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COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

851 PM CDT FRI OCT 8 2004



...SURF WATERS WILL ENCROACH THE DUNES DURING HIGH TIDE EARLY 

SATURDAY MORNING...



SWELLS FROM TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW ARE APPROACHING THE BEACHES OF 

DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND WILL ENCROACH THE DUNES DURING HIGH TIDE EARLY 

SATURDAY MORNING. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 2 TO 2.5 FEET 

ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AS THE SWELLS MOVE TOWARD THE COAST OVERNIGHT. 

AT SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 249 AM CDT. TRAINED 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTERS ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND HAVE 

REPORTED THAT SURF WATERS ARE APPROACHING THE DUNES IN SOME PLACES 

ALREADY.



DRIVING ALONG AREA BEACHES IS NOT ADVISED UNTIL THESE SWELLS 

SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO BECOME STRANDED...LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AND SEEK 

SAFETY ON HIGHER GROUND.



SWIMMING AND OTHER MARINE RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE HIGHLY DISCOURAGED

DUE TO THE THREAT OF HEAVY SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. 



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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