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Rip Current Statement 19, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Apr 26, 2021, 10:28 AM CDT for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2021, 10:28 AM CDT (15:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 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 15:28 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, 3.5 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 582 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
932 WHUS44 KHGX 261528 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1028 AM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021 TXZ436>439-262330- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0019.210426T1528Z-210427T0200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1028 AM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents along Gulf-facing beaches. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The Galveston Island Beach Patrol continues to report strong rip current activity this morning and has posted red flags. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
150 WHUS44 KHGX 262022 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 322 PM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021 TXZ436>439-270430- /O.NEW.KHGX.CF.Y.0004.210427T0700Z-210427T1400Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-210427T0200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 322 PM CDT Mon Apr 26 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, during high tide from 2 AM to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. For the High Rip Current Risk, until 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, water may approach the Blue Water Highway near Surfside Beach, Highway 87 along Bolivar Peninsula, and parts of the seawall on Galveston Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 3:22 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda | 18 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.