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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at May 24, 2025, 9:04 AM CDT for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2025, 9:04 AM CDT (14:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2025, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 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 14:04 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, 2.1 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
- 2348 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 666 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
285 WHUS44 KHGX 241404 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 904 AM CDT Sat May 24 2025 TXZ436>439-242215- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0011.250524T1404Z-250527T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 904 AM CDT Sat May 24 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Moderate risk of rip current early today will gradually increase to a high risk through the day, and will persist into the upcoming week. Use extra caution this holiday weekend. Stay aware of the beach flags and listen to lifeguards. 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. && $$
12 follow-up statements
605 WHUS44 KHGX 241815 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 115 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 TXZ436>439-250215- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250527T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 115 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Moderate risk of rip current early today will gradually increase to a high risk through the day, and will persist into the upcoming week. Use extra caution this holiday weekend. Stay aware of the beach flags and listen to lifeguards. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
353 WHUS44 KHGX 250210 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 910 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 TXZ436>439-251015- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250527T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 910 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * 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. && $$
881 WHUS44 KHGX 250815 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 315 AM CDT Sun May 25 2025 TXZ436>439-251615- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250527T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 315 AM CDT Sun May 25 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
777 WHUS44 KHGX 251442 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 942 AM CDT Sun May 25 2025 TXZ436>439-252245- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250527T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 942 AM CDT Sun May 25 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * 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. && $$
655 WHUS44 KHGX 252056 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 356 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025 TXZ436>439-262100- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250527T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 356 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
114 WHUS44 KHGX 260617 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 117 AM CDT Mon May 26 2025 TXZ436>439-261430- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250527T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 117 AM CDT Mon May 26 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * 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. && $$
065 WHUS44 KHGX 260834 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 334 AM CDT Mon May 26 2025 TXZ436>439-261645- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250527T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 334 AM CDT Mon May 26 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
519 WHUS44 KHGX 261439 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 939 AM CDT Mon May 26 2025 TXZ436>439-262245- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250527T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 939 AM CDT Mon May 26 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * 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. && $$
253 WHUS44 KHGX 262000 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 300 PM CDT Mon May 26 2025 TXZ436>439-270400- /O.EXT.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250528T0300Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 300 PM CDT Mon May 26 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
182 WHUS44 KHGX 270857 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 357 AM CDT Tue May 27 2025 TXZ436>439-280000- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250528T0300Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 357 AM CDT Tue May 27 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday 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. && $$
355 WHUS44 KHGX 271359 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 859 AM CDT Tue May 27 2025 TXZ436>439-272200- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250528T0300Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 859 AM CDT Tue May 27 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
791 WHUS44 KHGX 272003 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 303 PM CDT Tue May 27 2025 TXZ436>439-280300- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250528T0300Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 303 PM CDT Tue May 27 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Tuesday 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. && $$
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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.