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
Issued by National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
710 PM CDT Tue Oct 28 2025

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...
  Matagorda Bay...
  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 845 PM CDT.

* At 709 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Rollover
  Pass to near Matagorda Jetty, moving southeast at 35 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...
  Tabs Buoy F, Galveston A122, Matagorda Ship Channel, Tabs Buoy B,
  Brazos 439, Matagorda Island 557, Palacios Bay, Galveston 282, High
  Island A131, Galveston Causeway, Tabs Buoy W, High Island 63, High
  Island A410, High Island A179, Bastrop Bay, Christmas Bay, Brazos
  B133, East Galveston Bay, Brazos 400, and West Bay.

  This warning also includes the following channel lights...

  Freeport Entrance Lighted Buoy 4...
  Freeport Entrance Lighted Buoy 1...
  Point Comfort Inner Channel Light 3...
  Matagorda Ship Channel Light 52...
  Matagorda Ship Channel Lighted Buoy 1...
  Matagorda Ship Channel Light 34...
  Freeport Entrance Light 10...
  Galveston Channel Lighted Buoy 1...
  Matagorda Ship Channel Light 44 and
  Lavaca Bay Channel Buoy 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southeastern
Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2868 9664 2872 9652 2871 9651 2870 9656
      2861 9645 2859 9646 2857 9648 2858 9646
      2878 9615 2860 9621 2878 9565 2893 9533
      2922 9522 2920 9510 2957 9464 2957 9445
      2855 9402 2766 9554
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 330DEG 33KT 2957 9450 2865 9604

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

$$

JCP