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Rip Current Statement 50, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Nov 14, 2022, 8:59 AM CST for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2022, 8:59 AM CST (14:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2022, 3:17 PM CST
- In force
- 6 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 14:59 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, 3.0 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
- 614 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 414 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
765 WHUS44 KHGX 141459 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 859 AM CST Mon Nov 14 2022 TXZ436>439-142300- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0050.221114T1459Z-221115T0300Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 859 AM CST Mon Nov 14 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
692 WHUS44 KHGX 142117 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 317 PM CST Mon Nov 14 2022 TXZ436>439-150900- /O.CAN.KHGX.RP.S.0050.000000T0000Z-221115T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.BH.S.0005.221114T2117Z-221115T0900Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 317 PM CST Mon Nov 14 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN MERGED INTO THIS STATEMENT... * WHAT...High risk of risk of rip currents. Elevated tide levels this evening. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Until 3 AM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Elevated surf and wave run up may approach lowest lying Gulf facing roads for a short time period this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong east and southeast winds have driven water levels up and are running about 2 feet above normal. Higher than normal wave run up along Gulf facing beaches is expected this evening and water may approach the lowest waterfront roadways along the Bolivar Peninsula, Bluewater Highway and Surfside this evening as we head into high tide. These levels should level off fairly quickly late this evening and then begin to steadily fall as a cold front pushes through and northerly winds drive water back out. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 9:00 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 42 hr | |
| Nov 14, 11:27 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda | 19 hr |
| Nov 14, 12:05 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 40 min | |
| Nov 14, 12:33 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 42 min | |
| Nov 14, 12:53 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 52 min | |
| Nov 14, 1:15 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 45 min | |
| Nov 14, 2:54 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 51 min | |
| Nov 14, 3:17 PM CST | Beach Hazards Statement | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda | 12 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:21 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 39 min | |
| Nov 14, 3:38 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 37 min | |
| Nov 14, 3:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 42 min |
| Nov 14, 4:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazoria | 25 min |
| Nov 14, 4:09 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 36 min | |
| Nov 14, 4:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston | 23 min |
| Nov 14, 4:33 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 42 min | |
| Nov 14, 4:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston | 22 min |
| Nov 14, 4:44 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 31 min | |
| Nov 14, 5:05 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 39 min | |
| Nov 14, 5:14 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 31 min | |
| Nov 14, 5:17 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 58 min | |
| Nov 14, 5:41 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 49 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.