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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

1242 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024



The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA

  out 20 NM...

  Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20

  to 60 NM...



* Until 115 AM CDT.



* At 1242 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from Eugene Island 53 to near Eugene Island 206, moving

  east at 45 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 

           suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in 

           structural damage.



* Locations impacted include...

  Eugene Island 224, Eugene Island 158, Eugene Island 215, Eugene

  Island 105, Eugene Island 57, Eugene Island 100, Eugene Island 189,

  Eugene Island 212, Eugene Island 107, Eugene Island 206, Eugene

  Island 129, Eugene Island 217, Eugene Island 108, Eugene Island

  208, Eugene Island 184, Eugene Island 120, Eugene Island 175,

  Eugene Island 142, Eugene Island 63, and Eugene Island 74.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.



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LAT...LON 2861 9127 2858 9180 2926 9164 2932 9135

      2926 9130 2924 9126

TIME...MOT...LOC 0542Z 261DEG 44KT 2921 9158 2866 9167 



HAIL...>.75IN

WIND...>34KTS



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