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Special Marine Warning for Lake Salvador and Lake Cataouatche; Breton Sound; Terrebonne Bay +6 more

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SMWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Barataria Bay... Breton Sound... 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...

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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.

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SMWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Barataria Bay... Breton Sound... 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 Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 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... Lake Salvador and Lake Cataouatche... Terrebonne Bay... * Until 830 AM CDT. * At 731 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dulac, or 7 nm northwest of Terrebonne Bay, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Caillou Bay, Terrebonne Bay, Empire, Grand Isle, Timbalier Island, Timbalier Bay, Barataria Bay, Southwest Pass Of the Mississippi River, Isle Derniers, Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, and Port Sulphur.

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    Special Marine Warning issued August 27 at 7:31AM CDT until August 27 at 8:30AM 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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