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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1134 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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MATAGORDA ISLANDS-BRAZORIA ISLANDS-GALVESTON ISLAND-
BOLIVAR PENINSULA-
1134 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
* WHAT...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS.
* WHERE...GULF-FACING BEACHES, INCLUDING THE MATAGORDA
PENINSULA, BRAZORIA COUNTY BEACHES, GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE
BOLIVAR PENINSULA.
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. HIGH WAVE RUN UP ON AREA BEACHES
POSSIBLE. WATER MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH THE HIGHWAY 87/124
INTERSECTION AROUND HIGH TIDE TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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