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Small Craft Advisory 9, NWS Lake Charles, LA

February 23, 2010

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 23, 2010, 5:30 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 23, 2010, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2010, 5:30 AM CST (11:30 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 23, 2010, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 24, 2010, 2:00 PM CST
In force
20 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 Feb 22, 11:36 PM CST, 5 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 11:36 PM CST, 5 hours 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 6:04 AM CST, 23 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
604 AM CST MON FEB 22 2010

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-
TXZ180>182-201-215-216-231215-
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
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-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-
ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-
LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
604 AM CST MON FEB 22 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

AREAS OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST. AS THIS SYSTEM
DRAWS IN COLDER AIR FROM THE NORTH...THE RAIN MAY BEGIN TO MIX
WITH SNOW OVER THE EAST TEXAS LAKES INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BY TUESDAY EVENING...THIS MIX OF PRECIPITATION
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE COMPLETELY OVER TO SNOW. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A WOODVILLE TO BURKEVILLE LINE OF
UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH
POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A THICKET TO ALEXANDRIA LINE.

TO THE SOUTH OF THESE AREAS...PRECIPITATION TYPE BECOMES MUCH MORE
UNCERTAIN...THOUGH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALL THE WAY
TO THE COAST TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION
EXPECTED.

PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 10:48 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Rapides, Vernon30 hr
Feb 22, 10:48 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more30 hr

Nearby

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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.