Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
824 WHUS54 KLIX 301940 SMWLIX GMZ552-555-302045- /O.NEW.KLIX.MA.W.0192.240530T1940Z-240530T2045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service New Orleans LA 240 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024 The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm... Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 240 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Pilottown, moving southeast at 5 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to nearly 50 knots, and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage vessels and oil rigs...and create suddenly higher waves. Make sure all on board are in a secure location and wearing life jackets. 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. * Locations impacted include... Pilottown. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until this storm passes. Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots, small hail, high waves, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain are possible with this storm. && LAT...LON 2899 8922 2924 8928 2935 8934 2943 8918 2922 8886 TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 324DEG 7KT 2928 8924 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...49KTS $$ BL