NWS New Orleans LAMA.W 0340September 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Mississippi Sound, Chandeleur Sound and Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a special marine warning for Mississippi Sound, Chandeleur Sound and Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM, which was in force until 10:45 p.m. local time on September 21. It was the 340th special marine warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 43 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, New Orleans LA
- Area
- Mississippi Sound, Chandeleur Sound and Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:02 p.m. CDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 p.m. CDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX MA.W 0340
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Mississippi Sound... Chandeleur Sound... Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 1002 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from 9 NM northeast of Pascagoula to near Gulfport, moving south at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Mississippi Sound, Gulf Park Estates, Ocean Springs, Ship Island, Horn Island, Biloxi, Pascagoula, Cat Island and Gulfport.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater, high waves, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain are possible with these storms.
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