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Small Craft Advisory 41, NWS Lake Charles, LA

August 24, 2008

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Aug 24, 2008, 4:15 AM CDT. It took effect at Aug 24, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 24, 2008, 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 24, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 25, 2008, 4:12 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Aug 23, 9:40 PM CDT, 6 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 9:40 PM CDT, 6 hours 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 6:04 AM CDT, 22 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
604 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

GMZ455-475-LAZ028-029-032-033-043>045-052>055-241100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-
ST. LANDRY-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-
ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
604 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S...AND LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
TROPICAL STORM FAY IS EXPECTED TO SKIRT THE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI
COASTS SUNDAY DURING THE DAY...AND MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
BY SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY. THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE STORM WILL
AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA MONDAY WITH INCREASED
CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 MPH
INLAND TO 20 KNOTS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THIS TIME PERIOD.

BY LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...FAY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A
DEPRESSION AND BEGIN MOVING NORTHEAST...AWAY FROM OUR REGION.
THIS WILL DIMINISH THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING
LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...EXPECT THE CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...AS
A UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BEGINS TO FORM OVER TEXAS...AND GRADUALLY
INCREASES MOISTURE OVER OUR REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ450-452-470-472-LAZ027-030-031-041-042-051-TXZ180>182-201-215-
216-241100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-VERNON-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-
CAMERON-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
604 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S...AND LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
TROPICAL STORM FAY IS EXPECTED TO SKIRT THE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI
COASTS SUNDAY DURING THE DAY...AND MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
BY SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY. MOISTURE FROM THE WESTERN EDGE OF
THE STORM WILL GIVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON
MONDAY ACROSS WESTERN LOUISIANA...AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...WHERE THE EFFECTS FROM FAY WILL BE MINIMAL.

BY LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...FAY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A
DEPRESSION AND BEGIN MOVING NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM OUR REGION.
THIS WILL DIMINISH THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR
OUR REGION BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...EXPECT
THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE BY THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY...AS A UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BEGINS TO FORM OVER TEXAS...AND
GRADUALLY INCREASES MOISTURE OVER OUR REGION. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER
IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

LANDRENEAU

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 6:17 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin28 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.