Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1039 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre...
  Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM...
  Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20
  NM...
  Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays...
  Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays...
  Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM...
  Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60
  NM...

* Until 1130 AM CDT.

* At 1039 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from 41 nm
  southwest of Brazos A110 to 7 nm southeast of Malaquite Beach to 12
  nm north of Riviera Beach, moving southwest at 35 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats, damage
           vessels and oil rigs, and create suddenly higher waves.
           Make sure all on board are in a secure location and
           wearing life jackets. Expect wind gusts in excess of 34
           knots, suddenly higher waves, frequent lightning, and
           heavy downpours.

* Locations impacted include...
  Riviera Beach, Flour Bluff, Packery Channel, Portland, Corpus
  Christi North Beach, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Port
  Aransas, Ingleside On The Bay, Downtown Corpus Christi, and
  Malaquite Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

&&

LAT...LON 2750 9770 2744 9764 2754 9760 2752 9742
      2756 9740 2767 9753 2776 9752 2778 9755
      2792 9752 2782 9661 2751 9657 2731 9605
      2708 9621 2721 9697 2722 9702 2725 9735
      2728 9735 2727 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1539Z 029DEG 33KT 2734 9624 2732 9725 2750 9772

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

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