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2/16/2025 7:17pm 
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Rip Current Statement

Issued by the National Weather Service - Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley, TX

    RIP CURRENT STATEMENT  

Kenedy Island, TX; Willacy Island, TX; Cameron Island, TX

Rip Current Statement issued May 2 at 2:09AM CDT until May 3 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

Areas Affected: Kenedy Island; Willacy Island; Cameron Island

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Saturday 2:09am CDT

Alert Effective: Saturday 2:09am CDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 1:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Saturday 2:09am CDT

Event Ends: Sunday 7:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Brownsville TX

Details: 
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 9
feet in the surf zone. 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 Sunday evening.
For the High Surf Advisory, until 1 AM CDT Sunday. For the
Coastal Flood Statement, until 2 PM CDT this afternoon.

* 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. Dangerous swimming
and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip
currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into
deeper water.

Information: 
Do not drive through flooded roadways.

Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to
dangerous surf conditions.

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.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d95d46bfcc91046141dc8236d7f4feadabf5400a.001.1
Codes: TXZ451, TXZ454, TXZ455
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d95d46bfcc91046141dc8236d7f4feadabf5400a.001.1