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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Brownsville, TX

October 28, 2016Kenedy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Oct 28, 2016, 3:53 PM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 28, 2016, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC)
Expired
Oct 31, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

County Kenedy County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 94 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-10-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 830 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-10-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -43 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
830 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
704 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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835 
WHUS44 KBRO 282053
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
353 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2016

...MINOR TIDAL RUN UP EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY...
...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE
WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND NEW MOON...
RESULTING IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA BEACHES AND A
HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TXZ251-256-257-291130-
/O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0005.161028T2053Z-161031T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0006.000000T0000Z-161029T1500Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
353 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...TIDAL RUN UP TO THE DUNES THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES WILL RISE TO
  BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE SHORELINE THROUGH EARLY
  SATURDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WATER TO RUN UP TO THE BASE OF THE
  DUNES DURING HIGH TIDE PERIODS...AND REMAIN AT LEAST HALFWAY TO
  THE DUNES DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS...THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
  SATURDAY.

* RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES ARE ABOVE HEAD HEIGHT...6 FEET OR
  HIGHER...NEAR THE ISLA BLANCA JETTIES THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES ARE
  LIKELY 4 FEET OR HIGHER ELSEWHERE ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.
  WAVES MAY CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET OR HIGHER IN ALL
  AREAS SATURDAY AND PERHAPS SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH
  WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT
  OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS APPROACHED THE DUNE LINE AT TYPICALLY
  NARROW STRETCHES OF BEACH THIS AFTERNOON. WATER LEVEL IS
  EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR THE BASE OF THE DUNES THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT PERIOD AS ONLY A MINOR LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AND SWELLS
  REMAIN ELEVATED OR BUILD. WATER LEVELS SHOULD REACH THE DUNES
  AGAIN BY SUNRISE SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL REACH THE DUNE LINE OR COVER NARROW
  BEACHES COMPLETELY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT OR
  IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. WATER WILL ALSO REACH UMBRELLAS
  AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED BACK TOWARD OR BEHIND THE
  DUNES. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT
  FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH THREAT 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...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. 

DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED FROM ANDY BOWIE PARK NORTH THROUGH THE
PORT MANSFIELD JETTIES. ELSEWHERE...BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. ITEMS
SUCH AS TRASHCANS...UMBRELLAS...AND CHAIRS SHOULD BE MOVED BEHIND
THE DUNE LINE.

&&

$$

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9 follow-up statements
180 
WHUS44 KBRO 291021
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
521 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016

...MINOR TIDAL RUN UP EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE
WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND NEW THE MOON.
THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA
BEACHES SATURDAY AND A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TXZ251-256-257-291830-
/O.EXT.KBRO.CF.S.0006.000000T0000Z-161030T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161031T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
521 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...TIDAL RUN UP TO THE DUNES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING ......

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES WILL RISE TO
  BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE SHORELINE THROUGH SATURDAY
  EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE WATER TO RUN UP TO THE BASE OF THE
  DUNES DURING HIGH TIDE PERIODS...AND REMAIN AT LEAST HALFWAY TO
  THE DUNES DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS.

* RIP CURRENTS...WAVES MAY CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET OR
  HIGHER IN ALL AREAS TODAY AND PERHAPS SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION
  OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A
  HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN NEAR THE DUNE LINE OVERNIGHT.
  ALTHOUGH WATER LEVELS WILL FALL SOME LATER THIS
  MORNING...BUILDING SWELLS AND HIGH TIDE COULD DRIVE WATER LEVELS
  BACK NEAR THE DUNES AGAIN BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL REACH THE DUNE LINE OR COVER 
  NARROW BEACHES COMPLETELY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT OR 
  IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. WATER WILL ALSO REACH UMBRELLAS 
  AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED BACK TOWARD OR BEHIND 
  THE DUNES. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING 
  DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH THREAT 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...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED FROM ANDY BOWIE PARK NORTH THROUGH THE
PORT MANSFIELD JETTIES. ELSEWHERE...BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET.
ITEMS SUCH AS TRASHCANS...UMBRELLAS...AND CHAIRS SHOULD BE MOVED
BEHIND THE DUNE LINE.

