...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 5 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 5 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL LOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW ALONG THE COAST WHICH WILL PROMOTE PILING OF WATER ALONG THE COASTAL BEND. WATER LEVELS DURING HIGH TIDE ON TUESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 2 1/4 TO 2 3/4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ALONG AREA BEACHES. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF THE BEACHES WITH WATER REACHING THE DUNES DURING HIGH TIDE. SOME FLOODING OF PARK ACCESS ROADS AND PARKING LOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AND SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION MAY OCCUR WITH THIS EVENT. RESIDENTS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM DRIVING OR CAMPING ON AREA BEACHES ON TUESDAY TO AVOID THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING TRAPPED BY RISING WATERS. WATER LEVELS SHOULD FALL TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE COASTAL LOW PULLS AWAY FROM THE COAST AD STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP. SINCE THE EVENT WILL BE RELATIVELY SHORT LIVED...WATER LEVELS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AROUND THE BAYS. HIGH TIDE OCCURRED AROUND 345 PM CST TODAY AND THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 430 PM CST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. &&Note: In order to comply with National Weather Service safety tests, occasionally this product will display test alerts, which are normally conducted during calm, quiet weather.
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