Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Brownsville, TX

242 
WHUS44 KBRO 090337
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1037 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2017

...TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN TO PRODUCE HIGHER SWELLS DIRECTED
TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN HAS EMERGED OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
THIS EVENING AND IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STORM WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH
OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BUT LARGE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
AND BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. THESE HIGHER SWELLS
WILL INCREASE THE RIP CURRENT RISK...PRODUCE HIGH SURF AND MINOR 
TIDAL OVERWASH ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST.

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/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.170810T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1037 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2017

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

...COASTAL IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE 
BE MINIMAL BUT WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SWIMMING AND SURF 
CONDITIONS...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL OVERWASH TO THE DUNES IS LIKELY WITH
  SOME THINNER BEACH AREAS SEEING SOME WATER INTO THE DUNES A FEW
  HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE THURSDAY AT 650 AM AND LATER THAT
  DAY AT 4 PM. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT AND INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 FEET THURSDAY WITH HIGHER SURF 
  NEAR THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. 

* TIMING...7 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 10 PM THURSDAY. THE PEAK TIME
  WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AM THURSDAY AND 6 PM THURSDAY. 

* 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 WILL 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

164 
WHUS44 KBRO 091045
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
545 AM CDT WED AUG 9 2017

...TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN TO PRODUCE HIGHER SWELLS DIRECTED
TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE
WESTWARD ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STORM 
WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BUT LARGE SWELLS 
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS 
COAST. THESE HIGHER SWELLS WILL INCREASE THE RIP CURRENT 
RISK...PRODUCE HIGH SURF AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ACROSS THE LOWER
TEXAS COAST.

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/O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0007.170810T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.170810T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
545 AM CDT WED AUG 9 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM CDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

...COASTAL IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE 
BE MINIMAL BUT WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SWIMMING AND SURF 
CONDITIONS...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL OVERWASH TO THE DUNES IS LIKELY WITH 
  SOME THINNER BEACH AREAS SEEING SOME WATER INTO THE DUNES A 
  FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE THURSDAY AT 650 AM AND 
  LATER THAT DAY AT 4 PM. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT AND
  INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 FEET THURSDAY WITH HIGHER SURF NEAR THE 
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. 

* TIMING...7 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 10 PM THURSDAY. THE PEAK TIME 
  WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AM THURSDAY AND 6 PM THURSDAY. 

* 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 WILL 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.

&&

$$

358 
WHUS44 KBRO 091847
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
147 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017

...TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WILL PRODUCE HIGH SWELLS TOWARDS THE 
LOWER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE 
WESTWARD ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE MAKING
LANDFALL ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY.
THE STORM WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BUT 
LARGE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER 
TEXAS COAST. THESE HIGHER SWELLS WILL INCREASE THE RIP CURRENT 
RISK... PRODUCE HIGH SURF AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ACROSS THE 
LOWER TEXAS COAST.

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/O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0007.170810T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.170810T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
147 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM CDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

...COASTAL IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE 
BE MINIMAL BUT WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SWIMMING AND SURF 
CONDITIONS...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL OVERWASH TO THE DUNES IS LIKELY WITH 
  SOME THINNER BEACH AREAS SEEING SOME WATER INTO THE DUNES A 
  FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE THURSDAY AT 650 AM AND 
  LATER THAT DAY AT 4 PM. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT 
  AND INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 FEET THURSDAY WITH HIGHER SURF NEAR THE 
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. 

* TIMING...7 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 10 PM THURSDAY. THE PEAK TIME 
  WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AM THURSDAY AND 6 PM THURSDAY. 

* 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 WILL 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

240 
WHUS44 KBRO 092148
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
448 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017

...HURRICANE FRANKLIN WILL PRODUCE HIGH SWELLS TOWARDS THE LOWER 
TEXAS COAST TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

.HURRICANE FRANKLIN WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE WESTWARD
ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL 
ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THE 
HURRICANE WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BUT 
LARGE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER 
TEXAS COAST. THESE HIGHER SWELLS WILL INCREASE THE RIP CURRENT 
RISK...PRODUCE HIGH SURF AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ACROSS THE 
LOWER TEXAS COAST.

