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WHUS44 KHGX 091340
CFWHGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
840 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2020
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MATAGORDA ISLANDS-BRAZORIA ISLANDS-
GALVESTON ISLAND AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA-
840 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2020
..BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND A STRONG WEST TO EAST
MOVING LONGSHORE CURRENT.
* WHERE...MATAGORDA ISLANDS, BRAZORIA ISLANDS AND GALVESTON
ISLAND AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. SWIMMING WILL BE HAZARDOUS ALONG
AREA BEACHES.
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.REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID
HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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