Special Marine Warning Issued for Matagorda Bay and Texas Coastal Waters
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NOAA issued it on May 30, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Houston/Galveston has issued a Special Marine Warning for Matagorda Bay and adjacent coastal waters due to severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Matagorda Bay and Texas Coastal Waters
- Issued
- May 30, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Houston/Galveston
Marine notices apply to named waters or shoreline zones. They may not describe conditions on land, even when the nearest place name is the same.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Matagorda Bay and Texas Coastal Waters.
Alert Details
Special Marine Warning issued by NWS Houston/Galveston TX. Effective from 2026-05-19T04:09:00-05:00 until 2026-05-19T05:15:00-05:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
Matagorda Bay; 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. Locations impacted include Tabs Buoy W, Matagorda Island 607, Matagorda Ship Channel, Turtle Bay, Brazos A70, Brazos B133, Brazos 490, Matagorda Island 557, Port Lavaca, Matagorda Jetty, and Palacios Bay.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Seek safe harbor immediately. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts.
Expected Conditions
Severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts and wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. Storms moving east at 45 knots. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Timeline
Alert in effect from 4:09 AM CDT until 5:15 AM CDT on May 19, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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