Coastal Flood Watch

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1143 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...HAZARDOUS BEACH CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS
COASTLINE FRIDAY...

.AN INCREASE IN AN EASTERLY SWELL IS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF INTERACTS WITH LOWER PRESSURE OVER
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL HOWEVER BE SLOW TO BUILD SOUTH DELAYING THE ONSET OF
THE HIGHER SWELL UNTIL FRIDAY. AREA BEACHES CAN ANTICIPATE A
DELAY OF MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND WITH THE PEAK OF THE SWELL NOT
EXPECT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON MINOR COASTAL FLOODING COULD PERSIST
INTO SATURDAY.

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1143 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS
COASTLINE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL BEGIN TO BUILD LARGE GULF
SWELLS UP ONTO THE BEACHES OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY
PERSIST INTO SATURDAY.

THESE LARGE SWELLS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE ROUGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG THE AREAS BEACHES LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MINOR BEACH EROSION MAY ALSO OCCUR AS THE
WAVES PUSH FURTHER UP ONTO THE AREA BEACHES.

SWIMMING AND OTHER MARINE RELATED ACTIVITIES ALONG THE BEACHES OF
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA ARE HIGHLY DISCOURAGED LATE
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY DUE TO THE THREAT OF INCREASED SURF AND RIP
CURRENT ACTIVITY. HEAVY SURF AND RIP CURRENTS POSE A DANGER TO
ANYONE VENTURING INTO THE WATER.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE INCREASED POSSIBILITY OF
COASTAL FLOODING GENERALLY WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.

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