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
352 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays...
  Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 352 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 nm east of West Cameron 71 to 16 nm northeast of
  White Lake, moving east at 45 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Vermilion Bay, Marsh Island, and West Cote Blanche Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 2972 9215 2983 9183 2971 9188 2976 9159
      2975 9157 2975 9162 2963 9165 2974 9158
      2969 9148 2952 9155 2953 9154 2965 9139
      2956 9141 2946 9167 2962 9210 2960 9211
      2975 9222 2985 9213
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 287DEG 43KT 2961 9299 2990 9231

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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