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Galveston, tx, USA

Red Tide Inquiry; Galveston, Tx, USA · NOAAORR-10664

issued
2023-09-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-09-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-09-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.262, -94.671
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Red Tide Inquiry; Galveston, TX, USA.
Galveston, TX, USA.
1. On 14SEP2023 at 1545CT, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) contacted the NOAA SSC in order to find out about potential monitoring capabilities for the status of the extent of red tide along the Gulf Coast of Texas. The SSC coordinated contact between TPWD, USCG AIRSTA, and Sector Houston-Galveston.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: N/A.
3. POSITION 29.262N 094.671W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10664: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10664

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