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Special Marine Warning
ExpiredCoastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM
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Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
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expired
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Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
SMWLIX
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm... Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM...
* Until 200 AM CDT.
* At 100 AM CDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts was located 12 nm southwest of Caillou Bay, moving north at 35 knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
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... Caillou Bay.
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