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Small Craft Advisory 94, NWS New Orleans, LA

March 5, 2011

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this small craft advisory at Mar 5, 2011, 3:49 AM CST. It took effect at Mar 5, 2011, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2011, 3:49 AM CST (09:49 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 6, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Mar 4, 11:27 PM CST, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 11:27 PM CST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 6:45 PM CST, 9 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
645 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011

GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>040-
046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-060045-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE 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 THE 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-
TANGIPAHOA-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-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-
PEARL RIVER-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
645 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM FOR THE OUTER COASTAL
WATERS EAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOR FREQUENT
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS. OTHERWISE...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE GULF COASTAL
WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES. ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET ARE
COMMON NEARSHORE...WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS 10 TO 12 FEET OVER THE
OUTER WATERS. WAVES OF 4 TO 5 FEET WILL BE LIKELY ON THE TIDAL
LAKES.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT SEVERE WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS TOMORROW AND TOMORROW
NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE MAIN RISK FROM
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL
ALTHOUGH WE CAN NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT A TORNADO AND WATERSPOUTS.
THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM
FRANKLIN...LOUISIANA TO LIBERTY...MISSISSIPPI.

AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW...
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE. THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL HELP FOCUS CONVECTION...AS IT PROGRESSES TO THE
MISSISSIPPI GULF COASTAL REGION TOMORROW NIGHT. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. IN ADDITION TO
SEVERE WEATHER LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
WIDESPREAD ONE INCH AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNT WITH THE STRONGER
STORMS.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE GULF COASTAL REGION
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
LOOK POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM AS WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER MAY
BE NEEDED TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT AND AGAIN NEXT
WEDNESDAY...MARCH 9TH.

CAB

The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 7:31 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa3 hr
Mar 4, 9:00 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany80 min
Mar 5, 3:05 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX55 min
Mar 5, 5:16 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXTangipahoa53 hr
Mar 5, 6:40 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany37 hr
Mar 5, 8:58 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany50 hr
Mar 5, 9:03 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany44 hr
Mar 5, 11:06 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana25 min
Mar 5, 11:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAscension, Assumption, Iberville, Saint James34 min
Mar 5, 12:00 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXAscension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston30 min
Mar 5, 12:06 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX114 min
Mar 5, 12:22 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXAssumption, Lafourche, Saint James, Terrebonne23 min
Mar 5, 12:28 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXAscension, Livingston, Tangipahoa32 min
Mar 5, 12:36 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX84 min
Mar 5, 12:49 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXLafourche, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist26 min
Mar 5, 12:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard and 3 more54 min
Mar 5, 12:55 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche, Saint Charles35 min
Mar 5, 12:59 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa17 min
Mar 5, 1:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa30 min
Mar 5, 1:26 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard34 min
Mar 5, 1:32 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard28 min
Mar 5, 1:35 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles115 min
Mar 5, 1:40 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX95 min
Mar 5, 1:44 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXSaint Tammany, Washington2 hr
Mar 5, 1:45 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX60 min
Mar 5, 1:58 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Bernard17 min
Mar 5, 2:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPlaquemines59 min
Mar 5, 2:38 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX64 min
Mar 5, 3:08 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Mar 5, 3:22 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX53 min

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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.