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FZUS74 KLIX 180256
MWSLIX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
956 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
GMZ529-531-180400-
/O.CON.KLIX.MA.W.0161.000000T0000Z-260618T0400Z/
956 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
LAKE MAUREPAS...
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...
AT 956 PM CDT, A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED NEAR ORLEANS MARINA, MOVING NORTH AT 30
KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
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...
LAKE MAUREPAS, MANDEVILLE, THE MID POINT OF THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE,
MADISONVILLE, MANCHAC, AND KENNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG WINDS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR BOATERS OR ANYONE NEAR THE WATER.
BOATERS SHOULD AVOID WATERSPOUTS AND NEVER TRY TO NAVIGATE NEAR THEM.
MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS. SEEK SHELTER OR MOVE
TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 3038 9005 3000 9013 3007 9044 3010 9046
3016 9046 3015 9058 3019 9063 3033 9058
3037 9050 3037 9047 3029 9037 3038 9028
3041 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 189DEG 29KT 3009 9018
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
CAB
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