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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
545 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Breton Sound...
  Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the
  Mississippi River out 20 nm...
  Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the
  Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm...
  Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island
  Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM...
  Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to
  Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 545 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from 16 nm east of
  Breton Sound to 39 nm east of Pilottown, moving south at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  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...
  Pilottown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Strong winds will be dangerous for boaters or anyone near the water.
Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Seek shelter or move
to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 2891 8818 2884 8881 2907 8917 2922 8937
      2923 8933 2921 8930 2924 8928 2929 8930
      2929 8935 2934 8943 2951 8914 2953 8897
      2930 8872 2933 8835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 018DEG 24KT 2955 8899 2938 8849 

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

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