&&

$$
278 
WHUS44 KBRO 291828
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
128 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE
WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW MOON.
THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA
BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND A HIGH THREAT
FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TXZ251-256-257-300230-
/O.CAN.KBRO.CF.S.0006.000000T0000Z-161030T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.161029T1828Z-161030T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161031T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
128 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...


* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES WILL RISE TO
  BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL LOW-TIDE LINE THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE WATER TO RUN UP INTO THE DUNES
  AT TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS DURING HIGH TIDE
  PERIODS...AND REMAIN NEAR THE DUNE LINE DURING LOW TIDE
  PERIODS.

* RIP CURRENTS...WAVES CONTINUE TO RUN TO 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER
  IN ALL AREAS TODAY AND PERHAPS SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE
  HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH
  THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ARE NEAR THE DUNE LINE EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...WITH HIGH TIDE YET TO OCCUR AROUND 4 30 PM ALTHOUGH
  WATER LEVELS WILL FALL SOME THIS EVENING...HIGH SWELLS AND HIGH
  TIDE COULD DRIVE WATER LEVELS BACK INTO THE DUNES LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL REACH INTO THE DUNES AROUND HIGH
  TIDE...COVERING NARROW BEACHES COMPLETELY. WATER WILL ALSO
  REACH UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED BACK
  BEHIND THE DUNES. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING
  DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK
SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. ITEMS SUCH AS TRASHCANS...UMBRELLAS...AND
CHAIRS SHOULD BE MOVED BEHIND THE DUNE LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED...WITH WATER REACHING OR PUSHING
INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE
WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE
DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC
BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. 

&&

$$

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183 
WHUS44 KBRO 300224
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
924 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING...

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE
WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW MOON.
THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA
BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING WITH AN INCREASING
LIKELIHOOD FOR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HIGH
TIDE. A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH
SUNDAY.

TXZ251-256-257-301200-
/O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161030T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161031T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
924 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES WILL CONTINUE
  BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE BEACH AND SURF
  INTERFACE THROUGH SUNDAY. AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING HIGH TIDE
  CYCLES...WATER WILL RUN UP A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DUNES AT
  TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN NEAR THE DUNE
  LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS. 

* RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 4 TO 6 FEET
  ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE
  ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH
  SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD
  EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS
  THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR AT OR JUST INTO THE DUNES
  BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM. CONTINUED LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL
  KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGH THOUGH SHY OF THE DUNE LINES AT LOW TIDE
  BY MID MORNING SUNDAY BUT LEVELS MAY RUN BACK UP TO THE DUNES
  AGAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL COVER MOST OR ALL
  OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED
  BACK BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL BE
  DIFFICULT TO IMPASSIBLE BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS
  POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL
  MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED
  SURFERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP
OR LESS.  BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH
CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. 

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...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

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

NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WITH
WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.
VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL
BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES
LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE
BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

&&

$$
52/BSG
182 
WHUS44 KBRO 301000
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
500 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE
WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW MOON.
THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA
BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING. A HIGH THREAT FOR
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS WELL.

TXZ251-256-257-301800-
/O.EXT.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161031T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161031T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
500 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES WILL CONTINUE
  BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE BEACH AND SURF
  INTERFACE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING HIGH
  TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL RUN UP A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DUNES AT
  TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN NEAR THE DUNE
  OR A LITTLE BELOW THE LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS.

* RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 4 TO 6 FEET 
  ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE 
  ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH 
  SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD 
  EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS 
  THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL RETREAT WITH LOW TIDE BY MID
  MORNING. HOWEVER...CONTINUED LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND HIGH TIDE
  LATER TODAY WILL ALLOW WATER TO RUN BACK UP TO THE DUNES AGAIN
  BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL COVER MOST OR 
  ALL OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN 
  MOVED BACK BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL 
  BE DIFFICULT TO IMPASSIBLE BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH 
  ACCESS POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH 
  SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST 
  EXPERIENCED SURFERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR
LESS.  BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN
KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET.

