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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1143 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-071830-
/O.NEW.KLIX.SC.Y.0052.251208T0600Z-251209T0000Z/
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-
1143 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
  5 to 7 ft expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America.

* WHEN...From midnight Sunday night to 6 PM CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1214 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

GMZ630>632-650-655-670-675-071600-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SC.Y.0047.251208T0900Z-251209T0600Z/
Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola
FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from
20 to 60 NM-
1214 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST MONDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
  3 to 5 ft expected.

* WHERE...Portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and
  northwest Florida.

* WHEN...From 3 AM Monday to midnight CST Monday night.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1028 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

GMZ435-436-071600-
/O.CON.KLCH.MF.Y.0021.251207T0600Z-251207T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0049.251208T0300Z-251208T1200Z/
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
1028 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

* WHAT...For the Dense Fog Advisory, dense fog will reduce
  visibility to 1 NM or less. For the Small Craft Advisory, north
  winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected.

* WHERE...Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays and Atchafalaya
  and East Cote Blanche Bays.

* WHEN...For the Dense Fog Advisory, until 6 AM CST Sunday. For
  the Small Craft Advisory, from 9 PM Sunday to 6 AM CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Low
  visibility will make navigation difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1028 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

GMZ455-071600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0049.251208T0300Z-251208T1800Z/
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
1028 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO NOON CST
MONDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to
  Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM.

* WHEN...From 9 PM Sunday to noon CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1028 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

GMZ475-071600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0049.251208T0300Z-251209T0000Z/
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
1028 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
  4 to 7 ft expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to
  Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...From 9 PM Sunday to 6 PM CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

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