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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

149 AM CDT Sat May 4 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...

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



* Until 230 AM CDT.



* At 149 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near San Luis

  Pass, or near Galveston 282, moving east at 40 knots.



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



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...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,

  Galveston 256, Offatts Bayou, North Jetty, Galveston 221, Galveston

  Pier 21, Galveston 282, Galveston 150, San Luis Pass, High Island

  A179, Christmas Bay, High Island 208, Bastrop Bay, southeastern

  West Bay, and Drum Bay.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the

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

metal objects.



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LAT...LON 2895 9436 2880 9511 2906 9522 2945 9463

TIME...MOT...LOC 0649Z 255DEG 45KT 2901 9505 



HAIL...<.75IN

WIND...>34KTS



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JM