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WHUS44 KBRO 091834
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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
134 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025

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Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island-
134 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
  For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal
  flooding expected.

* WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island
  Counties.

* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Friday morning.
  For the Coastal Flood Statement, from 5 PM CDT this afternoon
  through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Wave run-up may approach the dunes along narrow
  beaches. Beach equipment, such as umbrellas and chairs, could
  be moved by waves. Vehicles driving along narrow beaches may
  experience higher water levels. Elevated water levels may also
  occur across the Laguna Madre and South Bay, and along State
  Highway 4 west of Boca Chica State Park. Rip currents can
  sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...the most impactful coastal flooding is
  expected during high tide around 8:32 PM CDT this evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

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