Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
625 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out
  20 NM...

* Until 715 AM CDT.

* At 625 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 7 nm north of South Padre Island, moving
  east at 15 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to nearly 50 knots, 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...
  South Padre Island and Queen Isabella Causeway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 2612 9716 2631 9720 2643 9684 2629 9680
      2622 9679 2613 9676
TIME...MOT...LOC 1125Z 257DEG 17KT 2623 9714

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...49KTS

$$

Garcia