Special Marine Warning for Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM
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For the following areas... Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM... At 227 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 43 NM south of Port Oconnor, moving east at 15 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated....
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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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For the following areas... Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM... At 227 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 43 NM south of Port Oconnor, moving east at 15 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Mainly open waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM.
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Special Marine Warning issued November 15 at 2:27AM CST until November 15 at 3:00AM CST by NWS Corpus Christi TX
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Special Marine Warning issued November 15 at 2:02AM CST until November 15 at 3:00AM CST 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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