Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
106 WHUS54 KLCH 190639 SMWLCH GMZ455-475-190715- /O.NEW.KLCH.MA.W.0257.241119T0639Z-241119T0715Z/ 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