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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
444 AM CDT Mon Mar 24 2025

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Calcasieu Lake...
  Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM...
  Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM...
  Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM...
  Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM...

* Until 545 AM CDT.

* At 444 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 13 nm north of West Cameron 45 to near High Island
  A177, moving east at 35 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high
           winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher
           waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  West Cameron 66, West Cameron Wc303, West Cameron 45, West Cameron
  65, West Cameron 62, West Cameron 149, West Cameron 205, West
  Cameron 178, West Cameron 198, High Island A177, West Cameron 110,
  West Cameron 196, West Cameron 130, West Cameron 173, East Cameron
  33, West Cameron 294, West Cameron 192, West Cameron 170, West
  Cameron 171, and West Cameron 73.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 3005 9327 2987 9320 2980 9330 2979 9302
      2974 9297 2963 9268 2912 9279 2901 9380
      2978 9360 2980 9338 2987 9347 2991 9338
      3005 9336
TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 259DEG 35KT 2989 9362 2913 9375

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...50KTS

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