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WHUS44 KBRO 190015
CFWBRO
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
615 PM CST MON NOV 18 2024
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KENEDY ISLAND-WILLACY ISLAND-CAMERON ISLAND-
615 PM CST MON NOV 18 2024
..COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT, ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS LONGSHORE AND
RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...KENEDY ISLAND, WILLACY ISLAND AND CAMERON ISLAND
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT, UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...WAVE RUN-UP MAY APPROACH THE DUNES ALONG NARROW
BEACHES. BEACH EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS UMBRELLAS AND CHAIRS, COULD
BE MOVED BY WAVES. VEHICLES DRIVING ALONG NARROW BEACHES MAY
EXPERIENCE HIGHER WATER LEVELS. ELEVATED WATER LEVELS MAY ALSO
OCCUR ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE AND SOUTH BAY, AND ALONG STATE
HIGHWAY 4 WEST OF BOCA CHICA STATE PARK. RIP CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH TIDE IS AT 9:12 PM THIS EVENING. THE
MOST LIKELY TIME FOR RUNUP TO THE DUNES AT NARROW BEACHES WILL
BE THROUGH JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. DANGEROUS RIP AND LONGSHORE
CURRENTS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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.
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