...Minor coastal flooding and high risk of rip currents today...
.Moderate northeast to east winds will maintain elevated water
levels into tonight. Minor coastal flooding will be possible
around times of high tide this evening. In addition, strong rip
and longshore currents on can be expected along area beaches.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* HAZARDS...Dangerous rip currents and elevated tide levels
* TIMING...Through the late evening hours
* LOCATION...Gulf facing beaches
* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Rip currents and longshore currents will
be dangerous to swimmers. Elevated tides will pose a threat to
those near the shore as waves run up the beach possibly to
near the dunes at high tide. The very lowest lying roads could
also see some minor overwash.