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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
301 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2025
GMZ330-335-350-355-312200-
301 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2025
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT 20
NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM...
GALVESTON BAY...
MATAGORDA BAY...
AT 301 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 NM NORTHWEST OF HIGH ISLAND 22
TO NEAR SURFSIDE JETTY TO 8 NM NORTHWEST OF TURTLE BAY, MOVING SOUTH
AT 15 KNOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS TO AROUND 30
KNOTS, AND 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 2871 9664 2860 9644 2860 9645 2857 9649
2857 9648 2878 9614 2876 9615 2860 9621
2895 9531 2933 9491 2981 9507 2968 9492
2980 9471 2955 9473 2956 9438 2923 9427
2858 9518 2814 9609 2847 9659 2848 9659
LUCHS
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