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Special Marine Warning
GMZ552-555-557-572-575-577-160945-
/O.NEW.KLIX.MA.W.0199.250716T0749Z-250716T0945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
249 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 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...
  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...

* Until 445 AM CDT.

* At 249 AM CDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of
  producing waterspouts was located along a line extending from 34 nm
  south of Farewell Buoy to 27 nm east of Pilottown to 34 nm
  southeast of Southwest Pass Of the Mississippi River, moving west
  at 10 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots.

  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...

Strong winds will be dangerous for boaters or anyone near the water.
Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Seek shelter or move
to safe harbor until hazardous weather 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 2917 8857 2840 8893 2841 8961 2926 8923
      2975 8873 2976 8825 2958 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 0749Z 098DEG 11KT 2958 8830 2919 8870 2848 8902

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

Special Marine Warning
GMZ552-555-557-572-575-577-160945-
/O.NEW.KLIX.MA.W.0198.250716T0741Z-250716T0945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
241 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 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...
  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...

* Until 445 AM CDT.

* At 240 AM CDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of
  producing waterspouts was located along a line extending from 34 nm
  south of Farewell Buoy to 29 nm east of Pilottown to 35 nm
  southeast of Southwest Pass Of the Mississippi River, moving west
  at 10 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots.

  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...

Strong winds will be dangerous for boaters or anyone near the water.
Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Seek shelter or move
to safe harbor until hazardous weather 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 2917 8857 2840 8893 2841 8961 2926 8923
      2975 8873 2976 8825 2958 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 098DEG 11KT 2958 8826 2919 8866 2848 8898

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

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