Special Marine Warning for San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays; Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM
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- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM, San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays
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What is happening
For the following areas... Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM... San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays... At 809 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 15 nm south of Port Oconnor to 21 nm southwest of Matagorda Island 557 to 16 nm east of...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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Bulletin details
For the following areas... Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM... San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays... At 809 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 15 nm south of Port Oconnor to 21 nm southwest of Matagorda Island 557 to 16 nm east of Rockport, moving southeast at 10 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Strong thunderstorms will remain over mainly open waters.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 2 at 8:09AM CDT until August 2 at 8:45AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
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Special Marine Warning issued August 2 at 7:42AM CDT until August 2 at 8:45AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Corpus Christi TX. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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