Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
857 AM CDT Wed May 28 2025

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield TX out 20 NM...
  Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out
  20 NM...
  Laguna Madre From 5 nm North Of Port Mansfield To Baffin Bay TX...
  Laguna Madre From The Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM North Of Port
  Mansfield TX...
  Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado...
  Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield TX from 20 to 60 NM...
  Waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River from 20 to 60
  NM...

* Until 1100 AM CDT.

* At 856 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from 29 nm
  northeast of Laguna Madre to 14 nm southeast of Boca Chica Beach,
  moving southeast at 35 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to 40 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...
  Riviera Beach, South Padre Island, Laguna Madre, Queen Isabella
  Causeway, Port Mansfield, Laguna Vista, and Port Isabel.

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.

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 2597 9715 2606 9715 2600 9726 2601 9725
      2605 9719 2611 9730 2635 9733 2641 9738
      2637 9745 2661 9745 2672 9735 2657 9728
      2674 9733 2703 9708 2631 9602 2596 9600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1356Z 129DEG 127KT 2689 9687 2582 9697

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

65-GI