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 the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM... Terrebonne Bay...
* Until 700 AM CDT.
* At 556 AM CDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts was located near Timbalier Bay, moving east at 10 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... Timbalier Island and Grand Isle.