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Special Marine Warning

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Mississippi Sound; Breton Sound; Chandeleur Sound; Barataria Bay; Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm

Status In Progress Started 29 minutes ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

Details

For the following areas... Barataria Bay... Breton Sound... Chandeleur Sound... Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 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... Mississippi Sound...
At 319 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 nm east of Chandeleur Sound to 8 nm north of Port Sulphur, moving south at 35 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Locations impacted include... Boothville, Pilottown, Chandeleur Sound, Breton Sound, Venice, Port Sulphur, and Empire.
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