Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Brownsville, TX

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WHUS44 KBRO 061517 AAA
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1017 AM CDT SUN OCT 6 2013

...FRONT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RIP CURRENT AND TIDAL OVER WASH
RISK...

.A COLD FRONT HAS SWEPT ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING
WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS TO PERSIST
THROUGH THE DAY. THESE WINDS TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF LIFE
THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND COMBINE WITH A LATE AFTERNOON HIGH
TIDE TO SEND WATER UP TO THE DUNE LINE AT AREA BEACHES. THE RIP
CURRENT RISK AND TIDAL OVER WASH RISK SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH
SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1017 AM CDT SUN OCT 6 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 2.2 TO 2.7 FEET ABOVE THE 
  MEAN LEVEL OF LOW WATER...WHICH SHOULD RUN UP TO AROUND THE 
  DUNE LINE AT MANY AREA BEACHES...INCLUDING SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 
  AND BOCA CHICA. 

* TIMING...THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON A
  FEW HOURS BEFORE PREDICTED HIGH TIDE AT 611 PM. INCREASING TIDAL
  VALUES AND STRONG WINDS TO COMBINE PRODUCING LIFE THREATENING
  RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALL DAY TODAY.

* IMPACTS...RIVING ON THE BEACHES...EVEN IN VEHICLES EQUIPPED 
  WITH FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE...WILL BE DANGEROUS. PRIMARY BEACH 
  ACCESS POINTS FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC COULD BE CLOSED. PROPERTY 
  ON THE BEACH...SUCH AS CHAIRS...TENTS...AND UMBRELLAS...MAY BE 
  DAMAGED BY THE OVER WASH DURING HIGH TIDE. FISHING ON THE 
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTY IS NOT RECOMMENDED...AS LARGE WAVES 
  WILL CONTINUE TO WASH OVER THE ROCKS. SWIMMING WILL BE 
  DANGEROUS AND LIFE- THREATENING TO ALL PERSONS WHO CHOOSE TO 
  VENTURE INTO THE SURF. RIP CURRENT RISK IS HIGH TODAY AND 
  TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR
TIDAL FLOODING OR TIDAL OVER WASH...DEFINED AS TIDES EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG THE SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND BEACH FRONT AND 2.5 TO 3.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE LAGUNA MADRE.

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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

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.

&&

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WHUS44 KBRO 062240
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
540 PM CDT SUN OCT 6 2013

...RIP CURRENT AND TIDAL OVERWASH RISK CONTINUES...

.A COLD FRONT HAS SWEPT ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING
WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS TO PERSIST
THROUGH THE DAY. THESE WINDS TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF LIFE
THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND COMBINE WITH A LATE AFTERNOON HIGH
TIDE TO SEND WATER UP TO THE DUNE LINE AT AREA BEACHES. THE RIP
CURRENT RISK AND TIDAL OVERWASH RISK SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH
SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
540 PM CDT SUN OCT 6 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 2.2 TO 2.7 FEET ABOVE THE 
  MEAN LEVEL OF LOW WATER...WHICH SHOULD RUN UP TO AROUND THE 
  DUNE LINE AT MANY AREA BEACHES...INCLUDING SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 
  AND BOCA CHICA. 

* TIMING...THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON A
  FEW HOURS BEFORE PREDICTED HIGH TIDE AT 611 PM. INCREASING TIDAL
  VALUES AND STRONG WINDS TO COMBINE PRODUCING LIFE THREATENING
  RIP CURRENTS.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING ON THE BEACHES...EVEN IN VEHICLES EQUIPPED
  WITH FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE...WILL BE DANGEROUS. PRIMARY BEACH ACCESS
  POINTS FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ARE CLOSED. PROPERTY ON THE
  BEACH...SUCH AS CHAIRS...TENTS...AND UMBRELLAS...MAY BE DAMAGED
  BY THE OVERWASH DURING HIGH TIDE. FISHING ON THE SOUTH PADRE
  ISLAND JETTY IS NOT RECOMMENDED...AS LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE
  TO WASH OVER THE ROCKS. SWIMMING WILL BE DANGEROUS AND LIFE-
  THREATENING TO ALL PERSONS WHO CHOOSE TO VENTURE INTO THE SURF.
  RIP CURRENT RISK IS HIGH THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR
TIDAL FLOODING OR TIDAL OVERWASH...DEFINED AS TIDES EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG THE SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND BEACH FRONT AND 2.5 TO 3.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE LAGUNA MADRE.

&&

$$