Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
217 WHUS54 KLIX 151459 SMWLIX GMZ552-555-575-577-151600- /O.NEW.KLIX.MA.W.0273.240715T1459Z-240715T1600Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service New Orleans LA 959 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm... Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm... Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM... Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM... * Until 1100 AM CDT. * At 959 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 32 nm east of Pilottown, moving east at 50 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage vessels and oil rigs...and create suddenly higher waves. Make sure all on board are in a secure location and wearing life jackets. Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots and suddenly higher waves. Boats could sustain damage or capsize. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Return to safe harbor if possible. * Locations impacted include... Pilottown. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. 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 2889 8798 2859 8855 2887 8903 2897 8924 2922 8931 2921 8930 2924 8928 2929 8930 2929 8933 2931 8934 2936 8850 2930 8801 2916 8794 TIME...MOT...LOC 1459Z 272DEG 49KT 2914 8860 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ MSW