Warning Vector

Special Marine Warning

NWS Houston/Galveston TX ยท US

New
This event was updated at .

Details

Special Marine Warning Issued November 11 At 12:54AM CST Until November 11 At 1:30AM 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... Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 130 AM CST. * At 1254 AM CST, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 nm northeast of Buoy 42019, moving east at around 25 knots.

Hazard

Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

Source

Radar.

Impacts

Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

Locations impacted

Galveston A171.

Instructions

Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until this storm passes. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater, small hail, high waves, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain are possible with this storm.

Affected areas

  • 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
~49s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M74P6HRCK2WQ3Z79YBWR921T
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1d87d46ccd8ebe6e840ae505762938ded3890440.001.1
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.1630
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 110654
eventMotionDescription2026-11-11T06:54:00-00:00...storm...253DEG...24KT...28.01,-95.27
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KHGX.MA.W.0085.261111T0654Z-261111T0730Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-11T01:30:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM
NameValue
SAME077370
UGCGMZ370
Polygons
27.97,-95.29 28.07,-95.34 28.25,-95.05 27.94,-94.96 27.97,-95.29