####018001833#### WHUS54 KLIX 180817 SMWLIX GMZ550-552-555-572-180945- /O.NEW.KLIX.MA.W.0157.240518T0817Z-240518T0945Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service New Orleans LA 317 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024 The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm... Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm... Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM... Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM... * Until 445 AM CDT. * At 317 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 nm northwest of Grand Isle to 6 nm northeast of Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots and suddenly higher waves. Boats could sustain damage or capsize. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Return to safe harbor if possible. * Locations impacted include... Barataria Bay, Grand Isle, and Louisiana Offshore Oil Port. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 2915 9017 2918 9012 2934 9017 2950 8982 2944 8977 2944 8972 2933 8969 2935 8961 2927 8957 2927 8944 2921 8943 2921 8941 2901 8929 2887 9006 2892 9017 2910 9031 TIME...MOT...LOC 0817Z 249DEG 24KT 2928 9011 2896 8993 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...40KTS $$ Zeringue