NWS New Orleans LAMA.W 0348October 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Breton Sound, Chandeleur Sound, Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm and 1 more
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a special marine warning for Breton Sound, Chandeleur Sound, Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm and 1 more, which was in force until 3:45 p.m. local time on October 4. It was the 348th special marine warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 56 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
- Breton Sound, Chandeleur Sound, Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:49 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 3:45 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX MA.W 0348
- 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... Breton Sound... Chandeleur Sound... Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm... Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 249 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 9 NM southeast of Breton Sound, moving northeast at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Breton Sound.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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