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WHUS44 KBRO 131919
CFWBRO
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
219 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2026
TXZ451-454-455-141215-
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/O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0008.260614T0600Z-260614T1800Z/
KENEDY ISLAND-WILLACY ISLAND-CAMERON ISLAND-
219 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SUNDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT, ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING EXPECTED.
* WHERE...KENEDY ISLAND, WILLACY ISLAND AND CAMERON ISLAND
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT, FROM 1 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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.
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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