Interactive NWS Alert

Radar valid at 545 pm CDT, Aug 24th 2026

GMZ435-436-242245-
/O.NEW.KLCH.MA.W.0076.260824T2142Z-260824T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
442 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays...
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 442 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Vermilion Bay to 15 nm north of Lower Atchafalaya
River, moving southeast at 15 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...
Vermilion Bay, West Cote Blanche Bay, and Atchafalaya Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

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LAT...LON 2932 9121 2937 9124 2931 9134 2938 9140
2948 9178 2954 9177 2954 9183 2959 9186
2958 9197 2985 9212 2983 9208 2988 9179
2980 9176 2979 9159 2967 9137 2953 9136
2957 9124 2954 9127 2944 9126 2933 9113
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 328DEG 15KT 2972 9205 2968 9134

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

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