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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
408 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays...
  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 515 PM CDT.

* At 407 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 10 nm northwest of Lower Atchafalaya River to near
  Eugene Island 57 to 11 nm southwest of Caillou Bay, moving
  southwest at 10 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Eugene Island 105, Eugene Island 57, Eugene Island 100, Atchafalaya
  Bay, Eugene Island 120, Eugene Island 142, Eugene Island 107,
  Eugene Island 63, Eugene Island 74, Eugene Island 32, Eugene Island
  42, and Eugene Island 53.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 2916 9169 2953 9150 2968 9138 2953 9136
      2954 9131 2934 9127 2931 9130 2931 9134
      2924 9126 2869 9127
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 027DEG 12KT 2960 9133 2928 9136 2905 9114

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

$$

Rua