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WHUS44 KBRO 051713
CFWBRO
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1213 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
TXZ451-454-455-061130-
/O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0015.260405T1713Z-260407T0000Z/
KENEDY ISLAND-WILLACY ISLAND-CAMERON ISLAND-
1213 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...KENEDY ISLAND, WILLACY ISLAND AND CAMERON ISLAND
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SEAS AND SWELL PERIOD ARE STEADILY
INCREASING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT AND BUILDING HIGH
PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET OR HIGHER, A SWELL PERIOD
REACHING 8 SECONDS, AND A NORTHEAST SWELL DIRECTION ENSURES
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY. THOUGH WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND FAIR TO POOR MONDAY, SURF
TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S ARE SUFFICIENT FOR SOME TO ATTEMPT
VENTURING INTO THE WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
52/BSG
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