Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
846 WHUS54 KLIX 151407 SMWLIX GMZ550-552-555-572-575-577-151500- /O.NEW.KLIX.MA.W.0272.240715T1407Z-240715T1500Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service New Orleans LA 907 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 Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA 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 Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM... Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM... * Until 1000 AM CDT. * At 905 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 27 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, Grand Isle, and Southwest Pass Of the Mississippi River. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 2891 8823 2891 9034 2926 9030 2926 9025 2915 9021 2915 9017 2918 9012 2926 9014 2927 8944 2921 8943 2923 8933 2921 8930 2927 8929 2927 8826 TIME...MOT...LOC 1405Z 272DEG 49KT 2910 8872 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ MSW