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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Apr 10, 2026, 8:56 AM CDT for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 54 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2026, 8:56 AM CDT (13:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2026, 3:09 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 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 13:55 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
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 404 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
- 323 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
694 WHUS44 KHGX 101356 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 856 AM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026 TXZ436>439-102200- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0005.260410T1356Z-260412T0200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 856 AM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high rip current risk may extend into early next week. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
679 WHUS44 KHGX 101718 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1218 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026 TXZ436>439-111200- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-260412T0200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1218 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high rip current risk may extend into early next week. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
719 WHUS44 KHGX 110418 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1118 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026 TXZ436>439-111230- /O.EXT.KHGX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-260413T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1118 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Sunday 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. && $$
968 WHUS44 KHGX 110747 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 247 AM CDT Sat Apr 11 2026 TXZ436>439-111600- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-260413T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 247 AM CDT Sat Apr 11 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
518 WHUS44 KHGX 111900 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 200 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2026 TXZ436>439-120300- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-260413T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 200 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Sunday 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. && $$
140 WHUS44 KHGX 120422 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1122 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2026 TXZ436>439-121230- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-260413T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1122 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
729 WHUS44 KHGX 120753 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 253 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026 TXZ436>439-121600- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-260413T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 253 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 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. && $$
231 WHUS44 KHGX 122009 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 309 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026 TXZ436>439-122115- /O.CAN.KHGX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-260413T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 309 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Reports along the beaches have decreased the rip current strength to moderate, so the rip current statement has been cancelled. However, moderate to strong rip currents will remain possible through the next several days. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Liberty | 3 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.