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WHUS44 KHGX 182018
CFWHGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
318 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
TXZ436>439-190800-
/O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260520T0200Z/
MATAGORDA ISLANDS-BRAZORIA ISLANDS-GALVESTON ISLAND-
BOLIVAR PENINSULA-
318 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...GULF-FACING BEACHES, INCLUDING THE MATAGORDA
PENINSULA, BRAZORIA COUNTY BEACHES, GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE
BOLIVAR PENINSULA.
* WHEN...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD AND AWAY FROM ROCKS, JETTIES, AND PIERS. 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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