Small Craft Advisory 43, NWS Lake Charles, LA

518 
WHUS74 KLCH 280532
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1132 PM CST THU DEC 27 2012

...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT AS AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW
WILL PULL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS BY FRIDAY 
EVENING...WITH A STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW FORECAST TO DEVELOP BEHIND
IT THEN LINGER INTO SATURDAY.

GMZ455-475-281100-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.121228T0600Z-121229T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
1132 PM CST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS: TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR 
  SHORE TO 5 FEET OFFSHORE. ON FRIDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING 
  NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 
  FEET NEAR SHORE TO 7 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.

&&

$$

GMZ450-452-470-472-281100-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121229T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON 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-
1132 PM CST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS: TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS 
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 5 FEET 
  OFFSHORE. ON FRIDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 
  KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 7 
  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.

&&

$$

25

377 
WHUS74 KLCH 280852
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
252 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2012

...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH AN
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW
WILL PULL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS BY FRIDAY EVENING
...WITH A STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE.

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-281600-
/O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121229T1800Z/
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-
252 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: TODAY...SOUTH WINDS WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 5 FEET OFFSHORE.
  TONIGHT AND SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

003 
WHUS74 KLCH 281621
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1021 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2012

...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW WILL PULL
A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS BY THIS EVENING ...WITH A
STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE.

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-290030-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121229T1800Z/
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-
1021 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS: TODAY...SOUTH WINDS WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH 
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 5 FEET 
  OFFSHORE. TONIGHT AND SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

913 
WHUS74 KLCH 282110
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
310 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2012

...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH
A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL PUSH WATERS OUT OF THE LAKES AND BAYS THROUGH
NOON ON SATURDAY. 

GMZ430-432-435-290515-
/O.NEW.KLCH.LO.Y.0009.121229T1100Z-121229T1900Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
310 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2012

...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LOW
WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM CST
SATURDAY. 

* LOW WATER: TIDES WILL BE AROUND 1.7 FEET BELOW PREDICTED LEVELS
  PRODUCING ACTUAL TIDE READINGS BETWEEN (-1.3) AND (-1.9) FEET
  MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-290515-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121229T1800Z/
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-
310 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 5 FEET OFFSHORE.
  LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

030 
WHUS74 KLCH 290509
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1109 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2012

...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH
A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL PUSH WATERS OUT OF THE LAKES AND BAYS THROUGH
NOON ON SATURDAY.

GMZ430-432-435-291200-
/O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0009.121229T1100Z-121229T1900Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
1109 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2012

...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM CST
SATURDAY. 

* LOW WATER: TIDES WILL BE AROUND 1.7 FEET BELOW PREDICTED 
  LEVELS PRODUCING ACTUAL TIDE READINGS BETWEEN (-1.3) AND (-
  1.9) FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-291200-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121229T1800Z/
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-
1109 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH 
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 5 FEET 
  OFFSHORE. LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

25

394 
WHUS74 KLCH 290928
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
328 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2012

...MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING... 
.A TEXAS PANHANDLE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES SOUTHWARD THROUGH
THE UPPER GULF COAST OF MEXICO. LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE ARE
FOUND ACROSS THE OUTER SOUTHEAST PERIPHERY OF DOME...NAMELY THE
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE THE RESULT.
IN ADDITION...INCOMING CANADIAN AIR SLIDING OVER THE RELATIVELY
WARM GULF WATERS IS MAKING FOR ROUGH SEAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE
DECREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

GMZ430-432-435-291730-
/O.EXT.KLCH.LO.Y.0009.121229T1100Z-121229T1800Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
328 AM CST SAT DEC 29 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: THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET
  BELOW THE TIDE TABLE VALUES 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.

&&

$$

GMZ470-472-475-291730-
/O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/
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-
328 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 25 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.

&&

$$

GMZ450-452-455-291730-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121229T1800Z/
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-
328 AM CST SAT DEC 29 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: NORTHWEST WINDS WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 5 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.

