Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
955 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island
  Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM...
  Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20
  NM...

* Until 1030 AM CDT.

* At 954 AM CDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of
  producing waterspouts was located 31 nm south of Farewell Buoy,
  moving northwest at 10 knots.

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

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage
           vessels and oil rigs...and create suddenly higher waves.
           Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* The cluster of severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly open
  waters.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters should avoid waterspouts and never try to navigate near them.
Move to safe harbor or shelter immediately until the threat passes.

&&

LAT...LON 2951 8829 2963 8856 2985 8847 2994 8832
      2988 8831 2953 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 1454Z 125DEG 11KT 2963 8830

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

$$

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