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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
157 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2026
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MATAGORDA ISLANDS-BRAZORIA ISLANDS-GALVESTON ISLAND-
BOLIVAR PENINSULA-
157 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
AND WAVE RUN-UPS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF PORT BOLIVAR, PARTICULARLY
DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
* WHERE...GULF-FACING BEACHES, INCLUDING THE MATAGORDA
PENINSULA, BRAZORIA COUNTY BEACHES, GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE
BOLIVAR PENINSULA.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF LOTS, PARKS, AND ROADS WITH ONLY
ISOLATED ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE, PARTICULARLY FOR AREAS NORTH
OF PORT BOLIVAR. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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