Expires:200809152100;Remove:200809152100;376564 WHUS44 KHGX 151957 CFWHGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 257 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 ...TIDE LEVELS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST... TXZ200-213-214-238-152100- /O.CAN.KHGX.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-080915T2000Z/ CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-LIBERTY- 257 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 ..TIDE LEVELS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE BUT REMAIN ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL FROM SAN LUIS PASS EASTWARD AND ALONG GALVESTON BAY... TIDE LEVELS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BETWEEN 2.0 AND 2.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST FROM SAN LUIS PASS TO HIGH ISLAND AND ALONG THE SHORELINE OF GALVESTON BAY. THESE VALUES ARE ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE ASTRONOMICALLY PREDICTED VALUES. FRESHWATER FLOODING DRAINING FROM CREEKS AND BAYOUS WILL KEEP TIDE LEVELS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED TODAY. HOWEVER...NORTH WINDS WILL ENABLE THE WATER LEVELS TO CONTINUE SUBSIDING. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL BY TUESDAY. THIS WILL BE LAST COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. THE NORMAL TIDE PRODUCT TIDHGX WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TIDE LEVELS AS OF 200 PM CDT: HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/MANCHESTER - 2.3 FEET PIER 21 - 1.6 FEET PLEASURE PIER - 2.3 FEET. $$