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Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Jun 26, 2026, 10:37 PM CDT for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2026, 10:37 PM CDT (03:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- 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 03:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 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
- 1850 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1044 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
192 WHUS44 KHGX 270337 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1037 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026 TXZ436>439-272000- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0014.260627T0337Z-260628T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1037 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Sunday 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
015 WHUS44 KHGX 271101 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 601 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026 TXZ436>439-272100- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260628T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 601 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ DL
286 WHUS44 KHGX 271651 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1151 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026 TXZ436>439-281200- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260628T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1151 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Sunday 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. && $$ TC
952 WHUS44 KHGX 280403 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1103 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026 TXZ436>439-290000- /O.EXT.KHGX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260630T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1103 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
617 WHUS44 KHGX 281621 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1121 AM CDT Sun Jun 28 2026 TXZ436>439-291200- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260630T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1121 AM CDT Sun Jun 28 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Monday 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. && $$ TC
184 WHUS44 KHGX 290515 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1215 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026 TXZ436>439-300000- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260630T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1215 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
569 WHUS44 KHGX 291650 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1150 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026 TXZ436>439-301200- /O.EXT.KHGX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260630T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1150 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW 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. && $$ TC
120 WHUS44 KHGX 300538 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1238 AM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 TXZ436>439-301200- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260630T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1238 AM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through this morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Williams
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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.