IEM VTEC Product Browser
This application allows easy navigation of National Weather Service issued products with Valid Time Event Coding (VTEC).
13 Nov 2024 Update: The tool was updated to use non-hash link style URLs. A shim is in place to translate the old URLs to the new ones, so nothing should be broken (famous last words). This was done to allow the HTML5 History API to provide a better user experience.
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2025 [KHGX] HOUSTON/GALVESTON Rip Current (RP) Statement (S) Number 4
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
RADAR Composite at Issuance Time
Storm Based Warning History
645 WHUS44 KHGX 290217 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 917 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025 TXZ436>439-291030- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0004.250329T0217Z-250331T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 917 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK 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. && $$
996 WHUS44 KHGX 290741 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 241 AM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025 TXZ436>439-291545- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 241 AM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
759 WHUS44 KHGX 300809 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 309 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025 TXZ436>439-301615- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 309 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 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 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. && $$
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645 WHUS44 KHGX 290217 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 917 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025 TXZ436>439-291030- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0004.250329T0217Z-250331T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 917 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
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996 WHUS44 KHGX 290741 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 241 AM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025 TXZ436>439-291545- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 241 AM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...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. && $$
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759 WHUS44 KHGX 300809 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 309 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025 TXZ436>439-301615- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 309 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
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