Warning Vector

Special Marine Warning

NWS Houston/Galveston TX ยท US

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Details

Special Marine Warning Issued November 10 At 10:13AM CST Until November 10 At 11:00AM CST By NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Event
Special Marine Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

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 1100 AM CST. * At 1012 AM CST, strong to severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Matagorda Jetty to near Brazos A70, moving east at 40 knots.

Hazard

Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail.

Source

Radar.

Impacts

Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage.

Locations impacted

Brazos 400, Brazos A26, Tabs Buoy W, Brazos 548, Brazos 439, Brazos A70, Brazos 490, Brazos B133, Brazos A85, and Matagorda Jetty.

Instructions

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.

Affected areas

  • 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

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~44s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M733S7YY36NJQ0XHR759ZAB7
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.418b80288e8e9fcb6de9bb45a42f7486cc1eb4a4.001.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Houston/Galveston TX
AWIPS ID
CAPHGX
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.6092
WMO heading
XOUS54
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
54

Event codes

NameValue
SAMESMW
NationalWeatherServiceMAW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierSMWHGX
WMOidentifierWHUS54 KHGX 101613
eventMotionDescription2026-11-10T16:12:00-00:00...storm...262DEG...42KT...28.56,-95.97 28.01,-95.96
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KHGX.MA.W.0084.261110T1613Z-261110T1700Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-10T11:00:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • 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
NameValue
SAME077330
SAME077350
SAME077370
UGCGMZ330
UGCGMZ350
UGCGMZ370
Polygons
27.97,-95.9 28.1,-96.04 28.56,-96.13 28.75,-95.49 27.94,-95.44 27.97,-95.9