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...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

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

NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WITH
WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.
VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL
BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES
LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE
BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

&&

$$

69
217 
WHUS44 KBRO 301759
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1259 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.CONTINUING ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW
MOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA
BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL.

TXZ251-256-257-310200-
/O.EXT.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1259 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES IS EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE
  BEACH AND SURF INTERFACE. AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING HIGH TIDE
  CYCLES...WATER WILL RUN UP A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DUNES AT
  TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN NEAR THE DUNES OR
  A LITTLE BELOW THE LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS.

* RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 4 TO 6 FEET
  ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE
  ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH
  SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD
  EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS
  THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY.

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL BE HIGHEST AROUND HIGH TIDE LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. CONTINUED LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND ONLY A MINOR LOW
  TIDE OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW WATER TO REMAIN NEAR OR AT THE DUNES
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. WATER WILL RETREAT SOMEWHAT WITH LOW
  TIDE MONDAY MORNING BEFORE RISING AGAIN TOWARD AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL COVER MOST OR 
  ALL OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN 
  MOVED BACK BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL 
  BE DIFFICULT TO IMPASSIBLE BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH 
  ACCESS POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH 
  SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST 
  EXPERIENCED SURFERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR
LESS.  BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN
KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET.

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...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

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

NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WITH
WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.
VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL
BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES
LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE
BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

&&

$$

53
744 
WHUS44 KBRO 310204
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
904 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016

...TIDAL RUN UP TO OR JUST INTO THE DUNES EXPECTED ALONG THE
LOWER TEXAS COAST BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.CONTINUING ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW
MOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA
BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL.

TXZ251-256-257-311200-
/O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
904 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES IS EXPECTED 
  TO CONTINUE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT 
  THE BEACH AND SURF INTERFACE. AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING HIGH 
  TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL RUN UP A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DUNES AT 
  TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN NEAR THE DUNES 
  OR A LITTLE BELOW THE LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS. 

* RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 4 TO 6 FEET
  ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE
  ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH
  MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD
  EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS
  THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. HALLOWEEN VISITORS AND ACTIVITIES MAY
  BE MORE THAN THE TYPICAL QUIET MONDAY MID AUTUMN.
 
* TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL BE HIGHEST AROUND HIGH TIDE OVERNIGHT
  ALLOWING WATER TO REMAIN NEAR OR AT THE DUNES THROUGH MUCH OF
  THE NIGHT. WATER WILL RETREAT SOMEWHAT WITH LOW TIDE MONDAY
  MORNING BEFORE RISING AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL COVER MOST OR 
  ALL OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN 
  MOVED BACK BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL 
  BE DIFFICULT TO IMPASSIBLE BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH 
  ACCESS POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH 
  SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST 
  EXPERIENCED SURFERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR
LESS.  BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN
KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET.

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...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

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

NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WITH
WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.
VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL
BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES
LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE
BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

&&

$$

52/BSG
591 
WHUS44 KBRO 311004
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
504 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2016

...TIDAL RUN UP TO OR JUST INTO THE DUNES EXPECTED ALONG THE
LOWER TEXAS COAST BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.CONTINUING ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW
MOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA
BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL.

TXZ251-256-257-311815-
/O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
504 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES IS EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE
  BEACH AND SURF INTERFACE. AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING HIGH TIDE
  CYCLES...WATER WILL RUN UP A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DUNES AT
  TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN NEAR OR A
  LITTLE BELOW THE DUNE LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS.

* RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 3 TO 5 FEET
  ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE
  ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY THROUGH MONDAY. THE
  COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL
  WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE DAY ON
  MONDAY.

