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Beach Hazards Statement 11, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this beach hazards statement at Dec 24, 2021, 4:01 AM CST for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2021, 4:01 AM CST (10:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 3 days
- 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 10:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1006 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
758 WHUS44 KHGX 241001 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 401 AM CST Fri Dec 24 2021 TXZ436>439-252200- /O.NEW.KHGX.BH.S.0011.211224T1001Z-211226T0100Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 401 AM CST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents and elevated surf along area beaches. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...If visiting the beach over the warm holiday weekend, keep in mind that lifeguards are not staffed at summertime levels and may be unable to assist as rapidly compared to the spring, summer and fall months. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay away from rocks, jetties and piers where rip currents are prevalent and stronger. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
6 follow-up statements
921 WHUS44 KHGX 242022 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 222 PM CST Fri Dec 24 2021 TXZ436>439-250430- /O.EXT.KHGX.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-211227T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 222 PM CST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents and elevated surf along area beaches. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...If visiting the beach over the warm holiday weekend, keep in mind that lifeguards are not staffed at summertime levels and may be unable to assist as rapidly compared to the spring, summer and fall months. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
786 WHUS44 KHGX 250402 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1002 PM CST Fri Dec 24 2021 TXZ436>439-251215- /O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-211227T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1002 PM CST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents and elevated surf along area beaches. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
360 WHUS44 KHGX 251014 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 414 AM CST Sat Dec 25 2021 TXZ436>439-262300- /O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-211227T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 414 AM CST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents and elevated surf along area beaches. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...If visiting the beach over the warm holiday weekend, keep in mind that lifeguards are not staffed at summertime levels and may be unable to assist as rapidly compared to the spring, summer and fall months. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
836 WHUS44 KHGX 260435 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1035 PM CST Sat Dec 25 2021 TXZ436>439-261400- /O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-211227T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1035 PM CST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents and elevated surf along area beaches. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...If visiting the beach over the warm holiday weekend, keep in mind that lifeguards are not staffed at summertime levels and may be unable to assist as rapidly compared to the spring, summer and fall months. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
726 WHUS44 KHGX 261110 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 510 AM CST Sun Dec 26 2021 TXZ436>439-270000- /O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-211227T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 510 AM CST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents and elevated surf along area beaches. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...If visiting the beach over the warm holiday weekend, keep in mind that lifeguards are not staffed at summertime levels and may be unable to assist as rapidly compared to the spring, summer and fall months. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
838 WHUS44 KHGX 262322 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 522 PM CST Sun Dec 26 2021 TXZ436>439-270730- /O.EXT.KHGX.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-211227T1600Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 522 PM CST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents and elevated surf along area beaches. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through at least Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...If visiting the beach while temperatures remain well above normal, keep in mind that lifeguards are not staffed at summertime levels and may be unable to assist as rapidly compared to the spring, summer and fall months. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 9:25 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 6 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.