- In force from
- Oct 16, 7:00 PM CDT
- Until
- Oct 18, 12:00 AM CDT
- Issued
- Oct 16, 12:22 AM CDT
- Office
- New Orleans, LA
- Number
- 6 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Moderate, Expected, Likely
- Where
- Gulf of America waters
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CDT SATURDAY NIGHT
- What
- Northeast winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 8 to 14 ft expected.
- Where
- All coastal waters.
- When
- From 7 PM this evening to midnight CDT Saturday night.
- Impacts
- Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
What to do
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
Every area Lake Maurepas; Lake Pontchartrain; Mississippi Sound; Lake Salvador and Lake Cataouatche; Lake Borgne; Breton Sound; Chandeleur Sound; Terrebonne Bay; Barataria Bay; Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm; Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM; 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 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 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
Read the platesHow to read a warning FB-STN-001
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