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CFWBRO
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
158 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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KENEDY ISLAND-WILLACY ISLAND-CAMERON ISLAND-
158 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
NOON CDT TODAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT, ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS
RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...KENEDY ISLAND, WILLACY ISLAND AND CAMERON ISLAND
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT, FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO NOON CDT TODAY. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, FROM 7 AM
CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY 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...ANY COASTAL RUNUP WILL REACH PEAK
INUNDATION AN HOUR BEFORE OR AFTER HIGH TIDE AT 8:41 AM.
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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