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Special Marine Warning for 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

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What is happening

SMWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... 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... * Until 145 AM CDT....

What the bulletin says to do

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... 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... * Until 145 AM CDT. * At 1216 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 18 nm south of Louisiana Offshore Oil Port to 69 nm south of Southwest Pass Of the Mississippi River, moving southwest at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly open waters.

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    Special Marine Warning issued July 21 at 12:16AM CDT until July 21 at 1:45AM 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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