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
736 PM CDT Thu May 8 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...
  Matagorda Bay...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 735 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Port Lavaca,
  moving east at 10 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Port Lavaca, Port Oconnor, Matagorda Ship Channel, Turtle Bay, and
  Palacios Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 2858 9664 2872 9661 2872 9652 2871 9651
      2871 9657 2858 9645 2863 9637 2876 9647
      2878 9642 2863 9636 2878 9614 2836 9618
      2848 9656 2849 9654 2851 9649 2852 9650
      2858 9663
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 281DEG 11KT 2864 9656

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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