...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY MORNING TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY. ...COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COAST AND WILL LIKELY LEAD TO STRENGTHENING NORTHEAST AND EAST WINDS OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS. EAST WINDS WILL HELP TO INCREASE TIDE LEVELS 1.0 TO 2.0 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICALLY PREDICTED LEVELS. THIS MAY RAISE WATER LEVELS ENOUGH TO CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IT REMAINS UNCERTAIN HOW QUICKLY THIS GULF STORM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA. THIS WILL IMPACT THE DEGREE OF WATER LEVEL RISE. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON LATER STATEMENTS...AND ANY COASTAL WARNINGS SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. LOCATION HIGH TIDE TIMES EXPECTED WATER MAX MORGANS POINT... TUE 2:48 AM. 2.6 FEET. CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE... TUE 11:26 PM. 2.6 FEET. EAGLE POINT... TUE 9:15 PM. 2.7 FEET. PORT BOLIVAR... TUE 5:35 PM. 3.6 FEET. GALVESTON CHANNEL... TUE 5:21 PM. 3.6 FEET. GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER... TUE 4:15 PM. 3.5 FEET. TUE 10:57 PM. 3.0 FEET. JAMAICA BEACH... TUE 2:20 AM. 3.0 FEET. TUE 7:59 PM. 3.2 FEET. SAN LUIS PASS... TUE 5:12 PM. 3.4 FEET. TUE 11:54 PM. 2.8 FEET. FREEPORT... TUE 4:37 PM. 4.0 FEET. TUE 11:19 PM. 3.5 FEET. PORT O CONNOR... TUE 10:47 PM. 3.3 FEET. NOTE: TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER &&
...COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY FROM GULF STORM... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS STILL FORECAST TO FORM ALONG THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS LAST NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DEVELOPING TONIGHT OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COAST AND WILL LIKELY LEAD TO STRENGTHENING NORTHEAST AND EAST WINDS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING OVER OUR AREA. THIS MAY RAISE WATER LEVELS ENOUGH TO CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIME OF HIGH TIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IT REMAINS UNCERTAIN ON HOW QUICKLY THIS GULF STORM WILL DEVELOP... AND HOW QUICKLY IT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA. THIS WILL IMPACT THE DEGREE OF WATER LEVEL RISE. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON LATER STATEMENTS...AND ANY WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES SHOULD THEY BECOME NECESSARY.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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