HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1109 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 1115 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2009

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HWOCRP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1107 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
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BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
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1107 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT RAIN...DRIZZE AND FOG CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW 3 MILES. STRONG NORTHEAST
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A COASTAL TROUGH WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO
RISE SLIGHTLY ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL NORMALS THIS AFTERNOON. WATER
LEVELS WILL APPROACH 1.5 TO 2 FEET MSL DURING HIGH TIDE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME MINOR FLOODING OF AREA
BEACHES WITH WATER REACHING THE DUNES IN A FEW LOCATIONS.
A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF WILL LEAD TO A MODERATE THREAT FROM RIP
CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS
DUE TO A 20 TO 25 KNOT NORTHEAST FLOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
DENSE FOG MAY DEVELOP IN AREAS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING
OVER THE REGION DUE TO LIGHT SURFACE WINDS AND AMPLE SURFACE
MOISTURE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
IN WAKE OF A FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY. OTHERWISE...NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
Issue Date: 521 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
DUE TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES AND HIGH SWELLS...
.THIS STATEMENT IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST IN THE COASTAL BEND.
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A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE DEEP SOUTH TEXAS COAST WILL
LEAD TO INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS AND LARGE WAVES THROUGH TODAY
OVER THE GULF WATERS. THIS WILL INCREASE THE TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE
MIDDLE TEXAS COAST TO AROUND 1 1/2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS AT
AREA BEACHES. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN
SEA LEVEL ON THE BEACH SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND MINOR
FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS AND
THE BARRIER ISLANDS IN GENERAL WILL OCCUR AROUND 142 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
DRIVING ON AREA BEACHES IS DISCOURAGED AS WATER LEVELS COULD RISE
TRAPPING VEHICLES ON THE BEACH DURING HIGH TIDE.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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