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Small Craft Advisory 66, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 1, 2011, 3:55 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 66 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2011, 3:55 AM CST (09:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2011, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 66 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
338 WHUS74 KLCH 010955 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 355 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN SOUTH TEXAS WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NORTHEAST ON TODAY INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AREAS OF SEA FOG HAVE DEVELOPED THIS EVENING...AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL GIVE WAY TO MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BY LATE TUESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-011800- /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.MF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.110201T1800Z-110204T1200Z/ 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- 355 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTH WINDS 2O TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY...BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-011800- /O.CON.KLCH.MF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.110201T1800Z-110203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0065.110201T1800Z-110202T0600Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 355 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. * LOW WATER: THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN TIDES BETWEEN MINUS 1.0 AND MINUS 2.0 FEET MLLW AT THE TIME OF LOW TIDE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SWEENEY
10 follow-up statements
929 WHUS74 KLCH 012036 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 236 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MID WEEK. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-020445- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110203T1800Z/ 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- 236 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-020445- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 236 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. * LOW WATER: THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN TIDES BETWEEN MINUS 1.0 AND MINUS 2.0 FEET MLLW AT THE TIME OF LOW TIDE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$
585 WHUS74 KLCH 020345 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 945 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MID WEEK. GMZ430-432-435-021100- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 945 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. * LOW WATER: THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN TIDES BETWEEN MINUS 1.0 AND MINUS 2.0 FEET MLLW AT THE TIME OF LOW TIDE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-021100- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110203T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- 945 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 13
895 WHUS74 KLCH 020559 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1159 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MID WEEK. GMZ430-432-435-021100- /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 1159 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. * LOW WATER: THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN TIDES BETWEEN MINUS 1.0 AND MINUS 2.0 FEET MLLW AT THE TIME OF LOW TIDE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-021100- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110203T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- 1159 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 13
861 WHUS74 KLCH 021032 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 432 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-022200- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110204T0000Z/ 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- 432 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-022200- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 432 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * LOW WATER: THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN TIDES BETWEEN MINUS 1.0 AND MINUS 2.0 FEET MLLW AT THE TIME OF LOW TIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$
381 WHUS74 KLCH 022156 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 356 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .LARGE DIFFERENCES-IN-PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...SEPARATING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE FROM LOWER PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. GUSTY BLUE NORTHERS ARE THE RESULT. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GIVE AN ADDED BOOST TO THE EBB TIDE...WITH THE ACTUAL READINGS RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT BELOW THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. GMZ430-432-435-030615- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 356 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * LOW WATER: THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING FROM 1 TO 1.5 FEET BELOW THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. IMPACT TO NAVIGATION WILL BE GREATEST NEAR THE TIME OF LOWER LOW TIDE...MIDMORNING THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-030615- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110204T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- 356 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VERY STEEP SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
254 WHUS74 KLCH 030433 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1033 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .LARGE DIFFERENCES-IN-PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...SEPARATING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE FROM LOWER PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. GUSTY BLUE NORTHERS ARE THE RESULT. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GIVE AN ADDED BOOST TO THE EBB TIDE...WITH THE ACTUAL READINGS RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT BELOW THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. GMZ430-432-435-031200- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 1033 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * LOW WATER: THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING FROM 1 TO 1.5 FEET BELOW THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. IMPACT TO NAVIGATION WILL BE GREATEST NEAR THE TIME OF LOWER LOW TIDE...MID MORNING THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-031230- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110204T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- 1033 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VERY STEEP SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 13
984 WHUS74 KLCH 031026 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 426 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .LARGE DIFFERENCES-IN-PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...SEPARATING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE PLAINS FROM LOWER PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE THE RESULT. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GIVE AN ADDED BOOST TO THE EBB TIDE...WITH THE ACTUAL READINGS RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT BELOW THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. GMZ430-432-435-031800- /O.EXT.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1800Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 426 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE LOW WATER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOW WATER: THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING FROM 1 TO 1.5 FEET BELOW THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. IMPACT TO NAVIGATION WILL BE GREATEST NEAR THE TIME OF LOWER LOW TIDE...MID MORNING THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ GMZ470-472-475-031900- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110204T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- 426 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VERY STEEP SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-031900- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110204T0000Z/ 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- 426 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ROUGH SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ RUA
880 WHUS74 KLCH 031737 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1137 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .LARGE DIFFERENCES-IN-PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...SEPARATING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE PLAINS FROM LOWER PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE THE RESULT. GMZ430-432-435-031845- /O.CAN.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1800Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 1137 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE LOW WATER ADVISORY. $$ GMZ470-472-475-040145- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110204T1200Z/ 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- 1137 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VERY STEEP SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-040000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110204T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM- 1137 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ROUGH SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
498 WHUS74 KLCH 040451 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1051 PM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... .LARGE DIFFERENCES-IN-PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...SEPARATING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE PLAINS FROM LOWER PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE THE RESULT. GMZ470-472-475-041200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110204T1200Z/ 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- 1051 PM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VERY STEEP SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
209 WHUS74 KLCH 041203 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 603 AM CST FRI FEB 4 2011 GMZ470-472-475-041315- /O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110204T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- 603 AM CST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DECREASED A LITTLE AND BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STILL EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ RUA
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 Jan 31, 11:58 PM CST, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 11:58 PM CST, 3 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1158 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011
.DISCUSSION...
