Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued June 10 at 6:10PM CDT until June 10 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 10, 2025 - 4:10pm
Expires:
June 10, 2025 - 5:15pm
Description:
SMWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays...
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA
out 20 NM...
Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20
to 60 NM...
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 610 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Eugene Island
63, or 14 nm southwest of Atchafalaya Bay, moving east at 35 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...
Eugene Island 105, Eugene Island 57, Eugene Island 100, Eugene
Island 120, Eugene Island 107, Eugene Island 129, Eugene Island 63,
Eugene Island 74, Eugene Island 108, Eugene Island 32, Eugene
Island 42, and Eugene Island 53.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.
Area Description:
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays; Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM; Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA