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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
Issued by National Weather Service Mobile AL
1049 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

GMZ532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-120000-
/O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-240411T2000Z/
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0041.240411T2000Z-240412T0000Z/
Mississippi Sound-Lake Borgne-Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
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-
Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out
20 NM-
Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
River LA from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to
Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM-
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-
1049 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, northwest winds 20 to 30 kt with
  gusts up to 40 kt and seas 6 to 11 ft. For the Small Craft
  Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and
  seas 6 to  9 ft expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Sound, Lake
  Borgne, Chandeleur Sound, Breton Sound and Coastal Waters from
  Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm

* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 3 PM CDT this afternoon.
  For the Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM this afternoon to 7 PM
  CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
  capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions.
Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the
vessel for severe conditions.

&&

$$

GMZ530-120000-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-240412T0000Z/
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
1049 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.

* WHERE...Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$


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