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
344 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 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...
  Galveston Bay...
  Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM...

* Until 445 AM CDT.

* At 344 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 21 nm northwest of Burnet Bay to 15 nm southwest of
  Upper San Jacinto Bay to 14 nm west of Surfside Jetty, moving east
  at 35 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high
           winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher
           waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tabs Buoy B, Galveston Bay Entrance, Galveston Bay, Burnet Bay,
  Offatts Bayou, Galveston 221, Galveston Pier 21, Trinity Bay,
  Galveston 282, Galveston Causeway, Mitchell Bay, Bastrop Bay,
  Surfside Jetty, Christmas Bay, Crystal Bay, East Galveston Bay,
  Galveston Ship Channel, West Bay, Scott Bay, and Galveston 317.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 2968 9491 2980 9472 2966 9467 2955 9473
      2959 9457 2957 9445 2954 9446 2956 9437
      2871 9475 2881 9557 2893 9533 2915 9517
      2922 9522 2920 9510 2933 9491 2949 9494
      2954 9503 2967 9500 2979 9511 2981 9505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0844Z 261DEG 36KT 3009 9523 2960 9532 2890 9557

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...50KTS

$$

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