Alert archive / Louisiana / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 9, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this gale warning at Oct 17, 2011, 9:58 PM CDT. It took effect at Oct 18, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 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
- Oct 17, 2011, 9:58 PM CDT (02:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
847 WHUS74 KLIX 180258 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 958 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO IS GENERATING LARGE SWELLS ACROSS OFFSHORE PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS...AND THESE ELEVATED SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. AN UNUSUALLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SURGE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT...COUPLED WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO...WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THOUGH THE PERIOD OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE FAIRLY SHORT...THE IMPACTS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO MARINERS. GMZ570-572-575-181100- /O.CON.KLIX.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-111018T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KLIX.GL.A.0004.111018T2100Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.GL.W.0009.111018T2100Z-111019T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 958 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS TONIGHT. BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-577-181100- /O.UPG.KLIX.GL.A.0004.111018T2100Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.GL.W.0009.111018T2100Z-111019T1500Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 958 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES ON THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
7 follow-up statements
282 WHUS74 KLIX 180925 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 425 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO IS GENERATING LARGE SWELLS ACROSS OFFSHORE PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS. AN UNUSUALLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SURGE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT...COUPLED WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO...WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THOUGH THE PERIOD OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE FAIRLY SHORT...THE IMPACTS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO MARINERS. GMZ570-572-575-181730- /O.CON.KLIX.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-111018T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.111018T2100Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1500Z-111020T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 425 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. 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. && $$ GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-577-181730- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.111018T2100Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1500Z-111020T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 425 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES ON THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
160 WHUS74 KLIX 181425 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 925 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO IS GENERATING LARGE SWELLS ACROSS OFFSHORE PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SURGE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT...COUPLED WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO...WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. GMZ570-572-575-577-182230- /O.NEW.KLIX.SW.Y.0002.111018T1425Z-111018T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.111018T2100Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1500Z-111020T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 925 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE 6 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS TODAY. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. 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. && $$ GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-182230- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.111018T2100Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1500Z-111020T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 925 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES ON THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
029 WHUS74 KLIX 182049 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 349 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SURGE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT...COUPLED WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO...WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. GMZ570-572-575-577-190500- /O.CAN.KLIX.SW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111018T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.111018T2100Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1500Z-111020T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 349 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ532-534-536-538-190500- /O.EXT.KLIX.GL.W.0009.111018T2100Z-111019T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1100Z-111020T0600Z/ MISSISSIPPI SOUND-LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- 349 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WAVES ON THE SOUNDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-190500- /O.EXT.KLIX.GL.W.0009.111018T2100Z-111019T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1100Z-111020T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 349 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WAVES ON THE TIDAL LAKES WILL BE AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ550-552-555-557-190500- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.111018T2100Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1500Z-111020T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 349 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 32
179 WHUS74 KLIX 190252 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 952 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SURGE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT...COUPLED WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO...WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. GMZ532-534-536-538-191100- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1100Z-111020T0600Z/ MISSISSIPPI SOUND-LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- 952 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WAVES ON THE SOUNDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ530-191100- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1100Z-111020T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 952 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WAVES ON THE TIDAL LAKES WILL BE AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-191100- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1500Z-111020T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 952 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 10 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$
