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WHUS44 KHGX 061440
CFWHGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
940 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2022
TXZ436>439-062245-
/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0042.220806T1440Z-220807T0100Z/
MATAGORDA ISLANDS-BRAZORIA ISLANDS-GALVESTON ISLAND-
BOLIVAR PENINSULA-
940 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2022
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...MATAGORDA ISLANDS, BRAZORIA ISLANDS, GALVESTON ISLAND
AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
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.
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