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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1042 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2026
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GALVESTON ISLAND-BOLIVAR PENINSULA-
1042 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY 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 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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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