WHUS74 KLIX 161746 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1246 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 GMZ529-531>536-541-543-551-553-554-557-570-572-575-577-170800- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0006.261017T0000Z-261018T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.SC.Y.0031.261018T0500Z-261018T1200Z/ 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 Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon LA 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- 1246 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CDT SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 8 to 13 ft expected. For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 7 to 10 ft expected. * WHERE...All coastal waters. * WHEN...For the Gale Warning, from 7 PM this evening to midnight CDT Saturday night. For the Small Craft Advisory, from midnight Saturday night to 7 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$