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL RETREAT SOMEWHAT WITH LOW TIDE MONDAY
  MORNING BEFORE RISING AGAIN WITH HIGH TIDE EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL COVER MOST OR 
  ALL OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN 
  MOVED BACK BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL 
  BE DIFFICULT TO IMPASSIBLE BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH 
  ACCESS POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH 
  SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST 
  EXPERIENCED SURFERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR
LESS.  BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN
KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET.

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...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

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

NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WITH
WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.
VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL
BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES
LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE
BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

&&

$$

69
535 
WHUS44 KBRO 311809
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
109 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2016

...TIDAL RUN UP TO OR JUST INTO THE DUNES EXPECTED ALONG THE
LOWER TEXAS COAST BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.CONTINUING ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW
MOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA
BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL.

TXZ251-256-257-010000-
/O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
109 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2016

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES IS EXPECTED 
  TO CONTINUE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT 
  THE BEACH AND SURF INTERFACE. AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING HIGH 
  TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL RUN UP A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DUNES AT 
  TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN NEAR OR A 
  LITTLE BELOW THE DUNE LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS. 

* RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 3 TO 5 FEET 
  ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE 
  ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY THROUGH MONDAY. THE 
  COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL 
  WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE DAY ON 
  MONDAY. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL RISE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH
  TIDE EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL COVER MOST OR 
  ALL OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN 
  MOVED BACK BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL 
  BE DIFFICULT TO IMPASSIBLE BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH 
  ACCESS POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH 
  SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST 
  EXPERIENCED SURFERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR
LESS.  BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN
KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET.

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...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

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

NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WITH
WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.
VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL
BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES
LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE
BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

&&

$$
037 
WHUS44 KBRO 010014
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
714 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2016

...SEA WATER RUN UP TO NEAR THE DUNES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...

.CONTINUED EASTERLY FLOW SOUTH OF A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL MAINTAIN PERSISTENT LONG PERIOD EASTERLY
SWELLS...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WATER TOWARD THE DUNE LINE
AT NARROW BEACHES ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND THROUGH THE HIGH TIDE
CYCLE OVERNIGHT. TIDE LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS
THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

TXZ251-256-257-011200-
/O.EXP.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/
/O.EXP.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.CF.S.0007.161101T0014Z-161101T1200Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
714 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

...SEA WATER WILL CONTINUE TO REACH TOWARD THE DUNES AT HIGH TIDE
EVEN AS THREAT OF MORE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING RECEDES...
...RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HIGH THROUGH MUCH OF
THE WEEK...

* TIDAL RUN UP...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES IS EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE RUNNING NEAR 1 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE BEACH AND
  SURF INTERFACE. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HIGH TIDE CYCLE...WATER
  WILL RUN UP TOWARD BUT JUST SHY OF THE DUNES AT TYPICALLY
  NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS. WATER SHOULD RECEDE HALFWAY TO THE
  NORMAL SURF AND BEACH INTERFACE DURING LOW TIDE TUESDAY MORNING.

* RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 3 TO 5 FEET
  ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE
  ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY THROUGH TUESDAY AND PERHAPS
  BEYOND. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD
  EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A MODERATE TO HIGH THREAT OF RIP
  CURRENTS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.

* TIMING...THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE WITH RUNUP WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  UNTIL AROUND 3 AM BEFORE TIDES RECEDE TOWARD LOWER VALUES TOWARD
  SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS...DURING THE OVERNIGHT HIGH TIDE CYCLE...WATER WILL
  COVER MOST OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS NOT STOWED
  BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL REMAIN
  DIFFICULT BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS POINTS TO THE
  MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING
  DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR
LESS.  BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN
KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET.

VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL
BASES...WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON THE BEACH OVERNIGHT. THIS
INCLUDES LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3.
UMBRELLAS...BEACH CHAIRS...TRASH CANS...AND OTHER ITEMS SHOULD
REMAIN STOWED BEHIND THE DUNES.

$$

52/BSG

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