NWS Houston/Galveston TXTR.W 1005August 31, 2026
Tropical Storm Warning: Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM and Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM
The National Weather Service office in Houston/Galveston issued a tropical storm warning for Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM and Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on August 31.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 8.2 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Houston/Galveston TX
- Area
- Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM and Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:36 a.m. CDT, August 31, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. CDT, August 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KHGX TR.W 1005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally higher. * 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 9 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Tropical storm force winds and hazardous seas will capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
What the agency told people to do
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
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