Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Brownsville, TX

608 
WHUS44 KBRO 210253 AAA
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
953 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2017

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF TO DEVELOP FROM TROPICAL
STORM CINDY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.BUILDING SWELL FROM TROPICAL STORM CINDY WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARDS
THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THESE LARGER SWELLS 
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF ALONG WITH TIDAL 
OVERWASH NEARING THE BASE OF DUNES.

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
953 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL OVERWASH REACHING THE DUNES.

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS REACHING 6 FEET OR HIGHER ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR JETTIES. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS 
  AND ANY OTHER STRUCTURES SET UP ALONG THE BEACH MAY BE 
  INUNDATED BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE 
  THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG 
  THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR 
  SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

980 
WHUS44 KBRO 210917
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
417 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
THIS EVENING...

.TROPICAL STORM CINDY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST 
GULF TODAY. SWELLS GENERATED BY THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO 
INCREASE THIS MORNING. THESE LARGER SWELLS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS 
RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF ALONG WITH TIDAL OVERWASH NEARING 
DUNELINE.

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
417 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

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

...COASTAL IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL OVERWASH REACHING THE DUNES.

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS REACHING 6 FEET OR HIGHER ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR JETTIES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS 
  AND ANY OTHER STRUCTURES SET UP ALONG THE BEACH MAY BE 
  INUNDATED BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE 
  THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG 
  THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR 
  SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

69

704 
WHUS44 KBRO 211715
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1215 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.TROPICAL STORM CINDY CONTINUES MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF
OF MEXICO HEADING TOWARDS THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. LARGE WAVES AND
SWELL CONTINUE TO BE GENERATED AND DIRECTED TOWARDS THE LOWER
TEXAS COAST. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF ALONG WITH 
TIDAL OVERWASH NEARING DUNE LINE WILL CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF 
THE AFTERNOON AND MAY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH THURSDAY 
MORNING. 

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1215 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR TIDAL OVER WASH CONTINUES
THROUGH 7 PM...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL OVERWASH REACHING THE DUNES.

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS REACHING 6 FEET OR HIGHER ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR JETTIES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS 
  AND ANY OTHER STRUCTURES SET UP ALONG THE BEACH MAY BE 
  INUNDATED BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE 
  THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG 
  THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR 
  SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

602 
WHUS44 KBRO 212348
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
648 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.TROPICAL STORM CINDY IS HEADING TOWARDS THE UPPER TEXAS AND
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COASTLINE. LARGE WAVES AND SWELLS CONTINUE TO
BE GENERATED AND DIRECTED TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. 
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF ALONG WITH TIDAL OVERWASH 
NEARING THE DUNE LINE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY 
MORNING.

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
648 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH REACHING THE DUNES.

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS REACHING 6 FEET OR HIGHER ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE JETTIES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS 
  AND ANY OTHER STRUCTURES SET UP ALONG THE BEACH MAY BE 
  INUNDATED BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE 
  THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG 
  THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR 
  SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

CASTILLO

932 
WHUS44 KBRO 220308
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1008 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL DEVELOP AT LOCAL BEACHES 
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TROPICAL STORM CINDY IS HEADING TOWARDS THE UPPER TEXAS AND 
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COASTLINE. LARGE WAVES AND SWELLS CONTINUE TO 
BE GENERATED AND DIRECTED TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING AS HIGH TIDE APPROACHES THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS
RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF ALONG WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH 
THURSDAY MORNING.

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1008 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...PRIMARILY ACROSS GULF FACING BEACHES.

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS REACHING 6 FEET OR HIGHER ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE JETTIES. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING AS HIGH TIDES PEAK AT 439 AM THURSDAY. TIDES
  ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND WITH HIGH
  TIDE WILL PRODUCE TIDES AT LEAST 2.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
  WATER ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA BEACH. 

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND 
  ANY OTHER STRUCTURES SET UP ALONG THE BEACH MAY BE INUNDATED BY 
  WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP 
  CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS 
  COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS 
  EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN 
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND 
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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

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. 

&&

$$

CASTILLO

231 
WHUS44 KBRO 221059
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
559 AM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THIS 
MORNING...

.TROPICAL STORM CINDY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LAND FALL ACROSS THE 
UPPER TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COASTLINE LATER THIS MORNING. 
UNTIL THEN, OCCASIONALLY LARGE WAVES AND SWELLS WILL BE DIRECTED 
TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING, DANGEROUS 
RIP CURRENTS, AND HIGH SURF ALONG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY 
MORNING.

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
559 AM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...PRIMARILY ACROSS GULF FACING BEACHES.

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS REACHING 5 FEET OR HIGHER ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE JETTIES. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS TIDES
  ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. ALTHOUGH HIGH
  TIDE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED, RESIDUAL TIDES WILL KEEP THE WATER
  LEVELS ELEVATED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS 
  AND ANY OTHER STRUCTURES SET UP ALONG THE BEACH MAY BE 
  INUNDATED BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE 
  THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG 
  THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR 
  SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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

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.

&&

$$

69

874 
WHUS44 KBRO 221452
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
952 AM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

...SWELL AND SURF CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS MORNING...
...RIP CURRENT THREAT REMAINS HIGH TODAY...

.TROPICAL STORM CINDY HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A DEPRESSION AND 
CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES MOVING NORTH INTO EAST TEXAS.
SWELL AND SURF GENERATED BY THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE WITH MOST OF THE COASTAL HAZARDS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ONLY 
THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT A HIGH RISK THREAT FOR THE 
REMAINDER OF THE DAY. 

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
952 AM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT CONTINUES THROUGH 7 PM.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS
  WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT
  DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. 

&&

$$