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CFWBRO
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
321 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2025
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KENEDY ISLAND-WILLACY ISLAND-CAMERON ISLAND-
321 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2025
..COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT, ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS.
* WHERE...KENEDY ISLAND, WILLACY ISLAND AND CAMERON ISLAND
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT, THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* 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...EXPECT NARROW BEACHES WITH ELEVATED TIDE
RUNUP CAUSING BRIEF PERIODS OF OVERWASH. COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS
WILL BE MOST LIKELY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE, WHICH WILL BE
AT 1:04 AM SUNDAY NIGHT.
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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