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Small Craft Advisory 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 17, 2012, 3:38 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 18, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2012, 3:38 PM CST (21:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
990 WHUS74 KLCH 172138 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 338 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTH WINDS ON SATURDAY NIGHT... .A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OFF OF LOWER SOUTH TEXAS...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO AND INTO COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA DURING SATURDAY. AN INCREASE IN PRESSURE GRADIENT AND THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW WILL CAUSE WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE ON SATURDAY. AS THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE EAST ON SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY. HOWEVER THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO SUNDAY MORNING. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-180600- /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.120218T1500Z-120219T1500Z/ 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 FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 338 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS SATURDAY: SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTY. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 6 FEET OFFSHORE * WINDS AND SEAS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. 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. && $$ RUA
8 follow-up statements
899 WHUS74 KLCH 181155 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 555 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP TODAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTH WINDS TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST JUST INLAND FROM THE COAST TODAY...BRINGING HIGHER SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS...ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...THAT WILL END LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY AS THE LOW MOVES EAST.. GMZ472-475-190000- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.120218T1500Z-120219T1800Z/ WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 555 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 6 TO 9 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-470-190000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.120218T1500Z-120219T1500Z/ 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 FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 555 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 6 TO 9 FEET OFFSHORE. 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. && $$
689 WHUS74 KLCH 182135 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 335 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP TODAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTH WINDS TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTERLY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES EAST. GMZ450-452-455-470-190600- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 335 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 6 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ472-475-190600- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 335 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: BECOMING NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 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. && $$ RUA
175 WHUS74 KLCH 190349 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 949 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES EAST. GMZ450-452-455-470-191200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 949 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 6 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ472-475-191200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 949 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: BECOMING NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 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. && $$
363 WHUS74 KLCH 190954 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 354 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL EXIST THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE EXITS TO THE EAST. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS IN THROUGH THE DAY WINDS WILL DECREASE. GMZ450-452-455-470-191800- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 354 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 6 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ472-475-192100- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T2100Z/ WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 354 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 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. && $$
135 WHUS74 KLCH 191103 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 503 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL EXIST THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE EXITS TO THE EAST. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS IN THROUGH THE DAY WINDS WILL DECREASE. GMZ430-432-191600- /O.NEW.KLCH.LO.Y.0003.120219T1200Z-120219T1600Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 503 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * LOW WATER: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALLOW TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE COASTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND CAMERON PARISH TO FALL TO BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET BELOW 0. RECENT RAINFALL IN SABINE AND CALCASIEU RIVER BASINS MAY KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGHER THAN ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE SHIP CHANNELS, HOWEVER AT THE PASSES WATER LEVELS WILL FALL WITH THE TIDE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-470-191800- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ 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 FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 503 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 6 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. 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. && $$ GMZ472-475-192100- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T2100Z/ WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 503 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
025 WHUS74 KLCH 191532 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 932 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL EXIST THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE EXITS TO THE EAST. AS THE HIGH BUILDS IN THROUGH THE DAY...THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE. GMZ430-432-191800- /O.EXT.KLCH.LO.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 932 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE LOW WATER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOW WATER: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALLOW TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE COASTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND CAMERON PARISH TO BE BETWEEN (-1) AND (-1.5) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER. RECENT RAINFALL IN SABINE AND CALCASIEU RIVER BASINS MAY KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGHER THAN ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE SHIP CHANNELS... HOWEVER AT THE PASSES WATER LEVELS WILL BE CONTINUE TO BE AT LOW WATER CRITERIA UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ GMZ470-192100- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T2100Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 932 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AT 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ472-475-192100- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T2100Z/ WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 932 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-191800- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 932 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ RUA
890 WHUS74 KLCH 191813 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1213 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL EXIST THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE EXITS TO THE EAST. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE AS THE HIGH MOVES ACROSS. GMZ430-432-191915- /O.EXP.KLCH.LO.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 1213 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LOW WATER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE COAST OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND CAMERON PARISH HAVE INCREASED AS THE ASTRONOMICAL LOW TIDE HAS PASSED. LOW WATER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ GMZ450-452-455-191915- /O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 1213 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DECREASED SOMEWHAT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STILL EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS AND SEAS FURTHER DECREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ470-472-475-192100- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T2100Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1213 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 2 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. && $$ RUA
868 WHUS74 KLCH 192112 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 312 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 GMZ470-472-475-192215- /O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120219T2100Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 312 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SETTLE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ALLOWING A DECREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. THEREFORE...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 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 Feb 17, 3:30 PM CST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 3:30 PM CST, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
330 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012
...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...
