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Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 11, 2012, 4:34 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2012, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2012, 4:34 AM CST (10:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
063 WHUS74 KLCH 111034 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 434 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY TODAY...AND RETURNING TO THE ENTIRE COASTAL WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .STRONG WESTERLIES WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM AND YESTERDAYS WEATHER MAKER ADVANCES FURTHER NORTHEAST OF THE REGION. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE INTO THE GULF WATERS LATER TONIGHT BRINGING A STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. INLAND LAKES AND BAYS CAN EXPECT TIDES OF (-2.5) TO (-3.0) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING. GMZ452-455-472-475-111845- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120111T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.120112T0600Z-120113T0600Z/ 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 LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 434 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND SEAS THIS MORNING: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS AFTER MIDNIGHT: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 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. && $$ GMZ450-470-111845- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120111T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.120112T0600Z-120113T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 434 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-111845- /O.NEW.KLCH.LO.Y.0001.120112T0900Z-120113T0000Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 434 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * LOW WATER: TIDES OF (-2.5) TO (-3.0) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
568 WHUS74 KLCH 112156 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 356 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FOR THURSDAY... .VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY. WINDS AND GUSTS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES. INLAND LAKES AND BAYS CAN EXPECT TIDES OF (-2.5) TO (-3.0) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING ON THURSDAY...THANKS TO THE STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW. GMZ475-120600- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.120112T0600Z-120112T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0001.120112T1200Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0004.120112T2100Z-120113T1000Z/ WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 356 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS AFTER MIDNIGHT: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY NIGHT: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 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. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-470-472-120600- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.120112T0600Z-120112T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0001.120112T1200Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0004.120112T2100Z-120113T0600Z/ 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- 356 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS AFTER MIDNIGHT: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY EVENING: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 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. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-120600- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0001.120112T0900Z-120113T0000Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 356 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * LOW WATER: TIDES OF (-2.5) TO (-3.0) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ 25
247 WHUS74 KLCH 120340 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 940 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FOR THURSDAY... ...VERY LOW WATER CONDITIONS FOR COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS DURING LOW TIDE... .VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BEHIND A SHARP CANADIAN COLD FRONT. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS NEAR OF ABOVE GALE FORCE WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY. WINDS AND GUSTS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES. INLAND LAKES AND BAYS CAN EXPECT TIDES OF (-2.5) TO (-3.0) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING ON THURSDAY...FROM THE STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW PUSHING WATER THROUGH THE SHIP CHANNELS AND BAYS AND AWAY FROM SHORE. GMZ475-121200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.120112T0600Z-120112T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0001.120112T1200Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0004.120112T2100Z-120113T1000Z/ WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 940 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM CST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS AFTER MIDNIGHT: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY NIGHT: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 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. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-470-472-121200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.120112T0600Z-120112T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0001.120112T1200Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0004.120112T2100Z-120113T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 940 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS AFTER MIDNIGHT: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 5 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 6 TO 9 FEET OFFSHORE. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY EVENING: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 5 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-121200- /O.EXB.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.120112T0900Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0001.120112T0900Z-120113T0000Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 940 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. * LOW WATER: TIDES OF (-2.5) TO (-3.0) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING. 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. 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. && $$ GMZ435-121200- /O.EXB.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.120112T0900Z-120113T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0001.120112T0900Z-120113T0000Z/ VERMILION BAY- 940 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. * LOW WATER: TIDES OF (-2.5) TO (-3.0) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ RUA
