Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued April 21 at 9:47AM CDT until April 21 at 11:15AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 21, 2025 - 7:47am
Expires:
April 21, 2025 - 9:15am
Description:
SMWCRP
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre...
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM...
Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays...
* Until 1115 AM CDT.
* At 946 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Malaquite
Beach, or 28 nm southwest of Port Aransas, moving north at 20
knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher
waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. Make sure
all on board are wearing life jackets.
* Locations impacted include...
Flour Bluff, Packery Channel, Corpus Christi North Beach, Corpus
Christi Naval Air Station, Ingleside On The Bay, Downtown Corpus
Christi, Malaquite Beach, and Portland.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Area Description:
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre; Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays; Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Corpus Christi TX