Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
393 WHUS54 KHGX 251953 SMWHGX GMZ330-335-350-252130- /O.NEW.KHGX.MA.W.0162.240925T1953Z-240925T2130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 253 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 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... Galveston Bay... Matagorda Bay... * Until 430 PM CDT. * At 253 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Surfside Jetty to 9 nm northwest of Galveston 344 to near Brazos 439 to Matagorda Jetty to near Port Lavaca, moving south at 10 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Brazos 400, Tabs Buoy W, Matagorda Ship Channel, Brazos 439, Brazos 490, East Matagorda Bay, Galveston 344, Matagorda Island 557, Matagorda Jetty, and Palacios Bay. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. 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 2872 9652 2871 9651 2871 9656 2860 9644 2859 9645 2858 9647 2872 9617 2871 9617 2860 9621 2895 9530 2862 9513 2861 9513 2814 9609 2848 9643 2848 9656 2849 9653 2870 9667 TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 343DEG 11KT 2889 9534 2880 9542 2862 9571 2860 9597 2867 9655 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ 03