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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

850 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024



The National Weather Service in League City has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20

  NM...

  Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM...



* Until 930 PM CDT.



* At 849 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from 6 nm east of Rollover Pass to near Surfside Jetty,

  moving southeast at 20 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 

           suddenly higher waves.



* Locations impacted include...

  Galveston 282, Galveston 150, San Luis Pass, Tabs Buoy B, High

  Island 63, High Island A179, Surfside Jetty, Buoy 42035, Galveston

  221, Drum Bay, Christmas Bay, and Galveston Bay Entrance.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southeastern

Texas...and the adjacent coastal waters.



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LAT...LON 2873 9535 2887 9546 2893 9533 2913 9506

      2955 9439 2928 9429

TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 332DEG 20KT 2952 9437 2889 9539 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...40KTS



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