


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
075 WHUS54 KLIX 052144 SMWLIX GMZ550-552-052315- /O.NEW.KLIX.MA.W.0273.250805T2144Z-250805T2315Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service New Orleans LA 444 PM CDT Tue Aug 5 2025 The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... 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 615 PM CDT. * At 444 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 10 nm north of Terrebonne Bay, moving southeast 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. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Timbalier Bay, Terrebonne Bay, and Timbalier Island. 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 2917 9072 2919 9067 2926 9067 2932 9056 2937 9056 2940 9050 2937 9041 2934 9039 2936 9036 2931 9029 2921 9022 2915 9021 2915 9017 2918 9011 2915 9007 2888 9048 2915 9073 TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 304DEG 10KT 2935 9054 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ MEFFER