NWS New Orleans LAMA.W 0043April 25, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Breton Sound, Chandeleur Sound, Barataria Bay and 4 more
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a special marine warning for Breton Sound, Chandeleur Sound, Barataria Bay and 4 more, which was in force until 10:00 a.m. local time on April 25. It was the 43rd special marine warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.6 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, New Orleans LA
- Area
- Breton Sound, Chandeleur Sound, Barataria Bay and 4 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:27 a.m. CDT, April 25, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 a.m. CDT, April 25, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX MA.W 0043
- 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... Barataria Bay... Breton Sound... Chandeleur Sound... Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm... Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm... 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 1000 AM CDT. * At 827 AM CDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts was located along a line extending from 7 nm east of Breton Sound to 11 nm northwest of Pilottown, moving southeast at 30 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts in excess of 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage vessels and oil rigs...and create suddenly higher waves. Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Breton Sound and Southwest Pass Of the Mississippi River.
What the agency told people to do
Dangerous high winds and suddenly higher waves are expected! Seek shelter or move to safe harbor immediately!
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