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FZUS74 KLIX 170240
MWSLIX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
940 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2025
GMZ530-170315-
/O.CON.KLIX.MA.W.0215.000000T0000Z-250717T0315Z/
940 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2025
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS...
AT 940 PM CDT, A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED NEAR KENNER, MOVING WEST AT 20 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KENNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG WINDS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR BOATERS OR ANYONE NEAR THE WATER.
MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS. SEEK SHELTER OR MOVE
TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 3000 9022 3003 9039 3010 9046 3012 9046
3016 9032
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 071DEG 18KT 3005 9035
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
HRL
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