Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
611 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 610 PM CDT, a gust front associated with thunderstorms over
  Tangipahoa Parsih was located along a line extending from 7 nm
  northwest of Mandeville to near Manchac to 9 nm northwest of Lake
  Maurepas, moving south at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  The Mid Point Of The Causeway Bridge, Mandeville, Lake Maurepas,
  Kenner, Manchac, and Orleans Marina.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Strong winds will be dangerous for boaters or anyone near the water.
Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Seek shelter or move
to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3038 9008 3001 9010 2999 9011 2999 9017
      3003 9039 3010 9046 3016 9046 3015 9058
      3019 9063 3031 9060 3037 9048 3034 9041
      3028 9037 3038 9028 3041 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 346DEG 26KT 3046 9020 3034 9044 3034 9068

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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