Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
974 WHUS54 KHGX 311514 SMWHGX GMZ355-370-375-311645- /O.NEW.KHGX.MA.W.0111.240531T1514Z-240531T1645Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1014 AM CDT Fri May 31 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... 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 1145 AM CDT. * At 1013 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near High Island A33 to 11 nm southeast of Galveston A156 to 9 nm east of East Breaks 228, moving southeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots. 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... Tabs Buoy F, Galveston A8, Heald Bank, Galveston A122, Tabs Buoy B, Galveston Bay Entrance, Brazos A70, Galveston 424, High Island A109, Galveston 221, Galveston 282, High Island 157, High Island A131, High Island 63, High Island A179, High Island A410, Surfside Jetty, Brazos B133, Brazos A4, and High Island A23. 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 2814 9609 2861 9513 2892 9532 2933 9473 2932 9476 2936 9477 2942 9468 2955 9439 2853 9401 2799 9484 2766 9554 TIME...MOT...LOC 1513Z 302DEG 27KT 2898 9413 2805 9455 2767 9538 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...40KTS $$ 03