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Special Marine Warning
ActiveLake Salvador and Lake Cataouatche; Terrebonne Bay; Barataria Bay; 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
Status
In Progress
Started 34 minutes ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
SMWLIX
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Barataria Bay... 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... Lake Salvador and Lake Cataouatche... Terrebonne Bay...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 250 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 nm south of Kenner, moving south at 25 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include... Timbalier Bay, Barataria Bay, and Grand Isle.
Data from the National Weather Service
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