NWS New Orleans LAMA.W 0210June 30, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Chandeleur Sound, Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a special marine warning for Chandeleur Sound, Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 9:30 p.m. local time on June 30. It was the 210th special marine warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 53 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
- Chandeleur Sound, Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:37 p.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 p.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX MA.W 0210
- 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... Chandeleur Sound... 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 930 PM CDT. * At 836 PM CDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms was located 16 nm south of Horn Island, moving west at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * The cluster of severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly open waters.
What the agency told people to do
Strong winds will be dangerous for boaters or anyone near the water. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Seek shelter or move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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