LATE SHIFT UPDATE TO HOIST A DENSE FOG ADVISORY TO THE COASTAL
WATERS WITH SEVERAL OBSERVATIONS OF ZERO VISIBILITY. NAM SHOWS
THIS SEA FOG ADVECTING INLAND INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA AFTER MIDNIGHT. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS...THE
FOG SHOULD LIFT INTO A STRATUS DECK AFTER MAKING A LITTLE INLAND
PROGRESS...SO WILL ONLY INCLUDE THE COASTAL COUNTIES/PARISHES IN
THE ADVISORY.
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&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1131 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011/
AVIATION UPDATE...REGARDING 06Z TAF ISSUANCE. A VIGOROUS UPPER
LEVEL TROF ADVANCING INTO THE SOUTH PLAINS AND SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTH TEXAS WILL BRING DETERIORATING
WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THIS SYSTEM TRACKS
EAST/NORTHEAST. CURRENT IFR CLOUDINESS AT BPT WILL OVERSPREAD ALL
TAF SITES AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. SOUTH TEXAS SURFACE LOW PROGGED
TO ADVANCE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ADVANCING INTO ARKANSAS BY NOON
TUESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT
WITH THUNDERSTORMS ADVANCING OVER THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WILL MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE
NEED OF INCLUSION OF WIND SHEAR IN LATER TAF SETS AS LOW LEVEL JET
DEVELOPS.
MARCOTTE
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1112 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011/
DISCUSSION...
NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THIS EVENING. ISOLATED LIGHT
SHOWERS NOTED STREAMING NORTH ACROSS EAST TEXAS/WESTERN LOUISIANA.
AN OVERALL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IS EXPECTED DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN ADVANCE OF VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING INTO WEST TEXAS...BUT STILL GENERALLY
SCATTERED IN NATURE. TOMORROW...FORECAST MODELS SHOW A RELATIVELY
NARROW BAND OF FRONTALLY FORCED CONVECTION MOVING RAPIDLY THROUGH
THE REGION...ENTERING EAST TEXAS MID MORNING AND EXITING EAST OF
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER BY MID AFTERNOON. INSTABILITY CONTINUES TO
LOOK RELATIVELY MEAGER WHILE PROGGED SHEAR PROFILES ARE
IMPRESSIVE. SPC HAS THE AREA OUTLINED FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES THE MOST LIKELY
SEVERE WEATHER MODES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY AFTER FROPA...AND WHILE LOW LEVEL
THERMAL PROFILES AND PARTIAL THICKNESSES OVER THE TEXAS LAKES
REGION WILL INCREASINGLY SUPPORT WINTRY PRECIP TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...MOISTURE ALOFT IS ABSOLUTELY SCOURED OUT...NOT TO
MENTION THE STRONG POST FRONTAL SUBSIDENCE THAT DEVELOPS.
MARINE AND INLAND HAZARDS STILL LOOK ON TARGET...AND WERE THUS
RETAINED. WILL LET MID SHIFT DECIDE THE DISPOSITION OF
WATCHES...BUT I SUSPECT THAT A HARD FREEZE WARNING AND A GALE
WARNING...AT LEAST FOR PART OF THE GALE WATCH AREA...WILL BE
ISSUED.
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PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 717 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011/
AVIATION UPDATE...REGARDING 00Z TAF ISSUANCE. A VIGOROUS UPPER
LEVEL TROF ADVANCING INTO THE SOUTH PLAINS AND SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTH TEXAS WILL BRING DETERIORATING
WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THIS SYSTEM TRACKS
EAST/NORTHEAST. CURRENT IFR CLOUDINESS AT BPT WILL OVERSPREAD ALL
TAF SITES AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. SOUTH TEXAS SURFACE LOW PROGGED
TO ADVANCE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ADVANCING INTO ARKANSAS BY NOON
TUESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT
WITH THUNDERSTORMS ADVANCING OVER THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WILL MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE
NEED OF INCLUSION OF WIND SHEAR IN LATER TAF SETS AS LOW LEVEL JET
DEVELOPS.
MARCOTTE
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 425 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011/
DISCUSSION...
CLOUDY AND MILD CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY HAVE SERVED AS THE
PROVERBIAL CALM BEFORE THE STORM AS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE ON THE
WAY OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY
BRINGING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE WIND PROFILES
CONTINUE TO ILLUSTRATE CONSIDERABLE DIRECTIONAL AND SPEED SHEAR...
INSTABILITY IS NOT AS IMPRESSIVE AND SHOULD SERVE TO LIMIT THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE ACTIVITY. HOWEVER A FEW ISOLATED SEVERE
STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED
SQUALL LINE AND THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUTLINED THE
ENTIRE STATE IN A SLIGHT RISK TUESDAY.
