Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Brownsville, TX

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
243 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...HAZARDOUS BEACH CONDITIONS CONTINUE...

.LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF...
RESULTING IN TIDAL RUN UP TO THE DUNES AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY.

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
243 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...SEA WATER WILL RUN UP TO AND INTO THE DUNES 
  ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. 

* RIP CURRENTS...A HIGH THREAT WILL CONTINUE FOR AREA BEACHES.

* TIMING...TIDES: THE HIGHEST LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 9 PM 
  TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...WITH SEA WATER CREEPING UP TO AND INTO THE DUNES... 
  BEACH DRIVING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING FROM 
  BEACH ACCESS 4 THROUGH 6 AND ALONG BOCA CHICA BEACH. THE SURF 
  WILL DAMAGE OR WASH AWAY ANY ITEMS LEFT ON THE BEACH SUCH AS 
  CHAIRS...UMBRELLAS...TENTS...AND TRASH CONTAINERS. SOME SEA 
  WATER WILL SPILL THROUGH GAPS IN THE DUNES AT BEACH ACCESS 4 
  THROUGH 6...WITH UP TO SIX INCHES ONTO HIGHWAY 100. 

  RIP CURRENTS: LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE...
  ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA JETTIES AT ISLA
  BLANCA PARK...BOCA CHICA BEACH...NEAR CLAYTON'S BEACH BAR AND
  RESORT...AND FROM PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 4 AND POINTS
  NORTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SHOULD MOVE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS
BACK INTO THE DUNES AND REMOVE UMBRELLAS...TENTS...AND OTHER
ITEMS FROM THE BEACH BEFORE SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING. DRIVERS
SHOULD PLAN TO BE OFF THE BEACH BY SUNSET BEFORE THE WATERS RISE.

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.

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.

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
914 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...TIDAL RUN UP AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY...

.LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL IMPACT AREA BEACHES THROUGH
ANOTHER HIGH TIDE CYCLE TODAY AT 116 PM. TIDAL OVERWASH WILL
PERSIST AT AREA BEACHES AND MAY RUN UP THE BEACH TO OR NEAR THE
DUNE LINE AROUND HIGH TIDE. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL
PERSIST. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLIDES NORTH UP THE TEXAS
COAST...THE LONG EASTERLY FETCH WILL BE DISRUPTED AND THE THREAT
OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL END.

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
914 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED AND REPLACED BY A COASTAL
FLOOD STATEMENT FOR LESSER IMPACTS...

* COASTAL FLOODING...SEA WATER WILL RUN UP THE BEACH AND TO OR
  NEAR THE DUNE LINE ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.

* RIP CURRENTS...A HIGH THREAT WILL CONTINUE FOR AREA BEACHES.

* TIMING...TIDES WILL PEAK AT HIGH TIDE AT 116 PM...THEN DECREASE
  THROUGH EVENING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE TODAY
  AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TIDES WILL RUN UP THE BEACH TO OR NEAR THE DUNE
  LINE...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE FROM BEACH ACCESS
  FOUR THROUGH SIX AND ALONG BOCA CHICA BEACH...AND FLOODING OR
  DAMAGING ANY ITEMS LEFT ON THE BEACH SUCH AS TENTS AND
  UMBRELLAS.

  RIP CURRENTS: LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE...  
  ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA JETTIES AT ISLA
  BLANCA PARK...BOCA CHICA BEACH...NEAR CLAYTON'S BEACH BAR AND
  RESORT...AND FROM PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 4 AND POINTS
  NORTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SHOULD MOVE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS
BACK INTO THE DUNES AND REMOVE UMBRELLAS...TENTS...AND OTHER
ITEMS FROM THE BEACH BEFORE SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING. DRIVERS
SHOULD PLAN TO BE OFF THE BEACH BY SUNSET BEFORE THE WATERS RISE.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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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