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
718 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 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 745 PM CDT.

* At 718 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located near high island
  moving south of 15 knots, with outflow from these storms extending
  from East Galveston Bay to Galveston Bay, moving southwest at 15
  knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots 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, Galveston Bay Entrance, Galveston Bay, Buoy
  42035, Offatts Bayou, North Jetty, Galveston Pier 21, Galveston
  150, High Island 157, Galveston Causeway, Rollover Pass, High
  Island 63, High Island A179, The Texas City Dike, Eagle Point, East
  Galveston Bay, and northeastern West Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 2911 9462 2921 9492 2924 9488 2922 9494
      2925 9503 2933 9495 2932 9491 2943 9491
      2946 9497 2949 9494 2953 9502 2958 9495
      2948 9469 2957 9446 2954 9446 2956 9437
      2955 9439 2924 9427
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 025DEG 14KT 2945 9471 2951 9491

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

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