Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
957 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025

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 1030 PM CDT.

* At 956 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over southeastern
  Galveston Bay, moving southwest at 10 knots. A 36 knot wind gust
  was measured at a mesonet station near Texas City.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Galveston Ship Channel, Galveston Causeway, Galveston Bay Entrance,
  Galveston Bay, The Texas City Dike, Offatts Bayou, North Jetty,
  Eagle Point, Galveston Pier 21, southwestern East Galveston Bay,
  and northeastern West Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 2944 9454 2919 9484 2920 9495 2923 9498
      2929 9499 2932 9496 2931 9492 2932 9492
      2932 9491 2943 9491 2944 9493 2948 9495
      2949 9494 2950 9496 2952 9497 2955 9482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 037DEG 10KT 2943 9483

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

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