Special Marine Warning for Galveston Bay; Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
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What is happening
For the following areas... Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM... Galveston Bay... At 717 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 nm west of Eagle Point to near The Texas City Dike to near East Galveston Bay, moving south at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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Bulletin details
For the following areas... Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM... Galveston Bay... At 717 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 nm west of Eagle Point to near The Texas City Dike to near East Galveston Bay, moving south at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... East Galveston Bay, Galveston Ship Channel, West Bay, Galveston Bay Entrance, Galveston Bay, Offatts Bayou, North Jetty, Galveston Pier 21, Smith Point, Galveston 150, Galveston Causeway, The Texas City Dike, Eagle Point, and southern Trinity Bay.
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Special Marine Warning issued July 22 at 7:18PM CDT until July 22 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
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Special Marine Warning issued July 22 at 6:51PM CDT until July 22 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
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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.
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