Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
911 WHUS54 KLIX 151608 SMWLIX GMZ550-552-555-151715- /O.NEW.KLIX.MA.W.0276.240715T1608Z-240715T1715Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1108 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 the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM... * Until 1215 PM CDT. * At 1108 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from Timbalier Island to near Pilottown. The severe thunderstorms were nearly stationary. 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... Timbalier Bay, Pilottown, Terrebonne Bay, Grand Isle, Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, and Timbalier Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. && LAT...LON 2929 9063 2932 9056 2937 9056 2940 9048 2934 9039 2936 9034 2915 9021 2915 9017 2918 9012 2927 9015 2927 8944 2921 8943 2923 8933 2921 8930 2930 8931 2935 8937 2946 8898 2911 8895 2878 9051 2922 9064 TIME...MOT...LOC 1608Z 177DEG 2KT 2905 9047 2927 8914 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ Zeringue