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FZUS74 KLIX 181756
MWSLIX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1256 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
GMZ533-181806-
/O.CAN.KLIX.MA.W.0176.000000T0000Z-260618T1830Z/
1256 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
..THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE AFFECTED AREAS WERE...
LAKE SALVADOR AND LAKE CATAOUATCHE...
THE CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMSS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
NO LONGER POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO BOATERS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
LAT...LON 3038 8869 3006 8888 2999 8884 2983 8944
2987 8940 3001 8949 2998 8955 2985 8959
2985 8971 2993 8987 3001 8989 3014 8977
3020 8968 3022 8948 3030 8939 3035 8941
3037 8926 3035 8924 3038 8913 3042 8879
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 273DEG 7KT 3029 8945 2982 9005
GMZ531-532-534-536-181830-
/O.CON.KLIX.MA.W.0176.000000T0000Z-260618T1830Z/
1256 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
CHANDELEUR SOUND...
LAKE BORGNE...
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...
MISSISSIPPI SOUND...
AT 1256 PM CDT, A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR
WAVELAND TO 13 NM SOUTH OF ORLEANS MARINA, MOVING EAST AT 5 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...
WAVELAND, PASS CHRISTIAN, LAKE BORGNE, SHIP ISLAND, CAT ISLAND, BAY
ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI SOUND, LONG BEACH, RIGOLETS, GULF PARK
ESTATES, OCEAN SPRINGS, BILOXI, AND GULFPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
DANGEROUS HIGH WINDS, WATERSPOUTS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES ARE
EXPECTED! BOATERS SHOULD AVOID WATERSPOUTS AND NEVER TRY TO NAVIGATE
NEAR THEM. SEEK SHELTER OR MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY!
LAT...LON 3038 8869 3006 8888 2999 8884 2983 8944
2987 8940 3001 8949 2998 8955 2985 8959
2985 8971 2993 8987 3001 8989 3014 8977
3020 8968 3022 8948 3030 8939 3035 8941
3037 8926 3035 8924 3038 8913 3042 8879
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 273DEG 7KT 3029 8945 2982 9005
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...50KTS
ZERINGUE
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