Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued November 19 at 12:06AM CST until November 19 at 12:30AM CST by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 18, 2024 - 10:06pm
Expires:
November 18, 2024 - 10:30pm
Description:
SMWLCH
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 1230 AM CST.
* At 1206 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
waterspouts was located over Eugene Island 184, or 35 nm southwest
of Point Au Fer Island, moving northeast at 40 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 158, South Marsh Island 78, Eugene
Island 105, Eugene Island 243, Eugene Island 100, South Marsh
Island 99, South Marsh Island 76, South Marsh Island 61, Eugene
Island 107, Eugene Island 206, Eugene Island 129, Eugene Island
217, Eugene Island 108, Eugene Island 184, Eugene Island 120,
Eugene Island 175, Eugene Island 142, and Eugene Island 182.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.
Area Description:
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA