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FZUS74 KLIX 180731
MWSLIX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
231 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
GMZ531-180815-
/O.CON.KLIX.MA.W.0166.000000T0000Z-260618T0815Z/
231 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...
AT 231 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS
WAS LOCATED NEAR KENNER, MOVING NORTH AT 50 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN QUICKLY FORM AND CAPSIZE BOATS...DAMAGE
VESSELS AND OIL RIGS...AND CREATE SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
BOATS COULD SUFFER SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN HIGH
WINDS. SMALL CRAFT COULD CAPSIZE IN SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANDEVILLE, THE MID POINT OF THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE, LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN/LAKE MAUREPAS, KENNER, AND MADISONVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
DANGEROUS HIGH WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES ARE EXPECTED! SEEK
SHELTER OR MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY!
LAT...LON 3038 9009 3037 9004 3000 9013 3005 9041
3008 9044 3024 9042 3035 9031 3039 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 0731Z 197DEG 50KT 3010 9024
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...50KTS
CAB
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