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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
152 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

GMZ275-201500-
/O.NEW.KCRP.SC.Y.0049.261020T1800Z-261021T0600Z/
Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-
152 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25
  knots expected.

* WHERE...Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel
  from 20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 1 AM CDT 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
1256 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

GMZ370-375-201400-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SC.Y.0043.261020T1500Z-261021T0600Z/
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-
1256 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 kt and seas 5 to 7 ft expected.

* WHERE...Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from
  20 to 60 NM and Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20
  to 60 NM.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 1 AM CDT 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.

&&

$$

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