Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
880 WHUS54 KLIX 181417 SMWLIX GMZ555-575-577-181515- /O.NEW.KLIX.MA.W.0285.240718T1417Z-240718T1515Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service New Orleans LA 917 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 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... * Until 1015 AM CDT. * At 917 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 11 nm east of Pilottown to 30 nm east of Southwest Pass Of the Mississippi River, moving south at 10 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. * Severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly open waters. 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 2904 8915 2878 8901 2868 8865 2923 8801 2933 8814 2933 8886 TIME...MOT...LOC 1417Z 014DEG 8KT 2918 8900 2889 8882 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ Zeringue