Alert archive / Louisiana / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 7, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this gale warning at Dec 9, 2008, 3:47 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 10, 2008, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 42 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2008, 3:47 PM CST (21:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 10, 2008, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2008, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS74 KLIX 092147 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 347 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .AS STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE REGION...INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS CAN BE EXPECTED. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND SHIFT WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. THE WINDS BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE QUITE STRONG WITH GUSTS APPROACHING GALE FORCE IN THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS. GMZ570-575-100600- /O.NEW.KLIX.GL.W.0007.081210T1200Z-081211T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 347 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS...AND SEAS WILL BE IN THE 8 TO 10 FOOT RANGE. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE BELOW 34 KNOTS BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN 20 TO 30 KNOT WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ550-555-100600- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- 347 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TOMORROW. IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS...AND SEAS WILL BE IN THE 5 TO 7 FOOT RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-100600- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081211T1800Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 347 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE TIDAL LAKES IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AROUND NOON AS A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
354 WHUS74 KLIX 100404 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1004 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WEDNESDAY AND STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE QUITE STRONG WITH GUSTS APPROACHING GALE FORCE IN THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GMZ575-101200- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081211T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.GL.W.0007.081211T0000Z-081211T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1004 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT AND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS AND SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ570-101200- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081210T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.GL.W.0007.081210T1200Z-081211T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1004 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT AND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS AND SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-101200- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081211T1800Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 1004 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT AND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS AND LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ550-555-101200- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- 1004 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT AND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS AND LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 22
000 WHUS74 KLIX 102139 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 339 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING AND STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE QUITE STRONG WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS IN THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. GALE WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR THE INNER WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES IF GUSTS IN THOSE AREAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. GMZ575-110545- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081211T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.GL.W.0007.081211T0600Z-081211T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.081211T1800Z-081212T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 339 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL ALSO BE IN EFFECT FOLLOWING THE GALE WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ570-110545- /O.EXT.KLIX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081211T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.081211T1800Z-081212T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 339 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ550-110545- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- 339 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-110545- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 339 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ555-110545- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- 339 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
214 WHUS74 KLIX 110318 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 918 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING ALONG A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING AND WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE QUITE STRONG WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS IN THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. GALE WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR THE INNER WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES IF GUSTS IN THOSE AREAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. GMZ575-111130- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081211T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.GL.W.0007.081211T0600Z-081212T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 918 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. AS THE LOW PULLS MOVES TOWARD THE EASTERN SEABOARD...WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIE OFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ570-111130- /O.EXT.KLIX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.081212T0600Z-081212T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 918 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. AS THE LOW PULLS MOVES TOWARD THE EASTERN SEABOARD...WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIE OFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-111130- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 918 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE TIDAL LAKES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE BEING DRIVEN BY AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES TOMORROW INTO TOMORROW NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ550-111130- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- 918 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ALONG WITH SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS AND SEAS ARE BEING DRIVEN BY AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES TOMORROW INTO TOMORROW NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ555-111130- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- 918 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ALONG WITH SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. THESE WINDS AND SEAS ARE BEING DRIVEN BY AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES TOMORROW INTO TOMORROW NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 32
895 WHUS74 KLIX 111542 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 942 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND WILL BE QUITE STRONG TODAY WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS IN THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING. GALE WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR THE INNER WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES IF GUSTS IN THOSE AREAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. GMZ575-112345- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 942 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ570-112345- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.081212T0600Z-081212T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 942 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-112345- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 942 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ550-112345- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- 942 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ555-112345- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- 942 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
901 WHUS74 KLIX 112139 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 339 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS IN THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX FRIDAY AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO CALM. GMZ575-120545- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 339 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ570-120545- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.081212T0600Z-081212T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 339 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-120545- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 339 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 6 AM CST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ550-120545- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- 339 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ555-120545- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- 339 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
514 WHUS74 KLIX 120313 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 913 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS IN THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL WEAKEN ON FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE GULF SOUTH. GMZ575-121115- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 913 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPAT THE OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT TO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY BUILDS OVER THE REGION. SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH IN THE 7 TO 10 FOOT RANGE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT WILL SUBSIDE FRIDAY MORNING...AS WINDS WEAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ570-121115- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.081212T0600Z-081212T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 913 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPAT THE OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT TO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY BUILDS OVER THE REGION. SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH IN THE 7 TO 10 FOOT RANGE THROUGH MIDNIGHT ...BUT WILL SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AS WINDS WEAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-120600- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 913 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE TIDAL LAKES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ550-121115- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- 913 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...ALONG WITH SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIE OFF ON FRIDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ555-121115- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081212T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- 913 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIE OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 32
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 9, 3:24 PM CST, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 3:24 PM CST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
324 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008
.DISCUSSION...
THIS AFTERNOON A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED FROM SOUTHEASTERN
ONTARIO INTO CENTRAL TEXAS...WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER ARKANSAS
AND AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT FROM ARKANSAS INTO COASTAL ALABAMA.
DEW POINTS HAD REACHED THE UPPER 60S ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...AND SCATTERED CONVECTION HAD BEGUN ACROSS THE AREA.
