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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1137 AM CDT WED JUL 1 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS...
* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT.
* AT 1137 AM CDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LOWER
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATCHAFALAYA BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 2932 9122 2937 9124 2936 9127 2931 9130
2931 9134 2934 9135 2933 9137 2935 9136
2938 9139 2939 9143 2940 9146 2939 9148
2944 9161 2967 9137 2953 9136 2956 9126
2944 9126 2944 9122 2939 9122 2935 9115
TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 154DEG 7KT 2940 9125
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
SLAUGHTER
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