NWS New Orleans LAMA.W 0213June 30, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Terrebonne Bay, Barataria Bay, Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm and 3 more
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a special marine warning for Terrebonne Bay, Barataria Bay, Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm and 3 more, which was in force until 1:30 a.m. local time on July 1. It was the 213th 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
- Terrebonne Bay, Barataria Bay, Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm and 3 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:56 p.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 1:30 a.m. CDT, July 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX MA.W 0213
- 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... Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm... Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM... Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM... Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM... Terrebonne Bay... * Until 130 AM CDT. * At 1155 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 nm west of Barataria Bay to 9 nm southeast of Grand Isle to 16 nm east of Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, moving west at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Timbalier Bay, Terrebonne Bay, Isle Derniers, Grand Isle, Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, and Timbalier Island.
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.