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Special Marine Warning for Mississippi Sound; Chandeleur Sound; Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM

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SMWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Mississippi Sound... Chandeleur Sound... Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM... * Until 1015 AM CDT. * At 838 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located...

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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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SMWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Mississippi Sound... Chandeleur Sound... Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM... * Until 1015 AM CDT. * At 838 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Long Beach, moving northwest at 5 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Ship Island, Mississippi Sound, Ocean Springs, Horn Island, Cat Island, Biloxi, Pascagoula, Long Beach, Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis and Waveland.

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    Special Marine Warning issued September 4 at 8:38AM CDT until September 4 at 10:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA

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

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