Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
614 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-181400-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-260518T1400Z/
Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado-
Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port
Mansfield TX-
Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from
20 to 60 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from
20 to 60 nm-
614 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots
and seas 4 to 7 feet.
* WHERE...All Lower Texas Coastal Waters including the Laguna
Madre.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
437 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-270-275-180700-
/O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-260518T1500Z/
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-
437 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25
knots and seas 5 to 7 feet.
* WHERE...Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre, Corpus Christi and
Nueces Bays, Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays, San Antonio,
Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays, Coastal waters from Baffin
Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Port
Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM, Waters from
Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from
Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Additional advisories or extension likely
through this week.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
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EMF
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
155 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-180900-
/O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-260518T1500Z/
Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-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-
155 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...Southeast winds near 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and
seas building to 5 to 8 ft.
* WHERE...Galveston Bay, Matagorda Bay, and the adjacent Gulf
waters.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
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