Alert archive / Texas / Rip Current Statements in 2023
Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Feb 22, 2023, 8:47 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
- Feb 22, 2023, 8:47 AM CST (14:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2023, 6:00 PM 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 14:47 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, 2.8 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
- 824 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 515 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 531 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
571 WHUS44 KHGX 221447 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 847 AM CST Wed Feb 22 2023 TXZ436>439-222300- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0009.230222T1447Z-230223T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 847 AM CST Wed Feb 22 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
208 WHUS44 KHGX 222034 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 234 PM CST Wed Feb 22 2023 TXZ436>439-230445- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230223T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 234 PM CST Wed Feb 22 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
336 WHUS44 KHGX 230934 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 334 AM CST Thu Feb 23 2023 TXZ436>439-231745- /O.EXT.KHGX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230224T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 334 AM CST Thu Feb 23 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
979 WHUS44 KHGX 232109 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 309 PM CST Thu Feb 23 2023 TXZ436>439-241200- /O.EXT.KHGX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230224T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 309 PM CST Thu Feb 23 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
030 WHUS44 KHGX 240854 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 254 AM CST Fri Feb 24 2023 TXZ436>439-241700- /O.EXT.KHGX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230225T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 254 AM CST Fri Feb 24 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
855 WHUS44 KHGX 241655 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1055 AM CST Fri Feb 24 2023 TXZ436>439-250000- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230225T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1055 AM CST Fri Feb 24 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
785 WHUS44 KHGX 242102 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 302 PM CST Fri Feb 24 2023 TXZ436>439-250515- /O.EXT.KHGX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230226T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 302 PM CST Fri Feb 24 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
011 WHUS44 KHGX 250907 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 307 AM CST Sat Feb 25 2023 TXZ436>439-251715- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230226T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 307 AM CST Sat Feb 25 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
899 WHUS44 KHGX 252004 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 204 PM CST Sat Feb 25 2023 TXZ436>439-260000- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230226T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 204 PM CST Sat Feb 25 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 5:39 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | 20 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.