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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
422 AM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025

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 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...
  Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20
  NM...

* Until 630 AM CDT.

* At 422 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from 33 nm east of
  Breton Sound to 7 nm south of Pilottown, moving southeast at 5
  knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage
           vessels and oil rigs...and create suddenly higher waves.
           Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Pilottown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Waterspouts can move onshore as a tornado! Boaters should avoid
waterspouts and never navigate near them. Move to safe harbor or seek
shelter in a sturdy building immediately until the threat passes.

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 2916 8839 2892 8881 2872 8905 2900 8922
      2914 8924 2937 8933 2942 8928 2952 8909
      2965 8895 2974 8876
TIME...MOT...LOC 0922Z 335DEG 7KT 2940 8870 2924 8898 2908 8918

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

$$

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