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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 5:52 AM May. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
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...
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM...
Matagorda Bay...
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60
NM...

* Until 215 AM CDT.

* At 1252 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 15 nm north of Port Lavaca to 9 nm west of Seadrift
to 14 nm north of Rockport, moving east at 40 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.

SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Locations impacted include...
Brazos 400, Matagorda Island 607, Matagorda Ship Channel, Brazos
548, Brazos A70, Brazos 439, Matagorda Island 557, Port Lavaca,
Palacios Bay, Tabs Buoy W, Turtle Bay, Brazos B133, Brazos 490,
East Matagorda Bay, and Matagorda Jetty.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&


HAIL...0.00IN;
WIND...40KTS

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 4:51 AM May. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch
246 in effect until 5 AM CDT Wednesday for the following areas

In Texas this watch includes 9 counties

In south central Texas

Jackson

In southeast Texas

Austin                Brazoria              Colorado
Fort Bend             Matagorda             Waller
Washington            Wharton

This includes the cities of Alvin, Angleton, Bay City, Bellville,
Brenham, Brookshire, Clute, Columbus, Eagle Lake, Edna, El Campo,
First Colony, Freeport, Ganado, Hempstead, Lake Jackson,
Mission Bend, Missouri City, Palacios, Pearland, Pecan Grove,
Prairie View, Rosenberg, Sealy, Sugar Land, Waller, Weimar,
and Wharton.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 4:51 AM May. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch
246 in effect until 5 AM CDT Wednesday for the following areas

This watch includes the following adjacent coastal waters

Matagorda Bay
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM

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