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FZUS74 KLIX 070915
MWSLIX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
415 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2026
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415 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
BARATARIA BAY...
BRETON SOUND...
AT 415 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS
WAS LOCATED NEAR PORT SULPHUR, 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...
PORT SULPHUR AND EMPIRE.
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 2959 8963 2948 8960 2945 8964 2938 8973
2938 8975 2943 8984 2949 8980 2951 8978
2951 8976 2949 8973 2950 8971 2953 8972
TIME...MOT...LOC 0915Z 083DEG 18KT 2947 8983
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
ZERINGUE
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