254 WHUS74 KLIX 191002 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 502 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SURGE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS PERSISTING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. GMZ532-534-536-538-191815- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1100Z-111020T0600Z/ MISSISSIPPI SOUND-LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- 502 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN SPEEDS WILL FALL TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WAVES ON THE SOUNDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-191815- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1100Z-111020T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 502 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN BECOME 20 TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVES ON THE TIDAL LAKES WILL BE AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ550-552-555-557-570-191815- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1500Z-111020T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 502 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THROUGH MID MORNING AND THEN BECOME 20 TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 10 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ572-575-577-191815- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1500Z-111020T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 502 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THROUGH MID MORNING AND THEN BECOME 20 TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS THROUGH THIS MORNING AND SUBSIDING A FOOT OR 2 BY AFTN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$
078 WHUS74 KLIX 191045 CCA MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 544 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SURGE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS PERSISTING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. GMZ532-534-536-538-191900- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1100Z-111020T0600Z/ MISSISSIPPI SOUND-LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- 544 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN SPEEDS WILL FALL TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WAVES ON THE SOUNDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-191900- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1100Z-111020T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 544 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN BECOME 20 TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVES ON THE TIDAL LAKES WILL BE AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ550-552-555-557-570-191900- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1500Z-111020T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 544 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THROUGH MID MORNING AND THEN BECOME 20 TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 10 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ572-575-577-191900- /O.COR.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.COR.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.111019T1500Z-111020T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 544 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER THROUGH MID MORNING AND THEN BECOME 20 TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS THROUGH THIS MORNING AND SUBSIDING A FOOT OR 2 BY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$
721 WHUS74 KLIX 191528 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1028 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SURGE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS PERSISTING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. GMZ550-552-555-557-570-192330- /O.EXP.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-111020T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1028 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ572-575-577-192330- /O.EXP.KLIX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111019T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-111020T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1028 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 11 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN FALLING TO 6 TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$ GMZ530-191630- /O.CAN.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-111020T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- 1028 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TIDAL LAKES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH CONDITIONS. $$ GMZ532-534-191630- /O.CAN.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-111020T0600Z/ MISSISSIPPI SOUND-LAKE BORGNE- 1028 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH CONDITIONS.. $$ GMZ536-538-192330- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-111020T0600Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- 1028 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVES ON THE SOUNDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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 Oct 17, 8:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 17, 8:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
831 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011
.UPDATE...
...SOUNDING DISCUSSION...
NO PROBLEMS WITH THE FLIGHT THIS MORNING. THE SOUNDING THIS
EVENING SHOWS DRY AIR CONTINUING TO BE WELL IN PLACE IN ADVANCE OF
A COLD FRONT THAT IS APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH. PW VALUES ARE
AROUND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH WITH VERY LITTLE MOISTURE OVERALL
THROUGHOUT THE SOUNDING. WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT THE
SURFACE AND SHIFT TO THE WEST ALOFT.
98/SO
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 418 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011/
DISCUSSION...
FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK FROM THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. AM STILL
EXPECTING FOG TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...AND CONDITIONS WILL BE AT LEAST
AS FAVORABLE AS THEY WERE THIS MORNING WHEN DENSE FOG OCCURRED
FROM NEAR SLIDELL TO NEW ORLEANS TO TERREBONNE AND LAFOURCHE
PARISHES. HAVE PATCHY DENSE FOG INCLUDED IN ALL LAND ZONES AND
SOME NEARSHORE MARINE ZONES FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM TUESDAY. WILL LET THE
EVENING SHIFT EVALUATE FOG DEVELOPMENT TRENDS LATE THIS EVENING TO
DETERMINE IF A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS REQUIRED.
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO IS STILL
EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH AND NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF OF
MEXICO TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE DEEP UPPER TROUGH WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE REGION...AND THE ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL SURGE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
COLD AIR ADVECTION AND MIXING OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH
ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA COASTAL AREAS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.
BESIDES THE WIND...THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE THE MUCH COOLER AIR
WHICH WILL BE BY FAR BRING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE FALL
SEASON. THE PEAK OF THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WHEN THE COLDER LOW TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE UPPER 30S IN NORTHERN/INLAND AREAS. HIGHS
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S.
THE DEEP UPPER TROUGH WILL WEAKEN AND LIFT OUT TO THE NORTHEAST
LATE IN THE WEEK...BUT THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
KEEPING NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL
MODERATE WITH HIGHS RETURNING TO THE MID 70S FOR HIGHS OVER THE
WEEKEND. 22/TD
AVIATION...
