Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
224 WHUS54 KLIX 302001 SMWLIX GMZ536-538-555-557-302100- /O.NEW.KLIX.MA.W.0194.240530T2001Z-240530T2100Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service New Orleans LA 301 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024 The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Breton Sound... Chandeleur Sound... 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... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 300 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 8 nm northeast of Breton Sound, moving south at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts 34 knots or greater, 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. * The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 2973 8926 2977 8911 2948 8886 2946 8929 TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 352DEG 12KT 2967 8917 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...>34KTS $$ BL