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FZUS74 KLIX 160737
MWSLIX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
237 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ530-532-534-160815-
/O.CON.KLIX.MA.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260316T0815Z/
237 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
LAKE BORGNE...
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS...
MISSISSIPPI SOUND...
AT 237 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 18 NM NORTHWEST OF BAY ST. LOUIS TO NEAR KENNER,
MOVING EAST AT 35 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS AND LARGE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...BOATS COULD SUFFER SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN HIGH
WINDS. SMALL CRAFT COULD CAPSIZE IN SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LARGE HAIL COULD RESULT IN INJURY AND DAMAGE TO
BOATS...VESSELS AND OIL RIGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAVELAND, LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN/LAKE MAUREPAS, ORLEANS MARINA, PASS
CHRISTIAN, LAKE BORGNE, MANDEVILLE, EDEN ISLE, BAY ST. LOUIS, LONG
BEACH, RIGOLETS, THE MID POINT OF THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE, KENNER, AND
LACOMBE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS, LARGE HAIL, HIGH WAVES, DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COAST GUARD OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3039 8928 3035 8924 3038 8912 2987 8973
2996 8987 3000 8989 3007 8983 3010 8987
3001 9000 2999 9015 3003 9038 3010 9046
3039 9010 3033 8997 3029 8995 3019 8966
3022 8948 3030 8939 3034 8942 3039 8937
TIME...MOT...LOC 0737Z 272DEG 37KT 3057 8954 2997 9027
HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...50KTS
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