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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
510 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 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 Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA
  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...
  Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
  River LA from 20 to 60 NM...
  Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port
  Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM...
  Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to
  Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM...
  Mississippi Sound...

* Until 715 AM CDT.

* At 509 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Horn Island to 22 nm southeast of Ship Shoal
  295, moving east at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...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. Large hail could result in
           injury and damage to boats...vessels and oil rigs.

* Locations impacted include...
  Pascagoula, Horn Island, Pilottown, Chandeleur Sound, Southwest
  Pass Of the Mississippi River, Breton Sound, and Louisiana Offshore
  Oil Port.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 2808 9004 2805 9105 2933 8969 2935 8961
      2921 8943 2921 8929 2930 8931 2937 8958
      2946 8955 3038 8854 3038 8841 2989 8832
      2937 8806 2795 8962
TIME...MOT...LOC 1009Z 286DEG 27KT 3027 8853 2801 9101

HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
