NWS New Orleans LAMA.W 0352October 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: 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 and Coastal waters
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a special marine warning for 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 and Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on October 4. It was the 352nd special marine warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 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
- 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 and Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:56 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX MA.W 0352
- 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... 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... Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 456 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 26 NM northeast of Pilottown, or 25 NM east of Breton Sound, moving northeast at 20 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... Mainly open 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 and Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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