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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
738 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
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MATAGORDA BAY-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-
738 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO
1 AM CDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS AROUND
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTH
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
EXPECTED. FOR THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 20
TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS 6 TO 11 FT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GALVESTON BAY, MATAGORDA BAY, AND THE ADJACENT GULF
WATERS.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM CDT MONDAY. FOR THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 1
PM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND
A COLD FRONT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. COULD NOT RULE OUT GUSTS
LOCALLY UP TO 50 KNOTS. WE WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE POTENTIAL
FOR GALE CONDITIONS TO START A COUPLE OF HOURS EARLY IN THE BAYS
AND NEARSHORE WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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