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Special Marine Warning 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 9, 2011

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special marine warning at Jan 9, 2011, 9:31 AM CST. It was in force for 119 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2011, 9:31 AM CST (15:31 UTC)
Expired
Jan 9, 2011, 11:30 AM CST
In force
119 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 special marine warning went out at Jan 9, 9:01 AM CST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 9:01 AM CST, 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 6:18 AM CST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
618 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-101130-
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-
618 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A DEEP SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY UP THE TEXAS COAST AND
ACROSS THE LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS TODAY. AS THIS SYSTEM
INTENSIFIES GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE ENCOUNTERED OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS WHERE A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
POSTED FOR THE I-10 CORRIDOR TODAY TO THE COAST. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND LAKES AND BAYS.

SOME MINOR FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE ESTRUARIES AND
TIDAL PORTIONS OF RIVERS TODAY DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES
PUSHED BY THE WIND. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH A
FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING UP TO THREE INCHES TODAY. RAIN SHOULD
TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING AS THE LOW HEADS ON TO THE
EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-101130-
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-
618 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE AND SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 9
FEET. TIDES WILL RUN ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL. A GALE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT ALONG WITH A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY DUE TO WAVE
ACTION CAUSING SPLASH OVER DURING HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY. A MINIMAL CHANCE
FOR RAIN THIS WEEKEND AS A RETURN FLOW SETS UP WITH A WARMING TREND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SWEENEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 8:38 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH52 min
Jan 9, 11:29 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH2 hr
Jan 9, 3:22 PM CSTFreeze WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry and 1 more16 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.