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WHUS74 KHGX 141758
MWWHGX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1258 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-150200-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SC.Y.0019.260315T1200Z-260316T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KHGX.GL.A.0002.260316T0300Z-260316T1800Z/
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-
1258 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. FOR THE GALE WATCH, NORTH WINDS 30 TO
40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND SEAS 9 TO 15 FT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF GULF OF AMERICA.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT
SUNDAY. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO INCREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS SHARPLY SHIFT TO
NORTHERLY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY EVENING
WITH INCREASING WIND SPEEDS.
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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