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Small Craft Advisory 15, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 24, 2012, 5:57 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 24, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2012, 5:57 AM CST (11:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2012, 5:49 PM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
575 WHUS74 KLCH 241157 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 557 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING... .A CANADIAN FRONT WILL ADVANCE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS BY EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING FRONT. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH AND VERY STEEP. IN ADDITION...INCOMING CANADIAN AIR SLIDING OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM GULF WATERS WILL BRING ABOUT AN UNSTABLE MARINE LAYER. WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE COMMON OVER THE FARSHORE WATERS. FINALLY...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BLOWING LENGTHWISE ACROSS AREA LAKES WILL SHOVE WATER OUT INTO THE GULF. THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET BELOW PREDICTED TIDE VALUES AT THE TIME OF LOW TIDE AROUND NOON. GMZ470-472-475-242200- /O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120224T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.GL.W.0002.120224T1200Z-120225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0015.120225T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ 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- 557 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BECOMING VERY STEEP AND ROUGH. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE GROWING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 9 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 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-242200- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 557 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BECOMING STEEP AND VERY ROUGH. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL GROW TO BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-242200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.120224T1200Z-120225T0000Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 557 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY AND LAKE WATERS BECOMING VERY ROUGH. * LOW WATER: THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET BELOW THE TIDE TABLE VALUES. THE ACTUAL WATER LEVELS WILL BE RUNNING NEAR -1.0 FOOT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT THE TIME OF THE LOW TIDE NEAR NOON. 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. 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. && $$ GMZ435-242200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ VERMILION BAY- 557 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY. BAY WATERS BECOMING VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
7 follow-up statements
933 WHUS74 KLCH 242058 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 258 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON... .THE CANADIAN FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH AND BEYOND THE COASTAL WATERS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...INCOMING CANADIAN AIR SLIDING OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM GULF WATERS WILL BRING ABOUT AN UNSTABLE MARINE LAYER. WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER DARK. TIDES ARE INBOUND AND WITH THE DIMINISHING WINDS AND RELATIVELY HIGH LEVELS OF WATER MOVING SOUTH, LEVELS HAVE QUICKLY RECOVERED AND ARE NO LONGER LOW. GMZ430-432-242200- /O.CAN.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 258 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE LOW WATER ADVISORY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY AND LAKE WATERS BECOMING VERY ROUGH. * LOW WATER: THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET BELOW THE TIDE TABLE VALUES. THE ACTUAL WATER LEVELS WILL BE RUNNING NEAR 1.0 -FOOT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT THE TIME OF THE LOW TIDE NEAR NOON. 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. && $$ GMZ470-472-475-242200- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0015.120225T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 258 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BECOMING VERY STEEP AND ROUGH. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE GROWING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ435-242200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ VERMILION BAY- 258 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY. BAY WATERS BECOMING VERY ROUGH. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-242200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 258 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BECOMING STEEP AND VERY ROUGH. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL GROW TO BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SWEENEY
353 WHUS74 KLCH 242220 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 420 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON... .THE CANADIAN FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH AND BEYOND THE COASTAL WATERS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...INCOMING CANADIAN AIR SLIDING OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM GULF WATERS WILL BRING ABOUT AN UNSTABLE MARINE LAYER. WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER DARK. TIDES ARE INBOUND AND WITH THE DIMINISHING WINDS AND RELATIVELY HIGH LEVELS OF WATER MOVING SOUTH... LEVELS HAVE QUICKLY RECOVERED AND ARE NO LONGER LOW. GMZ470-472-475-250000- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0015.120225T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ 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- 420 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BECOMING VERY STEEP AND ROUGH. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE GROWING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 9 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 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-250000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 420 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY AND LAKE WATERS BECOMING VERY ROUGH. * LOW WATER: THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET BELOW THE TIDE TABLE VALUES. THE ACTUAL WATER LEVELS WILL BE RUNNING NEAR 1.0 FOOT -MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT THE TIME OF THE LOW TIDE NEAR NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-250000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1500Z/ 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- 420 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BECOMING STEEP AND VERY ROUGH. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL GROW TO BETWEEN 3 AND 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. && $$ SWEENEY
