Gale Warning

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1222 PM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

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Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-Mississippi Sound-
Lake Borgne-Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River
LA out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River
to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM-
Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River out 20 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 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-
1222 PM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, southwest winds 15 to
  25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 7 ft expected. For
  the Gale Warning, northwest winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to
  40 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft expected. For the second Small Craft
  Advisory, north winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and
  seas 5 to 8 ft expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America.

* WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, from midnight
  tonight to 6 PM CST Sunday. For the Gale Warning, from 6 PM
  Sunday to 9 AM CST Monday. For the second Small Craft
  Advisory, from 9 AM to 6 PM CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
  capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions.
Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the
vessel for hazardous conditions.

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