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
259 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025

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 Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
  River LA from 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 430 PM CDT.

* At 259 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 16 nm west of Barataria Bay to 13 nm northwest of
  Southwest Pass Of the Mississippi River, moving south at 15 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...
  Terrebonne Bay, Grand Isle, Timbalier Island, Timbalier Bay,
  Barataria Bay, Southwest Pass Of the Mississippi River, and
  Louisiana Offshore Oil Port.

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 2927 9066 2932 9056 2938 9055 2938 9044
      2934 9039 2937 9034 2915 9021 2915 9017
      2919 9012 2938 9019 2939 9006 2956 8998
      2950 8983 2944 8977 2944 8971 2934 8969
      2927 8957 2911 8912 2841 8906 2863 9079
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 337DEG 14KT 2944 9023 2915 8951

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

$$

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