710 WHUS74 KLCH 242358 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 558 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .THE CANADIAN FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH AND BEYOND THE COASTAL WATERS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE CONTINUING A DIMINISHING TREND THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED OVER THE OUTER WATERS. GMZ470-472-475-250600- /O.CAN.KLCH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0015.120225T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 558 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-250100- /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 558 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE INLAND LAKES AND BAYS. $$ GMZ450-452-455-250600- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 558 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BECOMING STEEP AND VERY ROUGH. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL GROW TO BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SWEENEY
116 WHUS74 KLCH 250257 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 857 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .THE CANADIAN FRONT HAS EXITED THE COASTAL WATERS. MODEATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST IN WAKE OF THE DEPARTED FRONT. GMZ470-472-475-251215- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ 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- 857 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-251215- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 857 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
630 WHUS74 KLCH 251017 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 417 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .THE CANADIAN FRONT HAS EXITED THE COASTAL WATERS. MODEATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST IN WAKE OF THE DEPARTED FRONT. GMZ470-472-475-251830- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ 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- 417 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-251500- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 417 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
504 WHUS74 KLCH 251517 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 917 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .THE CANADIAN FRONT HAS EXITED THE COASTAL WATERS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. GMZ450-452-455-251630- /O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1500Z/ 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- 917 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ GMZ470-472-475-260000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 917 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SWEENEY
613 WHUS74 KLCH 252349 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 549 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINDS DIMINISHING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS... .HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS IS RELAXING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOWERING THE WINDS BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. GMZ470-472-475-260100- /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ 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- 549 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO MODERATE WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. $$ SWEENEY
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 24, 5:30 AM CST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 5:30 AM CST, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
530 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012
.AVIATION...
COLD FRONT IS NOW EAST OF LAKE CHARLES WITH WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT SWINGING AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 17G25KTS
THIS AM. CLOUDS ARE LIFTING TO MVFR. AHEAD OF THE FRONTS LOW
CEILINGS ARE THE RULE WITH LIFR HOLDING ALTHOUGH VSBY IS RUNNING
AROUND 5 MILES. THIS LATEST FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE THRU ALL TAF
SITES BY 15Z.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 458 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012/
SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT HAS ADVANCED NEARLY HALFWAY ACRS THE CWA THIS
MORNING...EXTENDING FM NR MARKSVILLE TO BEAUMONT. A FEW SHOWERS
HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY. THE FRONT IS
BRINGING IN MUCH DRIER AIR AS EVIDENCED BY THE DEWPOINT GRADIENT
ACRS THE AREA...70S AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO LOW 40S BEHIND THE
FRONT. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO NOTED...WITH TEMPERATURES AS
OF 4 AM IN THE MIDDLE 60S OVER THE NRN ZONES TO LOWER 70S OVER THE
SRN ZONES.
UPPER AIR ANALYSIS AND WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOW LARGE CUTOFF LOW
SPINNING OVER NW MEXICO. DOWNSTREAM...A PLUME OF SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE WAS STREAMING OVER THE REGION ON SWLY FLOW.
DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO CLEAR INLAND AREAS BY MID-MORNING...FINALLY
EXITING THE SERN COASTAL ZONES BY NOON. A FEW SHOWERS CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS MORNING MAINLY SOUTH OF A BEAUMONT TO OPELOUSAS LINE
AS THE FRONT CONTINUES SOUTHWARD. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE FRONT AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO TX WILL RESULT
IN STRONG GUSTY NLY WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS OF 10-20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACRS MUCH OF INTERIOR SE TX
AND CNTL LA...WHILE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-10...WINDS
WILL BE AROUND 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO BETWEEN 30-35 MPH.
A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SRN ZONES. THE NLY WINDS
WILL ALSO USHER IN DRIER AIR AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BY EARLY
AFTN...WITH BREEZY AND COOL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY. AFTN TEMPS
WILL RUN CLOSER TO SEASONAL NORMALS.