&&

$$

025 
WHUS74 KLCH 291805
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1205 PM CST SAT DEC 29 2012

...MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING...
.A TEXAS PANHANDLE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES SOUTHWARD THROUGH
THE UPPER GULF COAST OF MEXICO. LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE ARE
FOUND ACROSS THE OUTER SOUTHEAST PERIPHERY OF DOME...NAMELY THE
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE THE
RESULT. IN ADDITION...INCOMING CANADIAN AIR SLIDING OVER THE
RELATIVELY WARM GULF WATERS IS MAKING FOR ROUGH SEAS. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL BE DECREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

GMZ430-432-435-291915-
/O.EXP.KLCH.LO.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121229T1800Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
1205 PM CST SAT DEC 29 2012

...LOW WATER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LOW WATER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

GMZ450-452-455-291915-
/O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121229T1800Z/
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-
1205 PM CST SAT DEC 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

GMZ470-472-475-300000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/
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-
1205 PM CST SAT DEC 29 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 AND SEAS: NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 25 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.

&&

$$

906 
WHUS74 KLCH 292106
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
306 PM CST SAT DEC 29 2012

...MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...

.A NORTH TEXAS DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES SOUTHWARD INTO THE UPPER
GULF COAST OF MEXICO. LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE ARE FOUND ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE THE RESULT.
IN ADDITION...INCOMING CANADIAN AIR SLIDING OVER THE RELATIVELY
WARM GULF WATERS IS MAKING FOR ROUGH SEAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE
DECREASING TOMORROW MORNING.

GMZ470-472-475-300515-
/O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/
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-
306 PM CST SAT DEC 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 25 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.

&&

$$

074 
WHUS74 KLCH 300125
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
725 PM CST SAT DEC 29 2012

...MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...

.COLD DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE SNOW COVERED FIELDS OF THE
UPPER PLAINS STATES WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS OVERNIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY MORNING.

GMZ470-472-475-301200-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/
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-
725 PM CST SAT DEC 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 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.

&&

$$

606 
WHUS74 KLCH 301010
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
410 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2012


GMZ470-472-475-301115-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/
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-
410 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 


$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1209 PM CST THU DEC 27 2012

.DISCUSSION...
18Z TAF ISSUANCE.

&&

.AVIATION...
LATEST SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW LOW STRATUS ACRS SRN AND CNTL LA
ERODING...WHILE SC CONTINUES TO EXPAND UP THE TX COAST TOWARD SE
TX AND SWRN LA. ALL SITES EXPECTED TO REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE
AFTN...WITH SCT CLOUDS OVER ERN SITES AND VFR CIGS AT LCH/BPT.
CIGS AT THESE SITES WILL LOWER TO MVFR THIS EVENING...WITH MVFR
DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT AT AEX/LFT/ARA AS LOW LVL MOISTURE
INCREASES AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. ELY WINDS WILL BECOME
SELY BY FRIDAY MORNING AS SFC LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE
UPPER TX COAST WITH A WARM FRONT LIFTING N ACRS THE AREA. A FEW
SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FOR
BPT/LCH/AEX...WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASING AND
SPREADING EAST DURING THE MORNING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACH SE TX. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
CROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTN.  24

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 939 AM CST THU DEC 27 2012/

UPDATE...
THE LOW STRATUS THAT DEVELOPED LAST NIGHT ONCE THE HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS MOVED OFF IS BEGINNING TO ERODE...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SOME
BRIEF SUNSHINE THIS MORNING. NEXT STRATO-CU DECK FROM WARM AIR
ADVECTION IS LOCATED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND JUST WEST OF THE
FORECAST AREA IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THESE CLOUDS SHOULD EXPAND TO
THE NORTH AND EAST DURING THE DAY TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY
SHOULD STILL BE WARMER DESPITE THE INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS AS WARM
AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM BEGINS. AIR MASS IS STILL
VERY DRY OVERALL BASED ON THE 27/12 UPPER AIR SOUNDING...SO WOULD
EXPECT IT TO TAKE AWHILE FOR SUFFICIENT MOISTURE TO PRODUCE ANY
MEASURABLE RAIN TO DEVELOP. THEREFORE...TRIMMED OUT THE POPS FOR
THIS MORNING...AND LEFT ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OVER WESTERN SECTIONS
OF THE COASTAL WATERS AND LOWER SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOR LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

RUA

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 538 AM CST THU DEC 27 2012/

AVIATION DISCUSSION...
THE BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM RIDGES WESTWARD THROUGH THE BAHAMAS
AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. A TEXAS COASTAL FRONT MARKS
THE OUTER NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM.

