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FZUS74 KLIX 180944
MWSLIX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
444 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
GMZ531-181030-
/O.CON.KLIX.MA.W.0167.000000T0000Z-260618T1030Z/
444 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...
AT 444 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS
WAS LOCATED NEAR THE MID POINT OF THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE, MOVING NORTH
AT 45 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN QUICKLY FORM AND CAPSIZE BOATS...DAMAGE
VESSELS AND OIL RIGS...AND CREATE SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
BOATS COULD SUFFER SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN HIGH
WINDS. SMALL CRAFT COULD CAPSIZE IN SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANDEVILLE, THE MID POINT OF THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE, MADISONVILLE, AND
KENNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
DANGEROUS HIGH WINDS, WATERSPOUTS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES ARE
EXPECTED! BOATERS SHOULD AVOID WATERSPOUTS AND NEVER TRY TO NAVIGATE
NEAR THEM. SEEK SHELTER OR MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY!
LAT...LON 3038 9009 3001 9012 3003 9038 3010 9046
3017 9046 3032 9033 3041 9018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 201DEG 43KT 3020 9019
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...50KTS
KLG
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