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Special Marine Warning

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Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays; Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays; Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM

Status In Progress Started 31 minutes ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

Details

For the following areas... Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays... Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM... Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays...
At 903 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Vermilion 31 to 8 nm west of Caillou Bay, moving south at 35 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Locations impacted include... South Marsh Island 217, South Marsh Island 239, Marsh Island, Eugene Island 24, Eugene Island 100, South Marsh Island 236, Eugene Island 28, Vermilion 31, Vermilion 51, Eugene Island 63, Eugene Island 42, South Marsh Island 249, Eugene Island 57, Vermilion Bay, South Marsh Island 243, Vermilion 24, Vermilion 67, West Cote Blanche Bay, Atchafalaya Bay, and Eugene Island 74.
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