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FZUS74 KBRO 081539
MWSBRO
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1039 AM CDT WED JUL 8 2026
GMZ130-150-081630-
1039 AM CDT WED JUL 8 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TX TO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER OUT
20 NM...
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO
COLORADO...
AT 1038 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM,
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BOCA CHICA BEACH, OR NEAR SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 20 KNOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS TO AROUND 30
KNOTS, AND COULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS. A SPECIAL MARINE
WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED WHEN THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM
REACHES THE NEARSHORE WATERS. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR
SHORE BEFORE THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM ARRIVES.
INTENSE 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 2597 9715 2600 9715 2599 9720 2603 9722
2605 9719 2608 9720 2608 9727 2620 9730
2626 9719 2607 9717 2607 9713 2612 9717
2627 9719 2631 9711 2600 9696 2597 9702
88-RC
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