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Small Craft Advisory


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
933 AM CST Tue Dec 3 2024

GMZ350-370-032345-
/O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-241204T1200Z/
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-
933 AM CST Tue Dec 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt with higher gusts and seas 5 to
  8 ft expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel
  TX out 20 NM and Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship
  Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
933 AM CST Tue Dec 3 2024

GMZ355-375-032345-
/O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-241204T1200Z/
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
933 AM CST Tue Dec 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt with higher gusts and seas up to
  around 7 ft expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20
  NM and Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
910 AM CST Tue Dec 3 2024

GMZ250-255-270-275-032300-
/O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-241204T1200Z/
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-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-
910 AM CST Tue Dec 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 25 knots and seas 5 to 8 feet.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20
  NM, Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel
  out 20 NM, Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to
  60 NM and Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel
  from 20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Strong to very strong winds and/or increased seas
  will result in hazardous marine conditions especially for
  inexperienced mariners with smaller vessels.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

TE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
237 AM CST Tue Dec 3 2024

GMZ470-472-475-040000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0055.241203T1200Z-241204T0000Z/
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
237 AM CST Tue Dec 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 4 to 6 ft expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from
  20 to 60 NM, Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron
  LA from 20 to 60 NM and Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya
  River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$


Rip Current Statement


Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
715 AM CST Tue Dec 3 2024

TXZ345-442-443-447-032300-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0020.241203T1315Z-241205T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
715 AM CST Tue Dec 3 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and
  Calhoun Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$

TE

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