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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
246 PM CST Tue Mar 5 2024

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...

* Until 345 PM CST.

* At 246 PM CST, a strong thunderstorm was located over Eugene Island
  24, or 15 nm southeast of Marsh Island, moving southeast at 20
  knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

  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 24, Eugene
  Island 100, Eugene Island 28, Eugene Island 63, Eugene Island 74,
  Eugene Island 30, Eugene Island 32, Eugene Island 42, and Eugene
  Island 53.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2931 9131 2931 9134 2929 9132 2899 9146
      2908 9164 2909 9165 2910 9169 2919 9187
      2949 9177 2939 9141 2938 9140 2939 9144
      2937 9139 2936 9138 2939 9139 2936 9129
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 294DEG 22KT 2933 9176

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

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