Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued April 21 at 9:36AM CDT until April 21 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 21, 2025 - 7:36am
Expires:
April 21, 2025 - 8:30am
Description:
SMWHGX
The National Weather Service in League City has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Galveston Bay...
* Until 1030 AM CDT.
* At 936 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 nm northeast of Trinity Bay to 6 nm northwest of
Galveston Bay to 6 nm west of Eagle Point, moving southeast at 15
knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
East Galveston Bay, Galveston Ship Channel, Galveston Bay, Tabbs
Bay, Offatts Bayou, Galveston Pier 21, Trinity Bay, Smith Point,
Galveston Causeway, The Texas City Dike, Eagle Point, Galveston Bay
Entrance, and West Bay.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Area Description:
Galveston Bay
Forcast Office:
NWS Houston/Galveston TX