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Special Marine Warning for Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM

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For the following areas... Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM... At 917 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near High Island A177 to near West Cameron 215 to near East Cameron 109, moving...

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Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.

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For the following areas... Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM... At 917 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near High Island A177 to near West Cameron 215 to near East Cameron 109, moving southeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... West Cameron Wc303, East Cameron Ec122, Vermilion 119, Vermilion 149, Vermilion 148, East Cameron 109, West Cameron 248, West Cameron 215, West Cameron 205, East Cameron 157, West Cameron 342, Vermilion 131, Vermilion 164, Vermilion 161, Vermilion 171, and East Cameron 160.

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2 captured
  1. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 27 at 9:18AM CDT until August 27 at 9:30AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

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  2. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued August 27 at 8:33AM CDT until August 27 at 9:30AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Lake Charles LA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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