Rip Current Statement 10, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

435 
WHUS44 KCRP 030139
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
839 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES PRIMARILY ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT GULF FACING BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST
PART OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

.SWELL AND AN INCREASE IN SURF ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE
WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDE LEVELS THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING WITH WATER LEVELS BRIEFLY APPROACHING THE DUNES TONIGHT.

TXZ242-243-245-247-031000-
/O.CAN.KCRP.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.110903T0139Z-110903T1800Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-110904T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
839 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
SATURDAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES MAY RESULT IN WATER
  LEVELS REACHING THE DUNES ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES.

* TIMING...THE HIGH TIDES ARE OCCURRING THIS EVENING AROUND PORT
  ARANSAS AND PADRE ISLAND AND PORT O'CONNOR WITH ANOTHER HIGH
  TIDE EXPECTED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING .

* IMPACTS...TIDE LEVELS WILL RUN ABOUT 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
  WHICH IS AROUND 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. WATER LEVELS
  MAY APPROACH THE DUNES DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE TONIGHT WITH MINOR
  FLOODING BRIEFLY POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

DRIVING AND CAMPING ON AREA BEACHES IS NOT ADVISED DUE TO HIGH
WATERLINES DURING HIGH TIDES. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...LEAVE YOUR
VEHICLE AND SEEK SAFETY ON HIGHER GROUND.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$

TXZ244-031000-
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.110903T0139Z-110903T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KCRP.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-110904T0000Z/
SAN PATRICIO-
839 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
SATURDAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES MAY RESULT IN WATER
  LEVELS REACHING THE DUNES ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES.

* TIMING...THE HIGH TIDES ARE OCCURRING THIS EVENING AROUND PORT
  ARANSAS AND PADRE ISLAND AND PORT O'CONNOR WITH ANOTHER HIGH
  TIDE EXPECTED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING .

* IMPACTS...TIDE LEVELS WILL RUN ABOUT 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
  WHICH IS AROUND 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. WATER LEVELS
  MAY APPROACH THE DUNES DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE TONIGHT WITH MINOR
  FLOODING BRIEFLY POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

DRIVING AND CAMPING ON AREA BEACHES IS NOT ADVISED DUE TO HIGH
WATERLINES DURING HIGH TIDES. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...LEAVE YOUR
VEHICLE AND SEEK SAFETY ON HIGHER GROUND.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

994 
WHUS44 KCRP 030931
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
431 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES PRIMARILY ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES
THROUGH THE MORNING...

...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT GULF FACING BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST
PART OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

.SWELL AND AN INCREASE IN SURF ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE
WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDE LEVELS THROUGH TODAY.

TXZ242>245-247-031800-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-110904T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
431 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES MAY RESULT IN 
  WATER LEVELS REACHING THE DUNES ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES. 

* TIMING...THE HIGH TIDES ARE OCCURRING NOW THROUGH THE MORNING
  HOURS AROUND PORT ARANSAS AND PADRE ISLAND AND PORT O'CONNOR.

* IMPACTS...TIDE LEVELS WILL RUN ABOUT 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
  WHICH IS AROUND 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. WATER LEVELS
  MAY APPROACH THE DUNES DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH
  MINOR FLOODING BRIEFLY POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

DRIVING AND CAMPING ON AREA BEACHES IS NOT ADVISED DUE TO HIGH
WATERLINES DURING HIGH TIDES. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...LEAVE YOUR
VEHICLE AND SEEK SAFETY ON HIGHER GROUND.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

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917 
WHUS44 KCRP 031043 AAA
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
543 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES PRIMARILY ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES
THROUGH THE MORNING...

...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT GULF FACING BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST
PART OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

.SWELL AND AN INCREASE IN SURF ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE
WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDE LEVELS THROUGH TODAY.

TXZ242>245-247-031845-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
543 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES MAY RESULT IN 
  WATER LEVELS REACHING THE DUNES ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES. 

* TIMING...THE HIGH TIDES ARE OCCURRING NOW THROUGH THE MORNING 
  HOURS AROUND PORT ARANSAS AND PADRE ISLAND AND PORT O'CONNOR. 

* IMPACTS...TIDE LEVELS WILL RUN ABOUT 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE 
  NORMAL WHICH IS AROUND 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. 
  WATER LEVELS MAY APPROACH THE DUNES DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE 
  EARLY THIS MORNING WITH MINOR FLOODING BRIEFLY POSSIBLE IN 
  ISOLATED LOCATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

DRIVING AND CAMPING ON AREA BEACHES IS NOT ADVISED DUE TO HIGH
WATERLINES DURING HIGH TIDES. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...LEAVE YOUR
VEHICLE AND SEEK SAFETY ON HIGHER GROUND.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

655 
WHUS44 KCRP 031816
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
116 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW POSSIBLE AT GULF FACING BEACHES TONIGHT
BUT NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS SIGNIFICANT AS FRIDAY NIGHT...

...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT GULF FACING BEACHES CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY...