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/O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0007.170810T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.170810T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
448 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017

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

...COASTAL IMPACTS FROM HURRICANE FRANKLIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE BE 
MINIMAL BUT WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SWIMMING AND SURF 
CONDITIONS...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL OVERWASH TO THE DUNES IS LIKELY WITH
  SOME THINNER BEACH AREAS SEEING SOME WATER INTO THE DUNES A FEW
  HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE THURSDAY AT 650 AM CDT AND LATER
  IN THE DAY AT 4 PM CDT. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT 
  AND INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 FEET THURSDAY WITH HIGHER SURF NEAR THE 
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. 

* TIMING...7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE PEAK
  TIME WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AM CDT THURSDAY AND 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* 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 WILL 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.

&&

$$

BIRCHFIELD

445 
WHUS44 KBRO 100530
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1230 AM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...HURRICANE FRANKLIN WILL PRODUCE HIGH SWELLS TOWARDS THE LOWER
TEXAS COAST TODAY...

.HURRICANE FRANKLIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE 
MEXICAN COAST LATER THIS MORNING. THE HURRICANE WILL REMAIN WELL 
SOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BUT LARGE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO 
DEVELOP AND MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. THESE HIGHER 
SWELLS WILL INCREASE THE RIP CURRENT RISK...PRODUCE HIGH SURF AND 
MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST.

TXZ251-256-257-101330-
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/O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1230 AM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...COASTAL IMPACTS FROM HURRICANE FRANKLIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE  
MINIMAL BUT WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SWIMMING AND SURF CONDITIONS...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL OVERWASH TO THE DUNES IS LIKELY WITH
  SOME THINNER BEACH AREAS SEEING SOME WATER INTO THE DUNES A FEW
  HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AT 650 AM CDT AND LATER
  TODAY AT 4 PM CDT. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY THIS
  MORNING AND INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE
  AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER SURF NEAR THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES.
 
* TIMING...NOW THROUGH 10 PM CDT TONIGHT. THE PEAK TIME WILL BE
  BETWEEN 5 AM CDT THIS MORNING AND 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* 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 WILL 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.

&&

$$

494 
WHUS44 KBRO 100954
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
454 AM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WILL PRODUCE HIGH SWELLS TOWARDS THE 
LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER INLAND 
ACROSS EASTERN MEXICO AND WEAKEN THIS MORNING BUT LARGE SWELLS 
WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. 
THESE HIGHER SWELLS WILL INCREASE THE RIP CURRENT RISK...PRODUCE 
HIGH SURF AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST.

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/O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
454 AM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...COASTAL IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ARE EXPECTED TO 
BE MINIMAL BUT WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SWIMMING AND SURF 
CONDITIONS...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL OVERWASH TO THE DUNES IS LIKELY WITH 
  SOME THINNER BEACH AREAS SEEING SOME WATER INTO THE DUNES A 
  FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AT 650 AM CDT AND 
  LATER TODAY AT 4 PM CDT. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY THIS 
  MORNING AND INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATER THIS MORNING INTO 
  THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER SURF NEAR THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 
  JETTIES. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH 10 PM CDT TONIGHT. THE PEAK TIME WILL BE 
  BETWEEN 5 AM CDT THIS MORNING AND 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* 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 WILL 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.

&&

$$

486 
WHUS44 KBRO 101743
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1243 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WILL PRODUCE HIGH SWELLS TOWARDS THE
LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN HAS MOVED INLAND IN MEXICO AND DISSIPATED
BUT LARGE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. 
THESE HIGHER SWELLS WILL INCREASE THE RIP CURRENT RISK...PRODUCE 
HIGH SURF AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST.

