NWS feedSource freshLast successful check:
Ended official alertUpdated

Special Marine Warning for Matagorda Bay; Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM; Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM

This alert has ended.Kept for recent context. Do not use it as a current warning.

Official alert fields

What you need to know

Effective
Ended
Official severity
Severe
Official urgency
Immediate
Official certainty
Likely

What is happening

SMWHGX The National Weather Service in League City has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM... Matagorda Bay... Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 230 PM CDT. * At 151 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm...

What the bulletin says to do

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.

Full official description

Bulletin details

SMWHGX The National Weather Service in League City has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM... Matagorda Bay... Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 230 PM CDT. * At 151 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over Matagorda Island 557, moving northeast at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots. 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... Brazos 490, Matagorda Island 557, Tabs Buoy W, Matagorda Island 607, and Matagorda Jetty.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

1 captured
  1. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued October 30 at 1:53PM CDT until October 30 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

    Official revision

Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Houston/Galveston TX. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

CAP status
Actual
Message type
Alert
Last collected
Methodology and corrections