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
250 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM...
  Galveston Bay...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 250 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Upper San
  Jacinto Bay, or 13 nm northwest of Galveston Bay, moving east at 35
  knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  East Galveston Bay, Galveston Ship Channel, Upper San Jacinto Bay,
  Scott Bay, Galveston Bay Entrance, Galveston Bay, Tabbs Bay, Burnet
  Bay, Offatts Bayou, North Jetty, Galveston Pier 21, Trinity Bay,
  Galveston 150, Smith Point, Galveston Causeway, Rollover Pass,
  Mitchell Bay, Black Duck Bay, Crystal Bay, and The Texas City Dike.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2968 9492 2980 9471 2966 9467 2955 9473
      2959 9457 2957 9445 2954 9446 2956 9437
      2949 9437 2908 9470 2921 9493 2924 9488
      2926 9502 2932 9491 2943 9491 2954 9503
      2967 9500 2976 9512 2981 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 267DEG 37KT 2967 9506

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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