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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
948 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT...

.A LONG FETCH OF STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COAST MOVES TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THESE WINDS WILL
SUPPORT ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS OVER THE BAYS AND SEASIDE AREAS
TONIGHT. TIDES MAY BE ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT WITH
HIGH TIDE. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL BE SLOW TO DECREASE TONIGHT
WITH MAY ALLOW FOR HIGHER TIDE LEVELS TO PERSIST AND CAUSE
COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL
DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY MORNING WHICH WILL HELP TIDES TO DECREASE.

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948 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST
TONIGHT AND SUPPORT A LONG FETCH OF STRONG EAST WINDS. THIS
STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS OVER THE
BAYS AND SEASIDE LOCATIONS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST
AND EVENTUALLY TO THE NORTH WHICH COULD FURTHER AGGRAVATE THE
FLOODING ON THE BAY SIDE OF GALVESTON ISLAND AND POSSIBLY BOLIVAR
PENINSULA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY.

TIDE LEVELS WILL RUN ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF BEACHES...TIDALLY FLOOD PRONE ROADS AND
HIGHWAYS ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...IN PARTICULAR HIGHWAY 87
AND THE BLUE WATER HIGHWAY.

THE HIGHEST TIDES WILL GENERALLY OCCUR TONIGHT AT HIGH TIDE AND
PERSIST AS ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL BE SLOW TO DECLINE. THE LONG FETCH OF
STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BATTERING WAVES THAT MAY
AGGRAVATE DAMAGE TO THE BEACHES AND ROADS FROM THE STORM EARLIER
IN THE MONTH.

PERSONS SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING IN THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL OCEAN
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER NEWS SOURCES FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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LOCATION                       HIGH TIDE TIMES     EXPECTED WATER MAX

MORGANS POINT...               SAT  7:49 AM.       2.1 FEET.

CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE...         SAT  3:33 AM.       2.0 FEET.

EAGLE POINT...                 SAT  1:22 AM.       2.3 FEET.

PORT BOLIVAR...                FRI  9:42 PM.       4.0 FEET.

GALVESTON CHANNEL...           FRI  9:28 PM.       3.4 FEET.
                               SAT 10:10 PM.       2.5 FEET.

GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...     FRI  8:22 PM.       3.8 FEET.
                               SAT  9:04 PM.       3.2 FEET.

JAMAICA BEACH...               SAT 12:06 AM.       2.8 FEET.

SAN LUIS PASS...               FRI  9:19 PM.       3.8 FEET.
                               SAT 10:01 PM.       2.7 FEET.

FREEPORT...                    FRI  8:44 PM.       3.7 FEET.
                               SAT  9:26 PM.       3.1 FEET.

PORT O CONNOR...               FRI 1:27 AM.        3.0 FEET.
                               SAT 2:24 AM.        1.6 FEET.

NOTE:  TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

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