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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 6:00 AM Mar. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Breton Sound... Chandeleur Sound... Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm... Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm... 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... Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM... Mississippi Sound... * Until 200 AM CDT. * At 100 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Portersville Bay to near Venice, moving southeast 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... Pilottown. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southeastern Louisiana...and the adjacent coastal waters. 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. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
Tornado Watch
Issued: 5:44 AM Mar. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
TORNADO WATCH 48 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS MISSISSIPPI SOUND CHANDELEUR SOUND BRETON SOUND
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 3:40 AM Mar. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft. * WHERE...Mississippi Sound, 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. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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