Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
635 WHUS74 KLIX 171616 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1116 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 GMZ530-532-534-536-538-557-180030- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-240518T1700Z/ Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-Mississippi Sound- Lake Borgne-Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM- 1116 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. * WHERE...The lakes and sounds of southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi. * WHEN...Until noon CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Even stronger southwest winds may develop in wake of the thunderstorms early Saturday morning. There is some potential for gusts to reach gale force and persist for several hours, especially across the lakes and Mississippi Sound. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-577-180030- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-240518T1700Z/ Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm- Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM- Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM- Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM- Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM- 1116 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. * WHERE...Coastal waters of southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi. * WHEN...Until noon CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$