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WHUS44 KCRP 180657
CFWCRP
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
157 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024
TXZ345-442-443-447-190000-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240419T0000Z/
ARANSAS ISLANDS-KLEBERG ISLANDS-NUECES ISLANDS-CALHOUN ISLANDS-
157 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...ARANSAS ISLANDS, KLEBERG ISLANDS, NUECES ISLANDS AND
CALHOUN ISLANDS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. THESE RIP CURRENTS
CAN BECOME LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
TC
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