Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
252 PM CDT Thu Apr 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS FOR OFFSHORE WATERS...

.Moderate NE winds and elevated seas will continue to diminish
this afternoon.

GMZ370-375-192200-
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Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
252 PM CDT Thu Apr 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...Northeast 15 to 25 knots.

* WAVES/SEAS...5 to 7 feet.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots...
and/or seas 7 feet or higher...are expected to produce hazardous
conditions for small craft. Inexperienced boaters...especially
those operating smaller vessels should avoid navigating in these
conditions.

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