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FZUS74 KLIX 161001
MWSLIX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
501 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
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501 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
BRETON SOUND...
CHANDELEUR SOUND...
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND LOUISIANA
OUT 20 TO 60 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND OUT 20
NM...
MISSISSIPPI SOUND...
AT 501 AM CDT, A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR GRAND BAY TO 10 NM SOUTH OF CHANDELEUR SOUND
TO 6 NM EAST OF BRETON SOUND, MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
SHIP ISLAND, CHANDELEUR SOUND, BRETON SOUND, PASCAGOULA, HORN ISLAND,
AND GULF PARK ESTATES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DANGEROUS HIGH WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES ARE EXPECTED! SEEK
SHELTER OR MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY!
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 3037 8849 3037 8840 3032 8840 3021 8837
3019 8837 2993 8832 2943 8879 2948 8965
2983 8924 3022 8894 3038 8873 3040 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 1001Z 271DEG 28KT 3052 8829 2976 8908 2957 8918
HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...50KTS
FRYE
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