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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1205 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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MATAGORDA ISLANDS-BRAZORIA ISLANDS-GALVESTON ISLAND-
BOLIVAR PENINSULA-
1205 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS AND ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GULF-FACING BEACHES, INCLUDING THE MATAGORDA
PENINSULA, BRAZORIA COUNTY BEACHES, GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE
BOLIVAR PENINSULA.
* WHEN...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, FROM 10 AM CDT MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE MAINLY NEAR GALVESTON BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD AND AWAY FROM ROCKS, JETTIES, AND PIERS. 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.
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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