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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
827 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays...
  Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM...
  Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA
  out 20 NM...
  Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays...

* Until 930 AM CDT.

* At 827 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located near Vermilion Bay, moving east at 10
  knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally 
           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly 
           higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  South Marsh Island 217, South Marsh Island 239, Marsh Island,
  Eugene Island 24, Vermilion 31, Eugene Island 28, West Cote Blanche
  Bay, Eugene Island 30, Vermilion 26, Eugene Island 42, Eugene
  Island 53, and South Marsh Island 236.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 2971 9188 2976 9159 2963 9165 2966 9163
      2974 9158 2969 9148 2952 9155 2956 9144
      2968 9147 2965 9139 2917 9162 2950 9244
      2958 9205 2959 9204 2959 9207 2960 9207
      2961 9201 2960 9211 2963 9214 2984 9183
TIME...MOT...LOC 1327Z 285DEG 8KT 2967 9191 

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

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