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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1232 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2025
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MATAGORDA ISLANDS-BRAZORIA ISLANDS-GALVESTON ISLAND-
BOLIVAR PENINSULA-
1232 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2025
..BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
* WHAT...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...GULF-FACING BEACHES, INCLUDING THE MATAGORDA
PENINSULA, BRAZORIA COUNTY BEACHES, GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE
BOLIVAR PENINSULA.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM
SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. FLOODING OF LOTS, PARKS, AND ROADS POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE
DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND MAINLY NEAR GALVESTON BAY. WATER LEVELS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 3.5-3.9 FT ABOVE MLLW DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES
THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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