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WHUS54 KCRP 171722

SMWCRP

GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-275-171815-

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

1222 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024



The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre...

  Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM...

  Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20

  NM...

  Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays...

  Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays...

  San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays...

  Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60

  NM...



* Until 115 PM CDT.



* At 1221 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Port

  Aransas, moving northeast at 30 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher 

           waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. Make sure 

           all on board are wearing life jackets. Large hail could 

           result in structural damage.



* Locations impacted include...

  Flour Bluff, Packery Channel, Portland, Corpus Christi North Beach,

  Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Port Aransas, Ingleside On The

  Bay, Rockport, and Downtown Corpus Christi.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.



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LAT...LON 2791 9625 2766 9669 2767 9671 2763 9673

      2741 9712 2778 9751 2794 9738 2795 9726

      2802 9731 2826 9711 2832 9695 2831 9687

      2843 9694 2845 9691

TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 233DEG 30KT 2779 9715 



HAIL...>.75IN

WIND...>34KTS



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