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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
129 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
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129 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT 20
NM...
MATAGORDA BAY...
AT 124 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG TO THUNDERSTORMS,
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH WINDS AND HAIL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM YORKTOWN TO WEESATCHE TO
NORMANNA, MOVING EAST AT 55 KNOTS. SHOULD THESE STORMS MAINTAIN
THEIR INTENSITY, A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. MARINERS
SHOULD TAKE THIS IN CONSIDERATION BEFORE BEGINNING OR CONTINUING
THEIR TRANSITS.
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 THESE STORMS PASS.
THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS.
A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED WHEN THESE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REACHES THE NEARSHORE WATERS. BOATERS SHOULD
CONSIDER HEADING FOR SHORE BEFORE THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 2873 9658 2861 9649 2867 9647 2866 9646
2857 9649 2862 9638 2879 9641 2863 9636
2878 9614 2860 9621 2877 9569 2827 9624
2850 9647 2846 9658 2847 9658 2858 9664
2859 9664 2870 9666
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