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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

June 7, 2021Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 7, 2021, 10:21 AM CDT for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2021, 10:21 AM CDT (15:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
34 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 15:23 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, 3.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3878 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3878 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-111 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
546 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.1

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The text

As transmitted.

232 
WHUS44 KHGX 071521
CFWHGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1021 AM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

TXZ436>439-081030-
/O.NEW.KHGX.BH.S.0005.210607T1521Z-210609T0100Z/
Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-
Bolivar Peninsula-
1021 AM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents. Elevated tides and surf.

* WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island 
  and Bolivar Peninsula Counties.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties and piers. 
Non experienced swimmers should remain out of the water.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
138 
WHUS44 KHGX 072047
CFWHGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
347 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

TXZ436>439-082100-
/O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-210609T0100Z/
Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-
Bolivar Peninsula-
347 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents. Elevated tides and surf.

* WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island 
  and Bolivar Peninsula Counties.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties and piers. Non
experienced swimmers should remain out of the water.

&&

$$
032 
WHUS44 KHGX 080242
CFWHGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
942 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

TXZ436>439-090100-
/O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-210609T0100Z/
Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-
Bolivar Peninsula-
942 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents. Elevated tides and surf.

* WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island 
  and Bolivar Peninsula Counties.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties and piers. Non
experienced swimmers should remain out of the water.

&&

$$
287 
WHUS44 KHGX 080905
CFWHGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
405 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

TXZ436>439-090000-
/O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-210609T0100Z/
Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-
Bolivar Peninsula-
405 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents, elevated tides and rough surf.

* WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island 
  and the Bolivar Peninsula.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
140 
WHUS44 KHGX 081528
CFWHGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1028 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

TXZ436>439-082330-
/O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-210609T0100Z/
Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-
Bolivar Peninsula-
1028 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents, elevated tides and rough 
  surf.

* WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island 
  and the Bolivar Peninsula.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
510 
WHUS44 KHGX 082034
CFWHGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
334 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

TXZ436>439-090100-
/O.CON.KHGX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-210609T0100Z/
Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-
Bolivar Peninsula-
334 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents, elevated tides and rough 
  surf.

* WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island 
  and the Bolivar Peninsula.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 5:01 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX26 hr
Jun 7, 12:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHouston, Madison27 min
Jun 7, 1:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHouston, Trinity38 min
Jun 7, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMadison41 min
Jun 7, 2:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXSan Jacinto, Trinity66 min
Jun 7, 3:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXPolk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker59 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.