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN DURING THE PREDAWN
HOURS TUESDAY SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE FRONT ITSELF
MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS AROUND NOON TUESDAY AND EXITING
OUR CWA BY ABOUT 7 PM. STRONG WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED AS A RESULT.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE BUT INTENSITY WILL
PERSIST REQUIRING A LOW WATER ADVISORY.
STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DROP TEMPERATURES
DRAMATICALLY WITH LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT EXPECTED TO DIP
INTO THE MID 20'S NORTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR WITH TEMPERATURES
NEAR FREEZING ALONG THE COAST. A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
ACCORDINGLY. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WORKWEEK WITH
TEMPERATURES RUNNING NEARLY 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE 30'S THROUGH FRIDAY
AND OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE MID 20'S.
AN INTERESTING SETUP FOR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS AN
UPPER TROUGH DROPS OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND SHOOTS ACROSS THE SOUTH
CENTRAL US. WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES STILL IN PLACE ANY
DEVELOPING PRECIPITATION MAY HAVE A CHANCE TO FALL AS THE FROZEN
VARIETY. IT APPEARS THAT WE WILL SEE PRECIPITATION OF SOME KIND
WITH THIS SYSTEM AND HAVE RAISED POPS FRIDAY TO ACCOUNT. WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS REGARDING PRECIPITATION TYPE.
TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO MODERATE FOR THE WEEKEND AS SOUTHERLY
FLOW RETURNS TO THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT FRONT.
MARINE...
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT.
A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
OFFSHORE WATERS TO ACCOUNT. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT OUT
OF THE NORTHWEST AND WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY. LAKES AND BAYS
WILL BE CHOPPY AND OFFSHORE WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE RUNNING BETWEEN 6
AND 8 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 61 62 26 41 / 30 100 10 10
KBPT 60 62 26 39 / 40 100 10 10
KAEX 58 63 25 38 / 30 100 10 10
KLFT 59 65 26 42 / 30 80 10 10
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-
CAMERON-EVANGELINE-IBERIA-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-LOWER
ST. MARTIN-RAPIDES-ST. LANDRY-ST. MARY-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-VERNON.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-CAMERON-
EVANGELINE-IBERIA-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-LOWER ST.
MARTIN-RAPIDES-ST. LANDRY-ST. MARY-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-VERNON.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR CAMERON-VERMILION.
TX...HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR HARDIN-JASPER-JEFFERSON-NEWTON-ORANGE-TYLER.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR HARDIN-JASPER-JEFFERSON-NEWTON-ORANGE-TYLER.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR JEFFERSON-ORANGE.
GM...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR CALCASIEU LAKE-
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-SABINE LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
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.
GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
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.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY FOR 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.
LOW WATER ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR
CALCASIEU LAKE-SABINE LAKE-VERMILION BAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR CALCASIEU LAKE-SABINE LAKE-VERMILION BAY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 5:37 AM CST, 22 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 537 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 GMZ430-432-435-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216- 011100- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-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- 537 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 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 AREAS OF DENSE FOG SHOULD LIFT AROUND MID-MORNING. SHOWERS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. LOW WATER CONDITIONS ARE INDICATED TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE INLAND WATERWAYS DUE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LOW WATER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE WAKE OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT. MODERATE RAIN WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE GULF. MUCH COLDER AIR WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS IN THE RAIN WITH BLUSTERY NORTHERLY WINDS. WILL NEED TO MONITOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN ON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES ALOFT ARE SUFFICIENTLY COLD THAT WINTRY PRECIP CANNOT BE RULED OUT AT THIS TIME. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND A DEVELOPING FRONTAL WAVE OUT OVER THE GULF ARE THE MAIN CULPRITS. HARD FREEZES ARE POSSIBLE FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING RIGHT ON INTO THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-011100- 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- 537 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINDS NOW LOOK TO BE A BIT TOO STRONG FOR DENSE FOG OUT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. CAUTION MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR WINDS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHEAST LATE TNITE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS ON TUESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. SWEENEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 11:46 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 6 hr | |
| Jan 31, 11:50 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 6 hr | |
| Feb 1, 2:49 AM CST | Freeze Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin | 11 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:49 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:48 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 87 min | |
| Feb 1, 8:15 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 1, 8:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Rapides and 1 more | 77 min |
| Feb 1, 9:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 37 min |
| Feb 1, 9:09 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 96 min | |
| Feb 1, 9:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 4 more | 92 min |
| Feb 1, 10:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides | 31 min |
| Feb 1, 10:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 50 min |
| Feb 1, 10:44 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 91 min | |
| Feb 1, 11:13 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion | 2 hr |
| Feb 1, 11:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 28 min |
| Feb 1, 12:08 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 2 hr | |
| Feb 1, 1:52 PM CST | Freeze Warning | LCH | Saint Martin | 8 hr |
| Feb 1, 6:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin, Tyler | 66 min |
| Feb 1, 7:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange | 55 min |
| Feb 1, 8:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange, Tyler | 33 min |
| Feb 1, 8:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 52 min |
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