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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
929 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

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MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
929 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2009
...ABOVE NORMAL TIDES MAY PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT...
TIDE LEVELS OF 1.0 TO 2.0 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT WILL GENERATE
ACTUAL TIDES OF 3 TO 4 FEET ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND INTO THE
BAYS. ON THE GULF FACING BEACHES...THE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL BE
COMPOUNDED BY LARGE WAVES GENERATED BY THE SOUTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS. THESE CONDITIONS MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING
TONIGHT OVER LOW-LYING BARRIER ISLANDS AND LOCATIONS ALONG
GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
PERSONS LIVING ON THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA...THE WEST END OF
GALVESTON ISLAND...AND LOW-LYING LOCATIONS ALONG THE BAYS SHOULD
MONITOR THE SITUATION THROUGH THE NIGHT. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES
WILL OCCUR IN THE AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND WATER LEVELS
MAY RISE ANOTHER 0.5 FOOT. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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