THE LARGE UPPER LOW OVER NW MEXICO WILL MOVE EAST
TODAY...TRANSITIONING TO AN OPEN WAVE BY SATURDAY AS IT CROSSES
THE REGION. SFC HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE REGION WILL RESULT
IN MOSTLY DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT A
BRIEF REPRIEVE FM THE CLOUDS AND RAIN LATER TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT RELAXES. DESPITE THE LIGHTER WINDS...SOME MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS COULD LINGER AS PACIFIC MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM OVER
THE REGION...POTENTIALLY OFFSETTING GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING
TONIGHT. HAVE GONE SOMEWHAT CLOSE TO GUIDANCE WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE 30S OVER NRN PORTIONS OF THE
AREA AND NR 40 SOUTH...WHICH IS BETWEEN 5-10 DEGREES COOLER THAN
NORMAL.
AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES OVER THE REGION...LATE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY...EXPECT CLOUDS TO INCREASE. A FEW SHOWERS COULD ALSO
ACCOMPANY THE SHTWV...AND INCLUDED A SLT CHC ALONG THE I-10
CORRIDOR AND SOUTHWARD...WITH HIGHER RAIN CHANCES FURTHER
OFFSHORE. THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT EAST BY SUNDAY AFTN...WITH QUASI-
ZONAL FLOW REDEVELOPING. ANY LINGERING RAIN CHANCES WILL BE
LIMITED TO THE COASTAL ZONES SUNDAY AFTN INTO MONDAY.
BY MONDAY...SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST...BRINGING A RETURN
TO WARMER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS. THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
MOVE INTO THE WRN CONUS...TRAVELING EAST TO THE HIGH PLAINS BY
TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE WELL NORTH OF THE AREA...EXPECT AT LEAST A SLT TO LOW END
CHC FOR SHOWERS OR EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDWEEK AS THE
SYSTEM BRINGS ANOTHER COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY.
MARINE...
A CANADIAN FRONT WILL ADVANCE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY
THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN WAKE OF THE
DEPARTING FRONT...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TODAY. SEAS
WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH AND VERY STEEP. IN ADDITION...STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS BLOWING LENGTHWISE ACROSS AREA LAKES AND BAYS WILL
SHOVE WATER OUT INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE ACTUAL WATER LEVELS
WILL BE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET BELOW MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT
THE TIME OF THE LOW TIDE NEAR NOON.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 65 40 62 43 65 / 20 10 20 10 10
KBPT 66 41 61 43 64 / 20 10 10 10 10
KAEX 64 36 61 39 64 / 10 10 10 10 10
KLFT 65 41 63 44 65 / 20 10 20 10 10
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ACADIA...CALCASIEU...EAST
CAMERON...IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST.
MARTIN...ST. MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...WEST
CAMERON.
TX...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: JEFFERSON...ORANGE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: 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.
LOW WATER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE...VERMILION
BAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY 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.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 5:30 AM CST, 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 530 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 251130- 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- 530 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES AND PARISHES ALONG I-10 AND SOUTHWARD FOR SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 2O MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH RAIN ENDING BY MIDDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN ZONES ON SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT TO LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-251130- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX 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- 530 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS TODAY WHERE NORTH WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS EXPECTED. SEAS WILL RUN 3 TO 5 FEET OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20 NM...AND 5 TO 8 FEET BEYOND 20 NM. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL HELP TO PUSH WATER OUT OF COASTAL LAKES INTO THE NEARSHORE WATERS...RESULTING IN BELOW NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ON SABINE AND CALCASIEU LAKES. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RUN BETWEEN 1 TO 2 FEET BELOW PREDICTED TIDE LEVELS...OR NEAR -1.0 FOOT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE. A LOW WATER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING BY SATURDAY NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. 24
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 8:11 PM CST | Gale Warning | LCH | 22 hr | |
| Feb 23, 8:11 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 37 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:40 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | Cameron, Lafayette, Saint Martin | 12 hr |
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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.