.SYNOPSIS...
A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS LOCATED OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF
MEXICO...JUST BEYOND THE COASTAL WATERS WITH MID 60F DEWPOINTS
LOCATED SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY. MEANWHILE...A POTENT UPPER LEVEL
LOW IS MOVING INTO NORTHERN OLD MEXICO...WITH INCREASING MOIST AND
ACTIVE SOUTHERN BRANCH OF THE JET OVER THE REGION...TAPPING INTO EAST
PACIFIC MOISTURE. THESE FEATURES...ALONG WITH EXPECTED ABUNDANT
GULF MOISTURE...WILL COMBINE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS SOUTH
OF AN EXPECTED SURFACE LOW THAT WILL MOVE CLOSE TO THE I-10 CORRIDOR
DURING THAT TIME FRAME.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
MOST OF THE DAY HAS BEEN DRY SO FAR...WHICH IS PROBABLY A GOOD
THING CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL THAT WILL EXIST
OVER THE NEXT 18 TO 24 HOURS. JUST BEGINNING TO SEE SOME SCATTERED
SHOWER ACTIVITY DOWN THE TEXAS COAST. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO
GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE EVENING HOURS AND BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING...AS LIFT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW BRINGS ABUNDANT GULF
MOISTURE AND INCREASES LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE
STALLED FRONT BOUNDARY...THAT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT TO THE NORTH. THE
BEST CHANCE FOR THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE SEVERE STORMS
WILL BE BETWEEN 6 AM AND NOON.
INGREDIENTS STILL PROGGED TO COME TOGETHER TO PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THE FORECAST AREA...WHICH COMBINED WITH ANTECEDENT
WET GROUNDS...AND ALREADY SOME HIGH RIVER LEVELS...COULD LEAD TO
FLOODING. HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ON
THE RISE TO OVER 1.5 INCHES BY MORNING...WHICH IS TWICE THE
STANDARD DEVIATION OF NORM...AND MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER 90
PERCENT. A COUPLED UPPER LEVEL JET FEATURE...SHOULD ALSO PROVIDE
UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE TO HELP GROW THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY. THE EXPECTED SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY OFF OF LOWER SOUTH TEXAS...WILL RIDE THE STALLED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY LIFTING IT TO THE NORTH AND INTO SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA...WILL ALSO ACT AS A FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR THE
HEAVY RAINFALL. LOOKING AT BETWEEN 1.25 AND 1.75 INCHES AREA WIDE
OF RAINFALL OVER UPPER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 190 IN
LOUISIANA. ACROSS LOWER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 190
IN LOUISIANA...AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER 4 INCHES.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A SEVERE POTENTIAL NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE TRACK
OF THE SURFACE LOW...WHERE WARMING SECTORING WILL OCCUR TO PROVIDE
SOME LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY AND POSSIBLY PROVIDE SURFACE ROOTING OF
THE STORMS. THIS AREA WILL ROUGHLY BE SOUTHEAST OF A BEAUMONT TO
OPELOUSAS LINE. DECENT LOW LEVEL JET AND VERY GOOD LOW LEVEL SHEAR
NUMBERS WILL MEAN THE IMPACTS FROM POTENTIAL SEVERE STORMS TO BE
DAMAGING WET MICROBURSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY END DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS
SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST INTO SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA. STILL WILL HAVE SOME LINGERING SHOWER ACTIVITY...AND
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE INTO SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW PUSHES EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA.
