Warning Vector

Special Marine Warning

NWS Houston/Galveston TX ยท US

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Details

Special Marine Warning Issued November 11 At 3:00AM CST Until November 11 At 4:30AM 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... Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 430 AM CST. * At 300 AM CST, a strong thunderstorm was located over Galveston A122, moving east at 30 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 A122, High Island A142, High Island A410, Galveston A171, High Island A457, Galveston A156, High Island A109, and Galveston A66.

Instructions

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Affected areas

  • Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM
  • Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~42s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M74XD1JFF8QAPKNT70NFTZN4
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.de8ba39b3821e8b193bf024688ce616f307522c8.001.1
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.5042
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 110900
eventMotionDescription2026-11-11T09:00:00-00:00...storm...260DEG...28KT...28.21,-94.92
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KHGX.MA.W.0087.261111T0900Z-261111T1030Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-11T04:30:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM
  • Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM
NameValue
SAME077370
SAME077375
UGCGMZ370
UGCGMZ375
Polygons
28.18,-94.6 28.04,-94.77 28.11,-95.21 28.41,-95.23 28.77,-94.21 28.48,-94.09 28.18,-94.6