A STRONG LOW LEVEL INVERSION WILL DEVELOP AFTER 06Z TONIGHT DUE TO
CONTINUED DRY AIR AND CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE REGION. DUE TO THIS
INVERSION...THE RISK OF FOG AND LOW CEILING DEVELOPMENT WILL
INCREASE FROM 06Z THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. VISIBILITY AND
CEILINGS RESTRICTIONS WILL BE LOWEST...FALLING INTO LIFR
CRITERIA...BETWEEN 08Z AND 14Z. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO
PASS THROUGH THE TERMINALS AFTER 15Z...LEADING TO A WIND SHIFT TO
THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
AFTER 18Z...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS BY 00Z AT
KNEW...KHUM...AND KMSY. 32
MARINE...
VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA SWIRLING
OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. LONG PERIOD SWELLS ARE CONTINUING
TO PRODUCE WAVE HEIGHTS AROUND 7 FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS SOUTH
OF ABOUT 29 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT. THESE SEAS SHOULD BE SUSTAINED AT LEAST UNTIL
AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN A MORE NORTHEAST WIND COMPONENT WILL LIMIT
THE WAVE FETCH LENGTH OVERNIGHT WHICH SHOULD LOWER THE SEAS SLIGHTLY.
THINGS LOOK THE SAME REGARDING THE GALES THAT ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP FAIRLY QUICKLY BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL SURGE
THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS
WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT AFTER ABOUT 4 PM...THEN THE
GALES...AT LEAST IN FREQUENT GUSTS...SHOULD BEGIN DURING THE 7 TO 9
PM TIME FRAME. WILL NOT UPGRADE THE GALE WATCH TO A WARNING AT THIS
TIME...BUT THAT WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED WITH THE NEXT FORECAST
ISSUANCE LATER THIS EVENING. THE GALES ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE
THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY...THEN STRONG SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS MOST WATERS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
OFFSHORE WINDS THIS STRONG CAUSE TIDE LEVELS TO FALL QUICKLY...SO
BOATERS...FISHERMAN...AND HUNTERS IN NORMALLY NAVIGABLE WATERS
CAN BECOME STRANDED UNEXPECTEDLY. ANYONE BOATING IN SHALLOW WATERS
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS THREAT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15
KNOTS ON THURSDAY WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. 22/TD
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB 59 76 42 65 / 10 20 10 0
BTR 62 78 46 67 / 10 20 0 0
ASD 59 84 47 67 / 10 10 10 0
MSY 65 83 53 67 / 10 10 10 0
GPT 64 86 49 67 / 10 10 10 0
PQL 60 88 50 67 / 10 20 10 0
&&
.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER
PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST. BERNARD...LOWER
TERREBONNE...ORLEANS...ST. CHARLES...ST. JOHN THE
BAPTIST...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...AND UPPER
ST. BERNARD.
GM...GALE WATCH FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BRETON SOUND...CHANDELEUR SOUND...COASTAL
WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL
WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST
PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO
60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM...LAKE
BORGNE...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS...AND
MISSISSIPPI SOUND.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS
FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND COASTAL WATERS
FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT
FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
MS...NONE.
GM...GALE WATCH FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BRETON SOUND...CHANDELEUR SOUND...COASTAL
WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL
WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST
PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO
60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM...LAKE
BORGNE...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS...AND
MISSISSIPPI SOUND.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS
FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND COASTAL WATERS
FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT
FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 17, 7:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 740 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>037- 039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-181300- LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA- WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE- EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES- ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON- ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA- SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 740 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20 MILES OFFSHORE. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO IS GENERATING SWELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEAS OF UP TO 7 FEET OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PATCHY DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THESE AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY. AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE IN SPEED. THIS COULD LEAD TO WIND ISSUES OVER BOTH THE LAND AND MARINE AREAS. OVER THE LAND ZONES...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH SHORE AND LOUISIANA COAST WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING. OVER THE MARINE ZONES...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS OR GREATER EXPECTED. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL MARINE ZONES FOR THE TIME FRAME OF LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOW WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COAST DUE TO THE STRONG NORTH WINDS...WITH WATER LEVELS UP TO ONE FOOT BELOW NORMAL POSSIBLE. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 4:25 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 54 hr | |
| Oct 18, 9:25 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LIX | 6 hr |
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