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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-032300-
/O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-250404T1800Z/
Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River
LA out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River
to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM-
Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River out 20 nm-
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-
Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm-
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 6 to 9 ft.

* WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

GMZ532-534-536-538-557-577-032300-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-250404T0300Z/
Mississippi Sound-Lake Borgne-Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out
20 NM-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island
Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM-
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

* WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

GMZ530-032300-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-250404T0300Z/
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt

* WHERE...Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

GMZ430-432-435-436-450-452-455-470-472-475-031715-
/O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-250405T1200Z/
Sabine Lake-Calcasieu Lake-Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 6 to 10 ft.

* WHERE...Portions of and the coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf
  of America.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
314 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

GMZ650-670-031615-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-250403T1800Z/
Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM-
Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM-
314 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southeast winds near 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and
  seas 4 to 6 ft.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out
  20 NM and Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to
  60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
314 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

GMZ630>632-031615-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-250403T1800Z/
Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
314 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southeast winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and
  seas 1 to 3 ft.

* WHERE...Northern Mobile Bay, Southern Mobile Bay and
  Mississippi Sound.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

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