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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1239 AM CST Tue Nov 19 2024

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA
  out 20 NM...
  Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20
  to 60 NM...

* Until 115 AM CST.

* At 1239 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located near Eugene Island 129, or 29 nm southwest
  of Point Au Fer Island, moving northeast at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  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...
  Eugene Island 224, Eugene Island 105, Eugene Island 243, Eugene
  Island 100, South Marsh Island 61, Eugene Island 107, Eugene Island
  206, Eugene Island 129, Eugene Island 108, Eugene Island 208,
  Eugene Island 175, Eugene Island 63, Eugene Island 42, Eugene
  Island 158, South Marsh Island 78, Eugene Island 57, South Marsh
  Island 99, Eugene Island 135, Eugene Island 113, and South Marsh
  Island 76.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2831 9172 2840 9190 2844 9217 2940 9154
      2929 9133 2924 9126 2905 9126
TIME...MOT...LOC 0639Z 208DEG 26KT 2893 9159 

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

Jones