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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this beach hazards statement at Apr 23, 2021, 4:05 AM CDT for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2021, 4:05 AM CDT (09:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 3:32 AM CDT
- In force
- 23 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 09:05 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
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -375 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 617 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
435 WHUS44 KHGX 230905 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 405 AM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 TXZ436>439-242100- /O.NEW.KHGX.BH.S.0002.210423T0905Z-210424T2100Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 405 AM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Elevated winds, surf, water levels and a high risk of rip currents along area beaches. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding a possibility at the more susceptible locations along the Bolivar Peninsula around times of high tide later this afternoon and tonight. Hazardous swimming conditions at area beaches today into Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If planning to go at the beach today or Saturday. Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, piers and jetties. && $$
4 follow-up statements
388 WHUS44 KHGX 231523 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1023 AM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 TXZ436>439-232330- /O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210424T2100Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1023 AM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Elevated winds, surf, water levels and a high risk of rip currents along area beaches. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding a possibility at the more susceptible locations along the Bolivar Peninsula around times of high tide later this afternoon and tonight. Hazardous swimming conditions at area beaches today into Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If planning to go at the beach today or Saturday, swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, piers and jetties. If possible, remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
579 WHUS44 KHGX 232035 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 335 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 TXZ436>439-240445- /O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210424T2100Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 335 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Elevated winds, surf, water levels and a high risk of rip currents along area beaches. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding a possibility at the more susceptible locations along the Bolivar Peninsula around times of high tide later this afternoon and tonight. Hazardous swimming conditions at area beaches today into Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If planning to go to the beach through Saturday afternoon, remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. If you must swim, do so near a lifeguard and away from rocks, piers and jetties. && $$
334 WHUS44 KHGX 240328 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1028 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 TXZ436>439-241200- /O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210424T2100Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1028 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Elevated winds, surf, water levels and a high risk of rip currents along area beaches. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding a possibility at the more susceptible locations along the Bolivar Peninsula around times of high tide later this afternoon and tonight. Hazardous swimming conditions at area beaches today into Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
273 WHUS44 KHGX 240832 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 332 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021 TXZ437>439-250200- /O.CAN.KHGX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210424T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0017.210424T0832Z-210425T0200Z/ Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-Bolivar Peninsula- 332 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties and piers. 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. && $$ TXZ436-240945- /O.CAN.KHGX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210424T2100Z/ Matagorda Islands- 332 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Marine conditions have improved. That said, there are always hazardous rip currents along the beach. Caution is advised if planning to be at the beach and swim near a lifeguard. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Grimes | 50 min |
| Apr 23, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Madison | 49 min |
| Apr 23, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Grimes | 40 min |
| Apr 23, 5:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery, Walker | 60 min |
| Apr 23, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Montgomery, Walker | 26 min |
| Apr 23, 5:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker | 119 min |
| Apr 23, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk | 18 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.