...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
.NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY IN RESPONSE TO LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE GULF OF MEXICO AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE VALLEY.
SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE TOWARD THE UPPER TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING WHICH
WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS. THE SWELLS WILL DECREASE
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND TIDE LEVELS ON THE GULF SIDE WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH.
THE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER FROM GALVESTON BAY ON TO THE BACK
SIDE OF GALVESTON ISLAND. THIS WILL RAISE TIDE LEVELS ON THE WESTERN END
OF GALVESTON ISLAND. REPORTS FROM JAMAICA BEACH ALREADY INDICATE HIGH WATER
OVER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY. BECAUSE MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY...TIDE LEVELS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE ISLAND WILL REMAIN ELEVATED.
THEREFORE...THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH TIDE OCCURRED EARLIER THIS MORNING AND TIDE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY DROP DURING THE DAY. THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE BEACH FLOODING
AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL ROADS.
NOTE:  TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER
LOCATION      HIGH TIDE TIMES     EXPECTED WATER MAX
ROLLOVER PASS...
              MON  4:01 AM.       2.2 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH...
              MON  1:50 AM.       3.9 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS...
              MON 11:28 PM.       1.4 FEET.
FREEPORT...
              MON 10:53 PM.       2.1 FEET.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY. DO NOT VENTURE INTO THE WATER AS TIDAL CURRENTS MAY BE
VERY STRONG.
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