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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

656 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024



The National Weather Service in League City has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

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

  Galveston Bay...



* Until 730 AM CDT.



* At 656 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing wind 

  gusts of 34 knots or greater and waterspouts were located along a 

  line extending from near High Island 63 to Tabs Buoy B, moving 

  southeast at 20 knots.



  HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts 34 knots or greater, and small 

           hail.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally 

           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly 

           higher winds and suddenly higher waves.



* Locations impacted include...

  Galveston Ship Channel, Tabs Buoy B, Galveston Bay Entrance,

  Offatts Bayou, North Jetty, Galveston 221, Galveston Pier 21,

  Galveston 150, Galveston Causeway, Rollover Pass, The Texas City

  Dike, West Bay, East Galveston Bay, and southeastern Galveston Bay.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.



Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily

overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor

immediately.



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LAT...LON 2954 9446 2956 9438 2955 9438 2955 9439

      2948 9436 2893 9493 2919 9505 2941 9481

      2956 9452 2956 9451 2957 9445

TIME...MOT...LOC 1156Z 319DEG 19KT 2947 9438 2896 9494 



WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE

HAIL...<.75IN

WIND...>34KTS



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