024 WHUS74 KLCH 120403 AAA MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1003 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FOR THURSDAY... ...VERY LOW WATER CONDITIONS FOR COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS DURING LOW TIDE... .VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BEHIND A SHARP CANADIAN COLD FRONT. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS NEAR OF ABOVE GALE FORCE WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY. WINDS AND GUSTS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES. INLAND LAKES AND BAYS CAN EXPECT TIDES OF (-2.5) TO (-3.0) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING ON THURSDAY...FROM THE STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW PUSHING WATER THROUGH THE SHIP CHANNELS AND BAYS AND AWAY FROM SHORE. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-121215- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.120112T0600Z-120112T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0001.120112T1200Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0004.120112T2100Z-120113T0600Z/ 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- 1003 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS AFTER MIDNIGHT: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 5 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 6 TO 9 FEET OFFSHORE. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY EVENING: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 5 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. 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. && $$ GMZ475-121215- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.120112T0600Z-120112T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0001.120112T1200Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0004.120112T2100Z-120113T1000Z/ WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1003 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM CST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS AFTER MIDNIGHT: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY NIGHT: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-121215- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0001.120112T0900Z-120113T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.120112T0900Z-120112T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 1003 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. * LOW WATER: TIDES OF (-2.5) TO (-3.0) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING. 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. 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. && $$ GMZ435-121215- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0001.120112T0900Z-120113T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.120112T0900Z-120113T0000Z/ VERMILION BAY- 1003 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH. * LOW WATER: TIDES OF (-2.5) TO (-3.0) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ RUA
512 WHUS74 KLCH 121019 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 418 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FOR THURSDAY... ... VERY LOW WATER CONDITIONS FOR COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS DURING LOW TIDE... .A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF THIS MORNING. A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL FOLLOW IN ITS WAKE WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS COMMON AND OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT NEAR SHORE WITH A GALE WARNING FOR THE OUTER WATERS. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS THE FRONT EXITS FURTHER EAST OF THE REGION AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE NOSES INTO THE GULF WATERS FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL ALSO RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS LOWERING OF WATERS WITHIN LOCAL COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS. TIDES OF -2.5 TO -3.0 FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING ARE EXPECTED. GMZ450-452-455-121800- /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120112T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0004.120112T1018Z-120113T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KLCH.GL.W.0001.120112T1200Z-120112T2100Z/ 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- 418 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY EVENING: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-121800- /O.CAN.KLCH.LO.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.LO.Y.0002.120112T1200Z-120113T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0005.120112T1200Z-120113T0000Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 418 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. * LOW WATER: TIDES OF (-2.5) TO (-3.0) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ GMZ435-121800- /O.CAN.KLCH.LO.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.LO.Y.0002.120112T1200Z-120113T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0005.120112T1200Z-120113T0000Z/ VERMILION BAY- 418 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH. * LOW WATER: TIDES OF (-2.5) TO (-3.0) FEET MEAN LOW LOWER WATER AROUND LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING. 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. 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. && $$ GMZ470-472-475-121800- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120112T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.GL.W.0001.120112T1200Z-120113T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0004.120113T0000Z-120113T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 418 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS THURSDAY NIGHT: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
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 Jan 10, 11:32 PM CST, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 11:32 PM CST, 5 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1132 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012
.DISCUSSION...
FOR THE 11/06Z TAF ISSUANCE.
&&
.AVIATION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN
LOUISIANA. WRAP AROUND CLOUDS FROM THIS FEATURE COVER ALL BUT THE
NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. BROKEN
CLOUD LEVELS AT KBPT/KLCH ARE AT VFR LEVELS AND EXPECT CLOUDS TO
CONTINUE TO BREAK UP DURING THE NIGHT WITH VFR LEVELS PREVAILING
AT THESE SITES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MVFR CLOUD LEVELS AT KLFT/KARA
WILL BE GRADUALLY SCATTERING AND LIFTING TO VFR LEVELS BEFORE
SUNRISE AS DRIER AIR FROM THE SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES TO FILTER
IN. MEANWHILE...KAEX WILL BE CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW...AND THUS WILL REMAIN AT MVFR LEVELS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
RUA
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 726 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012/
UPDATE...A DRIER AIR MASS HAS FILTERED INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD
FRONT THAT HAS MOVED EAST OF THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER, HOWEVER A FEW
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE NEAR AN UPPER LOW THAT WILL TRAVERSE
NORTH LA TONIGHT. ANY PRECIP THAT DOES OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN
ZONES WILL BE LIKELY BE TRACE AMOUNTS IF ANY WITH ANY ACCUMULATION
LIKELY BEING NORTH OF THE CWA. CUT POPS FOR TONIGHT AND SHOWED A
GRADUAL CLEARING TREND THROUGH THE NIGHT. LOWERED TEMPS A FEW
DEGREES AS WELL AS CLEARING IS ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE SW SECTIONS
AND 40S ARE ADVECTING INTO THE NORTHERN ZONES. /TINGLER
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 309 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012/
SYNOPSIS...STACKED UPPER LOW OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS WITH A MID
LEVEL DRY SLOT PUNCHING INTO SOUTH LOUISIANA. SURFACE LOW NEAR
NATCHEZ MS. A STRONG WESTERLY GRADIENT REMAINS. CYCLONIC FLOW WITH
BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE WILL LINGER CLOUD COVER TONIGHT WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF SE TX WHERE THE CIGS SHOULD ERODE WTIH THE MOVEMENT
OF THE UPPER LOW WHICH SHOULD BE OVER NORTHERN LOUISIANA BY
MIDNIGHT.
