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Special Marine Warning 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA

February 1, 2012

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special marine warning at Feb 1, 2012, 3:40 PM CST. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 1, 2012, 3:40 PM CST (21:40 UTC)
Expired
Feb 1, 2012, 5:45 PM CST
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 special marine warning went out at Feb 1, 11:53 AM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 11:53 AM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 1, 4:22 AM CST, 11 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
422 AM CST WED FEB 1 2012

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
021030-
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-
422 AM CST WED FEB 1 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
AREAS OF SHOWERS TODAY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES
WILL MODERATE FROM RAIN AND CLOUD COVER. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A STRONG COLD FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH ON SATURDAY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL START ON FRIDAY AND INCREASE INTO SATURDAY
BEFORE TAPERING OFF BEHIND THE FRONT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-021030-
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-
422 AM CST WED FEB 1 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF FOG WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS MORNING.
VISIBILITY SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE A MILE. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
 AREAS OF FOG WILL AGAIN DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TOMORROW
MORNING. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS ON
SATURDAY WITH WINDS AND SEAS INCREASING. 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 1, 12:28 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAllen32 min
Feb 1, 12:54 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAllen, Evangeline36 min
Feb 1, 1:26 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry34 min
Feb 1, 2:01 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles, Saint Landry29 min
Feb 1, 6:53 AM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryLCH3 hr
Feb 1, 7:13 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHRapides12 days
Feb 1, 10:27 AM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryLCH26 hr
Feb 1, 10:41 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLCHEvangeline36 hr
Feb 1, 12:52 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis113 min
Feb 1, 12:55 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH65 min
Feb 1, 2:12 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH2 hr
Feb 1, 2:31 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHSaint Landry119 min

Nearby

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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.