HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 407 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 415 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009

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FLUS44 KCRP 112205
HWOCRP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
405 PM 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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405 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
LIGHT RAIN...DRIZZLE AND FOG WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER SOUTH TEXAS
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 3 MILES AT MOST
LOCATIONS. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A COASTAL
TROUGH WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO REMAIN ABOUT 1 1/2 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME MINOR
FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES WITH WATER REACHING THE DUNES IN A FEW
LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE.
A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF WILL LEAD TO A MODERATE THREAT FROM RIP
CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THIS EVENING.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAYS AND COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS DUE TO A 20 TO 25 KNOT
NORTHEAST FLOW AND LARGE SWELLS.
.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...
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COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
Issue Date: 357 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 300 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2009

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH THIS 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
MAINTAIN STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LARGE WAVES THROUGH TONIGHT OVER
THE GULF WATERS. TIDES ROSE TO AROUND 1 1/2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
LEVELS ALONG AREA BEACHES...PEAKING JUST BELOW 2 FEET MEAN SEA
LEVEL AT BOB HALL PIER DURING HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. MINOR
FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS BEFORE THE NORTH WINDS DEVELOP AND TIDE LEVELS BEGIN TO FALL.
HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS IS 1026 PM THIS EVENING.
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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JM