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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

344 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 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...

  Galveston Bay...

  Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM...



* Until 445 AM CDT.



* At 344 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from 21 nm northwest of Burnet Bay to 15 nm southwest of

  Upper San Jacinto Bay to 14 nm west of Surfside Jetty, moving east

  at 35 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high 

           winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher 

           waves.



* Locations impacted include...

  Tabs Buoy B, Galveston Bay Entrance, Galveston Bay, Burnet Bay,

  Offatts Bayou, Galveston 221, Galveston Pier 21, Trinity Bay,

  Galveston 282, Galveston Causeway, Mitchell Bay, Bastrop Bay,

  Surfside Jetty, Christmas Bay, Crystal Bay, East Galveston Bay,

  Galveston Ship Channel, West Bay, Scott Bay, and Galveston 317.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the

open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded

metal objects.



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LAT...LON 2968 9491 2980 9472 2966 9467 2955 9473

      2959 9457 2957 9445 2954 9446 2956 9437

      2871 9475 2881 9557 2893 9533 2915 9517

      2922 9522 2920 9510 2933 9491 2949 9494

      2954 9503 2967 9500 2979 9511 2981 9505

TIME...MOT...LOC 0844Z 261DEG 36KT 3009 9523 2960 9532 2890 9557 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...50KTS



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