{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ac7e81e216e7ff678f094a29bede4ee25e800a85.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Small Craft Advisory issued September 16 at 1:01PM CDT until September 17 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ac7e81e216e7ff678f094a29bede4ee25e800a85.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS New Orleans LA"},"word_count":159,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Small Craft Advisory: Small Craft Advisory issued September 16 at 1:01PM CDT until September 17 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Lake Maurepas; Lake Pontchartrain; Mississippi Sound; Lake Salvador and Lake Cataouatche; Lake Borgne; Breton Sound; Chandeleur Sound; Barataria Bay; Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM\n**Issued by:** NWS New Orleans LA\n**Sent:** 2026-09-16T13:01:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-16T13:01:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-17T03:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas of\n2 to 4 ft in protected waters and 6 to 9 ft in open waters\nexpected.\n\n* WHERE...All coastal sounds, bays, tidal lakes, and open Gulf\nwaters east of the mouth of the Mississippi River.\n\n* WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT Thursday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.\n\n## Instructions\nInexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller\nvessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions."}