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
456 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM...

* Until 530 AM CDT.

* At 456 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near East Cameron
  71, or 20 nm south of White Lake, moving northeast 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...
  Vermilion 24, Vermilion 22, Vermilion 39, Vermilion 38, and
  Vermilion 26.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 2948 9215 2928 9254 2944 9264 2957 9251
      2955 9239 2953 9232 2953 9227 2954 9225
      2957 9220 2958 9215
TIME...MOT...LOC 0956Z 239DEG 22KT 2936 9261

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

Jones