.CONTINUED SWELL AND ROUGH SURF ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
LEE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SUNDAY AND MINOR
TIDAL OVERFLOW TONIGHT WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING THE DUNES IN
SOME LOCATIONS.

TXZ242>245-247-040300-
/O.EXP.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.S.0003.110903T1816Z-110904T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
116 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE ARE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING
BUT REMAIN SUFFICIENT ENOUGH WHEN COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS FOR
TIDE LEVELS TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH TIDES
ALONG BOB HALL PIER AND PORT ARANSAS ARE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
WITH HIGH TIDE CLOSER TO PORT O'CONNOR AROUND 6 30 AM. TIDE LEVELS
WILL RUN ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WHICH IS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE
MEAN SEA LEVEL. WATER LEVELS MAY APPROACH THE DUNES ALONG GULF
FACING BEACHES DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING BUT TIDAL OVERFLOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS SIGNIFICANT OR
AS WIDE SPREAD AS FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERN SIDES OF AREA BAYS MAY
ALSO EXPERIENCE AN INCREASE IN TIDAL LEVELS THROUGH TONIGHT BUT
MINIMAL IMPACTS ARE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED FOR THOSE LOCATIONS.
ROUGH SURF AND AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

$$

HART

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

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886 
WHUS44 KCRP 040119
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
819 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW POSSIBLE AT GULF FACING BEACHES TONIGHT
BUT NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS SIGNIFICANT AS FRIDAY NIGHT...

...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT GULF FACING BEACHES CONTINUES THROUGH
SUNDAY...

.CONTINUED SWELL AND ROUGH SURF ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
LEE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SUNDAY AND
MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW TONIGHT WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING THE
DUNES IN SOME LOCATIONS.

TXZ242>245-247-041000-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-110904T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
819 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE ARE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING
BUT REMAIN SUFFICIENT ENOUGH WHEN COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS
FOR TIDE LEVELS TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH TIDES
ALONG BOB HALL PIER AND PORT ARANSAS ARE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
WITH HIGH TIDE CLOSER TO PORT O'CONNOR AROUND 6 30 AM. TIDE LEVELS
WILL RUN ABOUT HALF A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WHICH IS AROUND 1 TO 1.5 FEET
ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. WATER LEVELS MAY APPROACH THE DUNES ALONG
GULF FACING BEACHES DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE TONIGHT AND EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING BUT TIDAL OVERFLOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS
SIGNIFICANT OR AS WIDE SPREAD AS FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERN SIDES OF
AREA BAYS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE AN INCREASE IN TIDAL LEVELS THROUGH
TONIGHT BUT MINIMAL IMPACTS ARE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED FOR THOSE
LOCATIONS. ROUGH SURF AND AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

432 
WHUS44 KCRP 040958
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
458 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW POSSIBLE AT GULF FACING BEACHES THIS
MORNING...

...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT GULF FACING BEACHES CONTINUES THROUGH
TODAY...

.CONTINUED SWELL AND ROUGH SURF ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
LEE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY AND MINOR TIDAL
OVERFLOW THIS MORNING WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING THE DUNES IN
SOME LOCATIONS.

TXZ242>245-247-041800-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-110904T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
458 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE ARE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING
BUT REMAIN SUFFICIENT ENOUGH WHEN COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS
FOR TIDE LEVELS TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TONIGHT. BOB HALL
PIER AND PORT ARANSAS WILL BE EXITING HIGH TIDES THIS MORNING WITH
PORT O'CONNOR ENTERING HIGH TIDE AROUND 6 30 AM. TIDE LEVELS WILL
RUN ABOUT HALF A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WHICH IS AROUND 1 TO 1.5 FEET
ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. WATER LEVELS MAY APPROACH THE DUNES ALONG
GULF FACING BEACHES DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE TONIGHT AND EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING BUT TIDAL OVERFLOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS
SIGNIFICANT OR AS WIDE SPREAD AS FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERN SIDES OF
AREA BAYS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE AN INCREASE IN TIDAL LEVELS THROUGH
TONIGHT BUT MINIMAL IMPACTS ARE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED FOR THOSE
LOCATIONS. ROUGH SURF AND AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

529 
WHUS44 KCRP 041651
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1151 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT GULF FACING BEACHES TO CONTINUE THROUGH
LABOR DAY...

.PROLONGED WAVE PERIODS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COAST THROUGH LABOR DAY DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF TROPICAL STORM
LEE. THE COMBINATION OF THE PROLONGED WAVE PERIODS AND ROUGH SURF
WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

TXZ242>245-247-050430-
/O.EXP.KCRP.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-110904T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
1151 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

ALTHOUGH THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN PREVIOUS
DAYS...AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL
LIKELY BE THE GREATEST NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

$$

HART

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

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180 
WHUS44 KCRP 042354
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
654 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011


TXZ242>245-247-050100-
/O.CAN.KCRP.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
654 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

SWELLS FROM TROPICAL STORM LEE HAVE SUBSIDED ALONG THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COAST AND GIVEN AN OFFSHORE FLOW...THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
HAS LOWERED. THEREFORE THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$


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