TXZ251-256-257-110300-
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/O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170811T0300Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1243 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL OVERWASH TO THE DUNES IS LIKELY WITH 
  SOME THINNER BEACH AREAS SEEING SOME WATER INTO THE DUNES A 
  FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AT 650 AM CDT AND 
  LATER TODAY AT 4 PM CDT. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY THIS 
  MORNING AND INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATER THIS MORNING INTO 
  THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER SURF NEAR THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 
  JETTIES. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH 10 PM CDT TONIGHT. THE PEAK TIME WILL BE 
  BETWEEN 5 AM CDT THIS MORNING AND 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* 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 WILL 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.

&&

$$

807 
WHUS44 KBRO 110303
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1003 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WILL PRODUCE HIGH SWELLS TOWARDS THE
LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN HAS MOVED INLAND IN MEXICO AND
DISSIPATED BUT LARGE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS
COAST. THESE HIGHER SWELLS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RIP CURRENT 
RISK AND PRODUCE HIGH SURF AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ACROSS THE 
LOWER TEXAS COAST.

TXZ251-256-257-111115-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170811T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.CF.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170811T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170811T1500Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1003 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL OVERWASH TO THE DUNES IS LIKELY WITH
  SOME THINNER BEACH AREAS SEEING SOME WATER INTO THE DUNES A FEW
  HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY MORNING AT 657 AM CDT.

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS FROM 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
  MORNING WITH HIGHER SURF NEAR THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH 10 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING. 
 
* 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 WILL 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.

&&

$$

19

946 
WHUS44 KBRO 110909 AAA
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
409 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017

...LEFTOVER SWELL FROM FRANKLIN MENACING LOWER TEXAS COAST...

.LEFTOVER LARGE SWELLS FROM THE TRACK OF FRANKLIN ACROSS THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. THESE 
SWELLS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND PRODUCE HIGH 
SURF AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH
MID-MORNING TODAY.

TXZ251-256-257-111500-
/O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170811T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170811T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170811T1500Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
409 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL OVERWASH TO THE DUNES IS LIKELY WITH
  SOME THINNER BEACH AREAS SEEING SOME WATER INTO THE DUNES A FEW
  HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING AT 657 AM CDT. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS FROM 3 TO 5 FEET THIS MORNING WITH 
  HIGHER SURF NEAR THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING.

* 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 WILL 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.

&&

$$

937 
WHUS44 KBRO 111431
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
931 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017

...LEFTOVER SWELL FROM FRANKLIN MENACING LOWER TEXAS COAST...

.LEFTOVER LARGE SWELLS FROM THE TRACK OF FRANKLIN ACROSS THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. THESE
SWELLS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND PRODUCE HIGH
SURF AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH
MID-MORNING TODAY.

TXZ251-256-257-112300-
/O.CAN.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170811T1500Z/
/O.CAN.KBRO.CF.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170811T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170811T2300Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
931 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

...CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING, BUT THREATS STILL REMAIN...

* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES THROUGH 6 PM CDT THIS 
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE THREAT FOR STRONG AND LIFE THREATENING RIP
  CURRENTS CONTINUES AT AREAS BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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. 

&&

$$

206 
WHUS44 KBRO 112319
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
619 PM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017

...RIP CURRENTS STILL LURK BUT THREAT IS NOW MODERATE THIS EVENING...

.WITH THE STEADY DECREASE IN OFFSHORE SEAS AND SWELL, SURF WAVES
AND ACCOMPANYING RIP CURRENT THREAT HAS DIMINISHED TO MODERATE FOR
EVENING SWIMMERS, AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT WITH A
MAINLY LOW TO POSSIBLY MODERATE THREAT ON SATURDAY. 

TXZ251-256-257-120030-
/O.EXP.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170811T2300Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
619 PM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

*RIP CURRENT THREAT: MODERATE THIS EVENING, SUBSIDING TO LOW ON
 SATURDAY.

EVEN THOUGH THE RIP CURRENT THREAT IS SUBSIDING, POOR SWIMMER
SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT WHEN ENTERING THE SURF THIS EVENING. BRING
A FLOTATION DEVICE SUCH AS A BOOGIE BOARD WITH ROPE IN WITH YOU,
OR WEAR A FLOATER OR LIFE VEST.

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.

&&



$$

52/BSG