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Special Marine Warning

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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

Status In Progress Started 17 minutes ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

Details

For the following areas... 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...
At 812 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 nm northwest of Drum Bay to near Surfside Jetty to near Tabs Buoy B, moving south at 30 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Locations impacted include... Galveston 282, San Luis Pass, Tabs Buoy B, Galveston 317, Bastrop Bay, Surfside Jetty, Christmas Bay, Galveston 344, Drum Bay, and southwestern West Bay.
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