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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Brownsville TX

239 PM CDT Sat May 23 2026



The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out

  20 NM...

  Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield TX from 20 to 60 NM...

  Waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River from 20 to 60

  NM...



* Until 345 PM CDT.



* At 239 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing

  waterspouts was located 37 nm east of Laguna Madre, moving east at

  20 knots.



  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally

           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly

           higher winds and suddenly higher waves.



* The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the

open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded

metal objects.



&&



LAT...LON 2597 9715 2607 9715 2607 9713 2608 9716

      2644 9693 2715 9660 2708 9621 2698 9621

      2624 9600 2596 9600

TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 249DEG 20KT 2662 9658



WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE

HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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