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
251 AM CDT Mon Mar 24 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...
  Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM...
  Galveston Bay...
  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...

* Until 445 AM CDT.

* At 251 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 30 nm north of Trinity Bay to Burnet Bay to 24 nm
  west of Crystal Bay, moving south at 35 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Tabs Buoy F, Heald Bank, Tabs Buoy B, Burnet Bay, Galveston 282,
  High Island 157, Galveston Causeway, High Island A131, High Island
  63, High Island A179, High Island A410, Bastrop Bay, Christmas Bay,
  Crystal Bay, East Galveston Bay, High Island A23, West Bay, Upper
  San Jacinto Bay, Galveston 317, and Buoy 42035.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2815 9463 2881 9558 2893 9533 2915 9517
      2922 9522 2920 9510 2932 9491 2949 9494
      2954 9503 2967 9500 2976 9512 2981 9510
      2968 9492 2980 9471 2967 9467 2955 9473
      2959 9457 2954 9446 2956 9437 2853 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 0751Z 340DEG 33KT 3016 9465 2979 9506 2965 9552

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...40KTS

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