WHUS54 KCRP 012303
SMWCRP
GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-270-275-020000-
/O.NEW.KCRP.MA.W.0006.260501T2303Z-260502T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
603 PM CDT Fri May 1 2026

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...
  Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20
  NM...
  Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays...
  Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays...
  San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays...
  Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM...
  Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60
  NM...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 603 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Port
  Lavaca to 14 nm east of Rockport to Malaquite Beach, moving east at
  45 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats, damage
           vessels and oil rigs, and create suddenly higher waves.
           Make sure all on board are in a secure location and
           wearing life jackets. Expect wind gusts in excess of 34
           knots, suddenly higher waves, frequent lightning, and
           heavy downpours.

* Locations impacted include...
  Flour Bluff, Packery Channel, Portland, Corpus Christi North Beach,
  Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Seadrift, Port Aransas, Ingleside
  On The Bay, Port Oconnor, Rockport, and Downtown Corpus Christi.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 2846 9642 2839 9638 2804 9597 2725 9654
      2752 9742 2756 9740 2767 9753 2795 9729
      2795 9726 2797 9727 2830 9701 2832 9695
      2831 9687 2841 9693 2847 9689
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 282DEG 43KT 2867 9653 2813 9680 2745 9730

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...49KTS

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