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WHUS44 KCRP 072140
CFWCRP
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
440 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2025
TXZ345-442-443-447-081200-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0009.250507T2140Z-250508T1200Z/
ARANSAS ISLANDS-KLEBERG ISLANDS-NUECES ISLANDS-CALHOUN ISLANDS-
440 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2025
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...ARANSAS ISLANDS, KLEBERG ISLANDS, NUECES ISLANDS AND
CALHOUN ISLANDS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. THESE RIP CURRENTS
CAN BECOME LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SWELLS OF 3-4 FEET AND 8 SECONDS HAS
RESULTED IN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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