000 WHUS44 KHGX 210348 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 948 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT... .A LONG FETCH OF STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST MOVES TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THESE WINDS WILL SUPPORT ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS OVER THE BAYS AND SEASIDE AREAS TONIGHT. TIDES MAY BE ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT WITH HIGH TIDE. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL BE SLOW TO DECREASE TONIGHT WITH MAY ALLOW FOR HIGHER TIDE LEVELS TO PERSIST AND CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY MORNING WHICH WILL HELP TIDES TO DECREASE. TXZ214-237-238-211200- /O.EXT.KHGX.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091121T1200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON- 948 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND SUPPORT A LONG FETCH OF STRONG EAST WINDS. THIS STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS OVER THE BAYS AND SEASIDE LOCATIONS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND EVENTUALLY TO THE NORTH WHICH COULD FURTHER AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING ON THE BAY SIDE OF GALVESTON ISLAND AND POSSIBLY BOLIVAR PENINSULA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. TIDE LEVELS WILL RUN ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF BEACHES...TIDALLY FLOOD PRONE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...IN PARTICULAR HIGHWAY 87 AND THE BLUE WATER HIGHWAY. THE HIGHEST TIDES WILL GENERALLY OCCUR TONIGHT AT HIGH TIDE AND PERSIST AS ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL BE SLOW TO DECLINE. THE LONG FETCH OF STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BATTERING WAVES THAT MAY AGGRAVATE DAMAGE TO THE BEACHES AND ROADS FROM THE STORM EARLIER IN THE MONTH. PERSONS SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING IN THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL OCEAN WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER NEWS SOURCES FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && LOCATION HIGH TIDE TIMES EXPECTED WATER MAX MORGANS POINT... SAT 7:49 AM. 2.1 FEET. CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE... SAT 3:33 AM. 2.0 FEET. EAGLE POINT... SAT 1:22 AM. 2.3 FEET. PORT BOLIVAR... FRI 9:42 PM. 4.0 FEET. GALVESTON CHANNEL... FRI 9:28 PM. 3.4 FEET. SAT 10:10 PM. 2.5 FEET. GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER... FRI 8:22 PM. 3.8 FEET. SAT 9:04 PM. 3.2 FEET. JAMAICA BEACH... SAT 12:06 AM. 2.8 FEET. SAN LUIS PASS... FRI 9:19 PM. 3.8 FEET. SAT 10:01 PM. 2.7 FEET. FREEPORT... FRI 8:44 PM. 3.7 FEET. SAT 9:26 PM. 3.1 FEET. PORT O CONNOR... FRI 1:27 AM. 3.0 FEET. SAT 2:24 AM. 1.6 FEET. NOTE: TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER $$