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WHUS74 KCRP 160140
MWWCRP
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
840 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
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BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
840 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS AROUND
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTH
WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS AND SEAS 9 TO 14
FEET EXPECTED. FOR THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS
20 TO 30 KNOTS AND SEAS 7 TO 12 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE, CORPUS CHRISTI AND
NUECES BAYS, COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS, SAN ANTONIO,
MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS, COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN
BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM, COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT
ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM, WATERS FROM
BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM AND WATERS FROM
PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. FOR
THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT
TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS WHICH COULD RESULT IN CAPSIZED OR
DAMAGED VESSELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.
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