mon Sep 2 2019
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
Increased easterly winds and surf will allow for conditions
favorable for strong rip currents along Gulf facing beaches
through Tuesday.
TXZ436>438-031200-
/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0028.190902T1943Z-190904T0000Z/
Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
Matagorda Islands-
243 PM CDT Mon Sep 2 2019
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a
High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Tuesday
evening.
* TIMING...Today through Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents along Gulf facing 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.
&&
$$4 follow-up statements
673 WHUS44 KHGX 030331 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1031 PM CDT Mon Sep 2 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... Increased easterly winds and surf will allow for conditions favorable for strong rip currents along Gulf facing beaches through Tuesday. TXZ436>438-031900- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-190904T0000Z/ Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- Matagorda Islands- 1031 PM CDT Mon Sep 2 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Today through Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents along Gulf facing beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol... flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
352 WHUS44 KHGX 031154 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 654 AM CDT Tue Sep 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... Moderate northeast to east winds and surf will allow for a high risk of rip currents along Gulf facing beaches today. Swim near a lifeguard. TXZ436>438-040000- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-190904T0000Z/ Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- Matagorda Islands- 654 AM CDT Tue Sep 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...Rip currents along Gulf facing 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. && $$
847 WHUS44 KHGX 031621 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1121 AM CDT Tue Sep 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... Moderate northeast to east winds and surf will allow for a high risk of rip currents along Gulf facing beaches today. Swim near a lifeguard. TXZ436>438-040000- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-190904T0000Z/ Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- Matagorda Islands- 1121 AM CDT Tue Sep 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...Rip currents along Gulf facing beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol... flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
832 WHUS44 KHGX 032346 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 646 PM CDT Tue Sep 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... Moderate east winds and surf will allow for a high risk of rip currents along Gulf facing beaches tonight through tomorrow morning. Swim near a lifeguard. TXZ436>438-041500- /O.EXT.KHGX.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-190904T1500Z/ Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- Matagorda Islands- 646 PM CDT Tue Sep 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * IMPACTS...Rip currents along Gulf facing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 41 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.