THE STRONGER ACTIVITY WAS CLOSER TO THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...STRONGER SHEAR/HELICITY...AND GREATER INSTABILITY IN
CENTRAL/SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. EVEN SO...THE LIX 18Z SOUNDING
SHOWED GOOD DIRECTIONAL AND SPEED SHEAR...AS WELL AS LOW-LEVEL
HELICITY...BUT A CAP WAS LIMITING OUR CONVECTION. THIS STRONGER
ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TOWARD OUR AREA...REACHING
THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF OUR PCWA BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY
EVENING. THE ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT...WITH THE FRONT PUSHING THROUGH MOST OF SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA/COASTAL MISSISSIPPI BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY
THREAT WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINFALL
ALSO IS EXPECTED...BUT THE FAIRLY DRY GROUND ACROSS THE AREA
SHOULD BE ABLE TO ABSORB MOST OF IT. MODELS WERE STILL HAVING
PROBLEMS WITH CONSISTENCY...THE GFS/ECMWF STILL SHOW A CLOSED
SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON
WEDNESDAY...WHEREAS THE NAM HAS MORE OF AN ELONGATED LOW THAT
MOVES EASTWARD MORE QUICKLY. ALOFT THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE
AGREEMENT...WITH THE TROUGH SWEEPING THROUGH TEXAS WEDNESDAY AND
DEVELOPING A CUT-OFF LOW AS IT MOVES INTO LOUISIANA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THIS UPPER LOW WILL HELP TO INTENSIFY THE SURFACE SYSTEM AS
IT PROGRESSES TO THE NORTHEAST. WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE/PRECIP IS
EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THE OTHER CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME WINTER PRECIP TO
MIX WITH THE RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
THICKNESSES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP ACROSS THE AREA AS THE UPPER LOW
APPROACHES. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE A GOOD PORTION OF THE COLUMN
TO BE BELOW FREEZING FROM THE BATON ROUGE AREA THROUGH SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI. HOWEVER...TEMPS AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE FREEZING...SO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. BUT THERE REMAINS
A POSSIBILITY FOR SOME SLEET OR SNOW TO MIX WITH THE RAIN ON
THURSDAY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS.
TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BELOW AVERAGE INTO FRIDAY...THEN RETURN
FLOW OVER THE WEEKEND SHOULD BRING US BACK CLOSER TO AVERAGE. 25
.AVIATION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS HAVE CONTINUED TO TRACK QUICKLY NEWD ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN
TO IMPACT ALL SITES THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING. AT TIMES...VIS MAY DROP TO NEAR 3SM WITH HEAVIER RAIN BUT
SHOULD HAVE DECENT VIS OTHERWISE. ONGOING STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS IN
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA WILL TRANSLATE TO SE LA THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE STRONGER STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...ACCOMPANIED BY
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS WELL AS STRONG WIND GUSTS OR HAIL. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO WEST AND THEN NW WED MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH
THE AREA. A BRIEF PERIOD OF WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 KTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AS THIS BOUNDARY PASSES. LIGHT RAIN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
THROUGH WED AFTERNOON WITH NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 15 KTS GUSTING TO
25 KTS. 12
&&
.MARINE...
SURFACE TROUGH OVER OVER EASTERN TEXAS HAS TIGHTENED THE SURFACE
GRADIENT...LENDING TO INCREASING SURFACE WINDS. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS
ARE ONLY NEAR 20 KTS...SEAS HAVE INCREASED TO AROUND 8 FEET AT
42040. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND THUS
THE CURRENT SCY WILL BE SUFFICIENT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND AN
ACCOMPANYING COLD FRONT WILL SURGE INTO THE GULF WED MORNING...
BRINGING STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS. A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL TRACK ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO ON WED. STRONG
COLD AIR ADVECTION AND GOOD MIXING WILL ALLOW FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR
GALE FORCE WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SFC ALONG THE OUTER GULF WATERS
AND HAVE ISSUED A WARNING FOR THIS POSSIBLE EVENT. WINDS SHOULD
WEAKEN ENOUGH BY MID THURS AND SCY TAKES OVER THROUGH 00Z FRI.
DEPENDING ON THE EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM...MAY NEED TO EXTEND SCY
EVEN LONGER IF CURRENT MODEL TRENDS OF AN EXTENDED TIME OF ELEVATED
WINDS OCCURS. 12
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB 48 51 36 44 / 100 50 60 60
BTR 49 52 36 45 / 100 50 60 60
MSY 54 59 41 50 / 100 60 60 60
GPT 57 61 41 50 / 100 70 60 60
&&
.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY FOR GMZ530.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY FOR GMZ570-575.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
FOR GMZ570-575.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR GMZ550-555.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY FOR GMZ575.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
FOR GMZ575.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR GMZ555.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 9, 10:00 AM CST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1000 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077- 080>082-100600- PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER 20-60 NM OUT- SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER 20-60 NM OUT-AMITE- ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK- HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS- LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES- LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE- POINTE COUPEE-ST CHARLES-ST HELENA-ST JAMES-ST JOHN THE BAPTIST- ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE- UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-WALTHALL- WASHINGTON-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON- 1000 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP ARE DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. IN ADDITION...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES MAY OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED FOUR INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MARINE... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FEET IN THE OUTER GULF COASTAL WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ALTHOUGH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM DAYBREAK THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. WINTER WEATHER... A LITTLE SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND THOSE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. NO ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR SLEET IS EXPECTED. MARINE... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY AS STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW PREVAILS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...OUTLOOKS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
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Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 5:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 34 min |
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