A WARM CONVEYOR BELT AIRSTREAM WILL EVOLVE ACROSS THE WESTERN UPPER
GULF COAST STATES TODAY. UPSLIDING GULF STRATUS WILL SPREAD THROUGH
SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS MORNING...AND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA...FROM WEST-TO-EAST...DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

VFR CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED.

THE COASTAL FRONT WILL DRIFT FURTHER INLAND TONIGHT...WITH A FRONTAL
-WAVE TROUGH FORMING ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY.

VFR CEILINGS WILL LOWER TO MVFR CEILING. ADVECTION FOG IS NOT LIKELY
AT THIS TIME...DUE TO INCREASING TURBULENCE (WARM-AIR ADVECTION)
WITHIN THE NOCTURNAL SURFACE LAYER.

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PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 407 AM CST THU DEC 27 2012/

DISCUSSION...EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS ONGOING
UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND WITH LIGHT TO NIL WINDS. VERY CRISP AND
FROSTY WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING ALONG THE I-10
CORRIDOR...AND JUST A FEW DEGREES COOLER THROUGH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

TODAY...COOL HIGH PRESSURE EDGING OFF TO THE EAST WILL ALLOW FOR
WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH WINDS BECOMING EASTERLY. ANTICIPATING
HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S.

TONIGHT...LITTLE DECREASE IN OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM TODAY HIGHS AS
DEEPENING AND STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLIES DEVELOP
ACCOMPANIED BY A LOW LEVEL JET OVERSPREADING THE AREA WEST TO
EAST.

FRIDAY...MODEST MID/UPPER TROF ADVANCING ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL
BRING ABOUT OUR NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS. CONTINUE TO CARRY LIKELY POPS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THIS FEATURE. STEEP LAPSE RATES AND FAVORABLE SHEAR PROFILES WILL EXIST
DURING THIS TIME-FRAME...BUT INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN VERY LIMITED
WITH MLCAPES GENERALLY AT OR BELOW 500 J/KG. HENCE CANNOT RULE OUT
AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM BUT ANY ORGANIZED SEVERE DOES NOT
APPEAR ON TAP.

WEEKEND...COOL AND DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A 1030 MB SURFACE
HIGH PROGRESSES FROM THE SOUTH PLAINS AND INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY WHILE A MORE ZONAL FLOW DEVELOPS ALOFT.

REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST...RETURN FLOW SETS UP MONDAY. ECMWF
DEVELOPS A CUTOFF LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST CONUS WITH FEATURE
ADVANCING EVER-SO-SLOWLY EAST. SCENARIO BRINGS IMPRESSIVE RAINS
INTO THE AREA BEGINNING TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. RAN
A STORM TOTAL AND ENDED UP WITH 4-5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA. GFS MODEL
MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE AND SHORT-LIVED WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 1-2
INCHES. AT THIS TIME HAVE TRENDED TOWARD THE DRIER AND FASTER GFS
BUT CHANGES MAY BE REQUIRED DOWN THE ROAD.

MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE
GULF WATERS WILL MAINTAIN A LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST
FLOW TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY WHILE STRENGTHENING
TONIGHT...IN ADVANCE OF OUR NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
LIKELY TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...WITH A STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW
FOLLOWING IN ITS WAKE.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  53  50  68  42 /  10  20  80  20
KBPT  55  54  69  41 /  20  30  70  20
KAEX  50  46  63  39 /  10  20  80  30
KLFT  54  51  72  46 /  10  20  80  40

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION LATE TONIGHT FOR COASTAL WATERS
     FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20
     NM-WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
     LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
     LATE TONIGHT FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH
     ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY
     TO CAMERON 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.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
546 AM CST THU DEC 27 2012

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
281200-
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-
546 AM CST THU DEC 27 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

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
FAVORABLE WIND PROFILES AS WELL AS STEEP LAPSE RATES WILL BE IN
PLACE. INSTABILITY HOWEVER WILL BE LIMITED. A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT ANY ORGANIZED THREAT DOES NOT
APPEAR LIKELY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-281200-
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-
546 AM CST THU DEC 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

EASTERLY WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY TONIGHT AND
STRENGTHEN. WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS...SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A COLD FRONT WITHE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ADVANCES ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH THE FRONT...WITH STRONG NORTHERLIES
FOLLOWING IN ITS WAKE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE
REQUIRED FOR FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY NOT BE NEEDED.