Special Marine Warning

For the following areas... Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM... Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM... Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM...

At 1203 PM CDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 12 nm east of Ship Shoal 248 to 19 nm southwest of Southwest Pass Of the Mississippi River, moving northwest at 30 knots.

HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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.

A cluster of severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly open waters.