Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
895 WHUS54 KLCH 291100 SMWLCH GMZ432-450-452-291200- /O.NEW.KLCH.MA.W.0102.240429T1100Z-240429T1200Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 600 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Calcasieu Lake... Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM... * Until 700 AM CDT. * At 600 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 nm north of West Cameron 45 to 6 nm east of Cameron, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... West Cameron 66, West Cameron 45, West Cameron 53, West Cameron 65, West Cameron 62, West Cameron 73, West Cameron 100, West Cameron 71, Sabine Pass 10, West Cameron 48, Sabine Pass 13, and Cameron. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && LAT...LON 2986 9324 2984 9333 2976 9334 2978 9325 2976 9307 2977 9306 2973 9302 2963 9279 2943 9377 2967 9387 2975 9370 2976 9335 2982 9335 2987 9344 2988 9339 2985 9335 3005 9333 3005 9329 TIME...MOT...LOC 1100Z 290DEG 22KT 2981 9357 2983 9317 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...>34KTS $$ Calhoun