Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
423 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays...
  Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA
  out 20 NM...

* Until 530 AM CDT.

* At 423 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 nm northeast of
  Eugene Island 24, or 11 nm southeast of Marsh Island, moving
  southeast at 15 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and large hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in
           structural damage.

* Locations impacted include...
  Eugene Island 57, Eugene Island 24, Eugene Island 28, Eugene Island
  63, Eugene Island 74, Eugene Island 30, Eugene Island 32, Eugene
  Island 42, and Eugene Island 53.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 2907 9162 2944 9195 2949 9181 2948 9178
      2949 9177 2950 9177 2957 9156 2954 9153
      2952 9155 2953 9152 2939 9140 2939 9144
      2938 9144 2938 9139 2932 9134 2930 9134
      2923 9126 2917 9126
TIME...MOT...LOC 0923Z 332DEG 16KT 2947 9168

HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

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