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WHUS44 KBRO 151620
CFWBRO
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1120 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
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KENEDY ISLAND-WILLACY ISLAND-CAMERON ISLAND-
1120 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
EXPECTED. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 6
TO 9 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...KENEDY ISLAND, WILLACY ISLAND AND CAMERON ISLAND
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, FROM 1
PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, FROM
1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED, WITH WATER REACHING
OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. VEHICLES,
EXCEPT THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL BASES, WILL
BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS
NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS #3. MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH
EROSION IS EXPECTED. DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS
AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE
BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MAX INUNDATION IS LIKELY TO OCCUR DURING
HIGH TIDE CYCLES FRIDAY NIGHT, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AND SATURDAY
NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE
PROPERTY.
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. 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.
HALLMAN
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