WHUS54 KLCH 020321 SMWLCH GMZ475-020445- /O.NEW.KLCH.MA.W.0196.240602T0321Z-240602T0445Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1021 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 1145 PM CDT. * At 1021 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Eugene Island 259, or 45 nm southwest of Caillou Bay, moving southeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include... Eugene Island 257, Eugene Island 258, Eugene Island 215, Eugene Island 259, Eugene Island 238, Eugene Island 325, Eugene Island 275, Eugene Island 276, Eugene Island 277, Eugene Island 212, Ship Shoal 295, Ship Shoal 198, Ship Shoal 224, Ship Shoal 248, Eugene Island 261, Eugene Island 273, Eugene Island 251, Eugene Island 296, Eugene Island 252, and Eugene Island 281. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until this storm passes. Wind gusts to 40 knots, large hail, high waves, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain are possible with this storm. && LAT...LON 2815 9146 2821 9157 2857 9161 2867 9146 2866 9126 2813 9127 2810 9131 TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 326DEG 23KT 2851 9144 HAIL...>.75IN WIND...40KTS $$ Landreneau