SUNDAY WILL BE COOLER AND DRIER AS NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE
SURFACE LOW BRING IN SOME CONTINENTAL AIR.
NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL THEN COME ON MARDI GRAS AFTERNOON INTO
EVENING WITH A WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO AND THROUGH THE REGION.
RUA
&&
.MARINE...
EASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT AS STALLED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY BEGINS TO MOVE NORTH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS AND MOVES ACROSS
THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA.
LOW LEVEL JET AND PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THIS FEATURE WILL
INCREASE WINDS TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS BY SATURDAY MORNING.
ALSO...WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE
STRONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED WATER SPOUTS.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW AS
IT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST ON SATURDAY NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ALSO...POSSIBLE LOW
WATER CONDITIONS FOR CALCASIEU LAKE AND SABINE LAKE WITH THE LOW
TIDE ON SUNDAY MORNING...WITH TIDE GUIDANCE SHOWING ACTUAL TIDE
AROUND (-1) MLLW.
RUA
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
AREA WIDE QFP VALUES WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 1.25 AND 3 INCHES OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS...FROM TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SECTIONS OF THE LOWER CALCASIEU...MERMENTAU...AND
VERMILION RIVER BASINS. THESE AMOUNTS WILL KEEP MOST LOCATIONS
ALONG THE CALCASIEU RIVER IN AT-LEAST MINOR FLOOD
CATEGORIES...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR OTHER SITES ALONG THE LOWER
NECHES...MERMENTAU AND VERMILION RIVER TO GO INTO FLOOD DEPENDING
ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURS.
AN AREAL FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. HPC HAS
OUTLINED THE AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...AS THE
AREA WIDE RAINFALL TOTALS WILL APPROACH FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE.
MEANWHILE...THE LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED FLASH
FLOOD GUIDANCE. THE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS...COMBINED WITH THE
BACKUP OF GRAVITY DRAINAGE DUE TO HIGH LEVELS ALONG THE MAIN RIVER
STEMS AND TRIBUTARIES WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.
RUA
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 55 68 46 62 43 / 80 90 20 10 10
KBPT 56 67 46 62 46 / 90 90 10 10 10
KAEX 51 60 43 61 39 / 60 90 30 10 10
KLFT 55 70 48 62 42 / 60 90 30 10 10
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...
BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...EVANGELINE...
IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...
RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...ST. MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...
VERMILION...VERNON...WEST CAMERON.
TX...FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: HARDIN...JEFFERSON...NORTHERN
JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER...
SOUTHERN NEWTON...TYLER.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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 INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60
NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60
NM...WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL
CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 6:38 AM CST, 9 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 638 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 GMZ435-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216- 259>262-181245- VERMILION BAY-VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN- EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE- UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN- WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- 638 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 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 SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS...AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO...ARE EXPECTED TODAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LATER TONIGHT...AFTER MIDNIGHT...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SPREADING INTO THE REGION AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THERE IS A SMALL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. IN ADDITION...THE RISK OF FLOODING BROUGHT ABOUT BY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ON SATURDAY...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION FROM SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE LOW PRESSURE TRACK...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER RISKS. IN ADDITION TO THIS SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE AN AREAWIDE CONCERN...WITH MEAN AREAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED OVER THE 12 HOUR PERIOD FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO NOON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF INTENSE RAINFALL RATES. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FOR THIS EFFECTIVE TIME. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY...BUT MAY BE REQUIRED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. GMZ430-432-450-452-455-470-472-475-181245- SABINE LAKE-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- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 638 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY...INDUCING AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO DEVELOP ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN CONSIDERABLY ON SATURDAY AS THE LOW STRENGTHENS AND LIFTS OUT TO THE NORTHEAST...WITH STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING LOW. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE LOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. AS A RESULT OF THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW...LOW WATER CONDITIONS MAY BE OBSERVED AT THE TIME OF LOW TIDE SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION SURROUNDING THIS STORM SYSTEM AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACTS. 13
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 5:04 AM CST | Flood Watch | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more | 37 hr |
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