Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
501 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre...
  Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM...
  Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20
  NM...
  Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays...
  Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays...
  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...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 501 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 21 nm northeast of Port Aransas to 10 nm southeast
  of Rockport to 6 nm north of Ingleside On The Bay, moving south at
  30 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.

  SOURCE...ASOS, RAWS and mesonet stations.

  IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher
           waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. Make sure
           all on board are wearing life jackets.

* Locations impacted include...
  Riviera Beach, Flour Bluff, Packery Channel, Portland, Corpus
  Christi North Beach, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Port
  Aransas, Ingleside On The Bay, Downtown Corpus Christi, and
  Malaquite Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

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 2750 9778 2750 9770 2744 9764 2754 9760
      2752 9742 2756 9740 2767 9753 2788 9755
      2795 9726 2798 9728 2796 9692 2809 9666
      2801 9645 2766 9633 2712 9643 2725 9735
      2728 9735 2723 9753 2728 9765 2727 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 009DEG 29KT 2801 9675 2792 9694 2793 9721

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...49KTS

$$

JCP