Expires:200904181400;;052081
FZUS74 KHGX 181141
MWSHGX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
641 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

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MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
641 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009
...TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS BAYS AND NEARSHORE WATERS
PRODUCING STRONG WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING....
FALLING PRESSURES FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS HAS
TIGHTENED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE UPPER TEXAS COAST
AND BAYS RESULTING IN A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW. EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS CAN BE
EXPECTED EARLY TO MID MORNING ACROSS THE BAYS AND NEARSHORE
WATERS.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO SLIGHTLY RELAX AFTER MID MORNING
RESULTING IN DECREASING WIND SPEEDS. 
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