Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
218 WHUS54 KLIX 181907 SMWLIX GMZ575-577-181945- /O.NEW.KLIX.MA.W.0170.240518T1907Z-240518T1945Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service New Orleans LA 207 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm... Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM... * Until 245 PM CDT. * At 206 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 41 nm east of Pilottown, moving east at 50 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots and suddenly higher waves. Boats could sustain damage or capsize. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Return to safe harbor if possible. Large hail could result in injury and damage to boats...vessels and oil rigs. * The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 2893 8797 2886 8799 2883 8857 2903 8857 2913 8795 TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 262DEG 50KT 2893 8848 HAIL...>.75IN WIND...>34KTS $$ TJS