Special Marine Warning for Galveston Bay; Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM; Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM +2 more

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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... Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM... Galveston Bay... Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 516 PM CDT, radar data indicated that clusters of thunderstorms offshore Matagorda and Brazoria counties continue to produce locally strong wind gusts and brief waterspouts. Though primarily offshore, we cannot rule out a brief waterspout or two making it to the immediate coast within the warned area. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. 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... Galveston A8, Brazos 400, Brazos A4, West Bay, Brazos 469, Tabs Buoy B, Brazos 548, Galveston 317, Galveston 344, Galveston 424, Drum Bay, Galveston 221, Galveston 282, Brazos A26, San Luis Pass, Surfside Jetty, Christmas Bay, Galveston A21, and Bastrop Bay.