...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY.
TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY. THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AND
2.7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. INCOMING
LARGE SWELLS WILL ALSO ADD TO THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT. SWELLS
WILL PUSH THE WATER UP TO THE DUNES CONSISTENTLY TODAY AND
TONIGHT ON PADRE ISLAND. SOME BEACH ACCESS ROADS WILL LIKELY
BECOME FLOODED. A FEW OF THE LOWEST-LYING SPOTS AND ROADS ALONG ON
THE BAY SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS WILL ALSO BECOME FLOODED
DURING HIGH TIDE. SOME TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS INCLUDE LAGUNA
SHORES ROAD IN FLOUR BLUFF AS WELL AS SOME LOW BAY-FRONT ROADS AT
INGLESIDE BAY THE BAY IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY AND INDIANOLA IN
CALHOUN COUNTY. ALTERNATE ROUTES OF TRAVEL MAY BE NECESSARY.
THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS WILL OCCUR AT 1101 PM
CST THIS EVENING WITH A SECONDARY...MINOR HIGH TIDE OCCURRING AT
833 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT PORT O`CONNOR
WILL OCCUR AT 513 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING.
IN ADDITION TO THE COASTAL FLOODING...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. THE INCOMING LARGE SWELLS AND NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRIVING ON AREA BEACHES IS NOT RECOMMENDED TODAY AND TOMORROW DUE
TO THE HIGH TIDAL LEVELS. CAMPING ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE
DISCOURAGED AS WELL.
SWIMMING AND OTHER MARINE-RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE HIGHLY
DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE THREAT FROM HEAVY SURF AND RIP CURRENTS.
HEAVY SURF AND RIP CURRENTS POSE A DANGER TO ANYONE IN THE WATER.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. ESCAPE THE
CURRENT BY SWIMMING IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE UNTIL
YOU ARE FREE FROM THE RIP CURRENT.
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MJG