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
921 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  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 945 AM CDT.

* At 921 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing winds
  gusts of 34 knots or greater and waterspouts were located along a
  line extending from near High Island A80 to 7 nm northeast of Buoy
  42019, moving southeast at 75 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...
  Galveston A122, Galveston A196, Galveston A250, Galveston A171,
  Brazos A85, High Island A457, Buoy 42019, High Island A109, High
  Island A142, High Island A131, High Island A410, High Island A80,
  Galveston A156, and Galveston A66.

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 2818 9460 2798 9487 2777 9527 2803 9559
      2885 9413 2853 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 1421Z 309DEG 74KT 2872 9408 2803 9529

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

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