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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1207 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
1207 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND
VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...MATAGORDA BAY AND GALVESTON BAY.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE WILL BE LIKELY LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY
BE CONTINUED INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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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-
1207 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 KT
AND SEAS 7 TO 10 FT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF GULF OF AMERICA.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WHILE GALE CONDITIONS BECOME UNLIKELY
BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON, ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS WILL
CONTINUE INTO LATE SUNDAY.
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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