SHORT TERM...DID NOT GO QUITE AS LOW ON TEMPS TNITE DUE TO
THICKNESS RISES AS THE COOL POOL DEPARTS WITH THE UPPER LOW. ALSO
CLOUD COVER CONSIDERATIONS WILL HELP PROVIDE AN INSULATING BLANKET
ON TEMPS.
LONG TERM...THERE IS EXCELLENT MODEL AGREEMENT ON A DIGGING
LEESIDE TROF WHICH WILL PULL ARCTIC AIR THROUGH THE PLAINS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENT YET DRY CANADIAN COLD FRONT IN ADVANCE
OF THIS AIRMASS WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE TROF
SHEARS EAST AND LEAVES AN ORPHANED POLAR HIGH OVER TEXAS ON
THURSDAY. THIS HIGH LOOKS TO BUILD INTO OUR AREA LATE THURSDAY,
PRODUCING POTENTIALLY THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THIS WINTER
THURSDAY NIGHT...MAKING A HARD FREEZE POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA. A LIGHT FREEZE WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBLY DURING THE OVERNIGHTS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
A SLOW MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT COULD SQUEEZE OUT A FEW SHOWERS
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH RETURN FLOW BEHIND THE DEPARTING POLAR HIGH
PRODUCING PROVIDING SOME MOISTURE INTO THE LOW LEVELS.
MARINE...GRADIENT OUT OF THE WEST WILL KEEP GUSTY WINDS OVER THE WATERS.
CAUTION ON THE INLAND LAKES AND BAYS WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
THROUGH THE NIGHT ON THE WATERS OFF THE COAST. SEAS WILL NOT BE
THAT HIGH DUE TO THE WESTERLY FETCH. THE DEPARTING SURFACE LOW TO
THE NORTHEAST WILL ALLOW THE GRADIENT TO RELAX AND DIMINISH THE
WINDS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH THE NEXT
CANADIAN COLD FRONT COULD REQUIRE A GALE WARNING ON THURSDAY...OR
AT THE VERY LEAST A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. LOW WATER WILL ALSO
LIKELY BE AN ISSUE.
SWEENEY
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 45 68 44 55 24 / 10 0 10 0 0
KBPT 44 68 43 55 23 / 10 0 10 0 0
KAEX 44 65 39 54 21 / 10 0 10 0 0
KLFT 47 68 45 55 26 / 10 0 10 0 0
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: 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 LOWER
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT
20 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO
60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: VERMILION BAY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 4:46 AM CST, 23 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 446 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055- 073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-111100- 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-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- 446 AM CST TUE JAN 10 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 RAINS ENDING AS COOLER AIR SPILLS IN FROM THE WEST TODAY. HEAVY RAINS HAS CAUSED MANY DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS TO REMAIN FULL THIS MORNING. WATER LEVELS WILL FALL SLOWLY THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A STRONG DRY CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE DOWN INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY WITH A HARD FREEZE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND THE LAKES REGION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 4:34 AM CST | Low Water Advisory | LCH | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:56 PM CST | Gale Warning | LCH | 26 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:56 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 38 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:03 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | Cameron, Lafayette, Saint Martin | 26 hr |
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Sources
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