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Special Marine Warning 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 9, 2012

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special marine warning at Jan 9, 2012, 3:02 PM CST. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2012, 3:02 PM CST (21:02 UTC)
Expired
Jan 9, 2012, 4:00 PM CST
In force
58 min
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 Jan 9, 12:48 PM CST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 12:48 PM CST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 5:09 AM CST, 9 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
509 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-
073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-101115-
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-
509 AM CST MON JAN 9 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
AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING WILL MAKE DRIVING AND VESSEL
TRAFFIC HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS LIFTING BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH
THE DAY TODAY AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT
A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH WINDS THE MAIN THREAT ALTHOUGH
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. RAINS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW AND THIS WILL
BRING TO A CLOSE THE RAINS. WINDS BECOMING NORTHERLY. A STRONG
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY AND
THIS WILL PUSH MORNING TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY MORNINGS. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL REQUIRE A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 8:54 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryLCH10 hr
Jan 8, 9:02 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLCHCameron, Lafayette, Saint Martin10 hr
Jan 9, 4:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard41 min
Jan 9, 5:17 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard28 min
Jan 9, 5:49 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard26 min
Jan 9, 6:18 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard, Vernon42 min
Jan 9, 12:08 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHVernon4 hr
Jan 9, 2:04 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH56 min
Jan 9, 3:22 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHCalcasieu4 hr
Jan 9, 5:02 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH88 min
Jan 9, 11:58 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHJasper, Newton, Tyler4 hr
Jan 9, 2:50 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHHardin, Jefferson3 hr

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.