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
558 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM...
  Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA
  out 20 NM...
  Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 558 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near South Marsh
  Island 249, or 23 nm southwest of Marsh Island, moving north at 30
  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...
  South Marsh Island 217, South Marsh Island 239, South Marsh Island
  249, Eugene Island 24, South Marsh Island 236, Eugene Island 28,
  Vermilion Bay, South Marsh Island 243, Vermilion 24, Vermilion 78,
  Vermilion 67, Vermilion 22, Vermilion 31, Vermilion 51, East
  Cameron 23, East Cameron 33, Vermilion 39, Vermilion 38, and
  Vermilion 26.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 2963 9188 2958 9203 2948 9178 2927 9163
      2920 9237 2952 9287 2961 9271 2953 9232
      2958 9205 2959 9204 2959 9207 2961 9201
      2968 9221 2969 9221 2985 9213 2972 9215
      2973 9214 2982 9199 2983 9200 2984 9179
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 158DEG 31KT 2925 9213

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

$$

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