Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
719 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20
  NM...
  Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM...
  Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60
  NM...
  Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM...

* Until 800 AM CDT.

* At 719 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing wind
  gusts of 34 knots or greater and waterspouts were located along a
  line extending from 8 nm northwest of Galveston A8 to near Brazos
  A4, moving southeast at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly
           higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Brazos A4, Galveston A8, Galveston A122, Galveston A171, Galveston
  317, Galveston 424, and Galveston A21.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 2865 9452 2798 9514 2821 9553 2890 9489
TIME...MOT...LOC 1219Z 307DEG 25KT 2881 9479 2823 9542

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

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