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WHUS74 KHGX 161528
MWWHGX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1028 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026
GMZ330-170330-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SC.Y.0032.260616T1528Z-260618T1400Z/
MATAGORDA BAY-
1028 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AND
ROUGH BAY WATERS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST ON
WEDNESDAY.
* WHERE...MATAGORDA BAY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
GMZ335-350-355-370-375-170330-
/O.NEW.KHGX.TR.A.1001.260616T1528Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1028 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 25
TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT, WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET
TONIGHT AND 7 TO 10 FT WEDNESDAY.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF GULF OF AMERICA.
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
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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