The areas affected include... Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm... Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM...
At 623 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. These thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 36 nm south of Farewell Buoy to 37 nm east of Pilottown, moving south at 5 knots.
The strong thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.