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WHUS44 KBRO 200913
CFWBRO
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
313 AM CST WED NOV 20 2024
TXZ451-454-455-201715-
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KENEDY ISLAND-WILLACY ISLAND-CAMERON ISLAND-
313 AM CST WED NOV 20 2024
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.
* WHERE...KENEDY ISLAND, WILLACY ISLAND AND CAMERON ISLAND
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, UNTIL 4 AM CST
EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED, WITH WATER REACHING
OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. VEHICLES,
EXCEPT THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL BASES, WILL
BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS
NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS #3. MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH
EROSION IS EXPECTED. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE
PROPERTY.
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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