Alert archive / Louisiana / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 2, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this gale warning at Apr 20, 2012, 9:31 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 21, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Apr 20, 2012, 9:31 PM CDT (02:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 21, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2012, 3:48 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
137 WHUS74 KLIX 210231 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 931 PM CDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING... .THE COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA ALONG WITH A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS FOR ALL OF THE AREA COASTAL WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND. GALE FORCE WINDS GUSTS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MID MORNING ON SUNDAY. GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-211045- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0027.120421T1900Z-120422T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KLIX.GL.A.0001.120422T0000Z-120422T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.GL.W.0002.120422T0000Z-120422T1500Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 931 PM CDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND 4 TO 7 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS. SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WILL RISE TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE WATERS GREATER THAN 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. 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 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
240 WHUS74 KLIX 210921 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 421 AM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING... .THE COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA ALONG WITH A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS FOR ALL OF THE AREA COASTAL WATERS TODAY INTO SUNDAY. FREQUENT GALE FORCE WINDS GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-211730- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0027.120421T1900Z-120422T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0002.120422T0000Z-120422T1500Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 421 AM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS. SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WILL RISE TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. 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 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 24/RR
460 WHUS74 KLIX 211555 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1055 AM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING... .THE COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA ALONG WITH A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS FOR ALL OF THE AREA COASTAL WATERS TODAY INTO SUNDAY. FREQUENT GALE FORCE WINDS GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. GMZ530-532-534-220000- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0027.120421T1555Z-120422T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0002.120422T0000Z-120422T1500Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE- 1055 AM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS. SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WILL RISE TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. 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 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-220000- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0027.120421T1900Z-120422T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0002.120422T0000Z-120422T1500Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1055 AM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS. SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WILL RISE TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. 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 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
815 WHUS74 KLIX 212059 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 359 PM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING... .THE COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA ALONG WITH A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS FOR ALL OF THE AREA COASTAL WATERS TODAY INTO SUNDAY. FREQUENT GALE FORCE WINDS GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. GMZ536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-220500- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120422T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0002.120422T0000Z-120422T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.SC.Y.0028.120422T1500Z-120423T0000Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 359 PM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS. SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WILL RISE TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. 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 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-532-534-220500- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120422T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0002.120422T0000Z-120422T1500Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE- 359 PM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS. SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WILL RISE TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
459 WHUS74 KLIX 220230 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 930 PM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING... .THE COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA ALONG WITH A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS FOR ALL OF THE AREA COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. FREQUENT GALE FORCE WINDS GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MORNING SUNDAY. GMZ536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-221030- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120422T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0028.120422T1500Z-120423T0000Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 930 PM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS. SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY AND 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 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-532-534-221030- /O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120422T1500Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE- 930 PM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES WILL BE 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS. SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
135 WHUS74 KLIX 220848 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 348 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO HAS LED TO INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS. WINDS MAY EASE FOR A TIME TODAY...BUT A REINFORCING SHOT OF COOL AIR WILL ALLOW WINDS AND WAVES TO INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT. GMZ536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-221700- /O.CAN.KLIX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120422T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0028.120422T0848Z-120423T1200Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 348 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUNDS. SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-534-221500- /O.CAN.KLIX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120422T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KLIX.SC.Y.0028.120422T0848Z-120422T1500Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-LAKE BORGNE- 348 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY EASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ532-221700- /O.CAN.KLIX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120422T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KLIX.SC.Y.0028.120422T0848Z-120423T1200Z/ MISSISSIPPI SOUND- 348 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 20, 9:03 PM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 9:03 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
903 PM CDT FRI APR 20 2012
.UPDATE...
.SOUNDING DISCUSSION...
NO PROBLEMS WITH THE FLIGHT THIS EVENING. STILL A VERY DRY AND AND
QUIET EARLY EVENING WITH A PW OF 0.71 INCHES. A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS
PRESENT AT 4400 FEET WHERE DEW POINT DEPRESSIONS WERE AROUND 6
DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. A LARGE CAP OF DRY AIR REMAINING IN PLACE
ABOVE 850 MB. A LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW FROM THE
SURFACE UP THROUGH THE UPPER LEVELS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 740 PM CDT FRI APR 20 2012/
UPDATE...
UPDATED FORECAST TO REFLECT CURRENT CONDITIONS. ALSO INCREASED
POPS FOR TONIGHT TO THE LIKELY CATEGORY. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS WESTERN LOUISIANA.
CURRENT TRENDS INDICATE THAT THE STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN AS THEY
APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 358 PM CDT FRI APR 20 2012/
SHORT TERM...
MOST SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE FORECAST WILL BE NOW THROUGH SUNDAY.
DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CURRENTLY TRACKING ACROSS THE
MIDSECTION OF THE COUNTRY. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS NOW MOVING
INTO NWRN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. WHILE SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL
REACH WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA NEAR BATON ROUGE WITHIN THE NEXT
FEW HOURS OR SO...THE SHOWER/STORMS WILL LIKELY BE IN A WEAKENING
PHASE. NEVERTHELESS...HAVE BUMP POPS UP A LITTLE. MEANWHILE...THE
BASE OF THE TROUGH IS FCST BY MODELS TO SEPARATE INTO A CLOSED LOW
AS IT TRANSITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. BASE OF THE LOW SHOULD BE JUST
OFFSHORE MIDDAY SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME...ONLY LIGHTER RAIN ON
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA WHILE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND ISO STORMS
MORE TIGHTLY PACKED TO THE LOW CENTER. ECMWF AND CANADIAN MODELS TAKE
A SLIGHTLY MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK WHICH INTERN KEEPS MOST OF THE
HEAVIER RAIN ALONG THE COASTAL LA PARISHES. THE GFS AND SREF MODELS
KEEP THE UPPER LOW MORE TUCKED IN TO THE COASTLINE WHICH KEEPS MORE
RAIN DEVELOPING OVER THE CWA. CURRENT FCST IS BASED ON THE GFS/SREF
SOLUTIONS. IN ADDITION TO RAINFALL...THICK CLOUD COVER WILL NOT LET
MUCH WARMING TAKE PLACE AND HIGHS MAY NOT EVEN REACH 70 DEGREES IN
MANY LOCATIONS. SO HAVE LOWERED TEMPS QUITE A FEW DEGREES FROM
PREVIOUS FCST.
RAIN TO BEGIN TAPERING OFF SATURDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...WINDS
WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA. THE COMBINATION
OF CAA AND DEEPENING SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL RESULT
IN WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY
SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. SO WILL BE ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY
FOR THOSE AREAS.
LONG TERM...
FAIRLY BENIGN WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING INTO THE AREA
MONDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST AS AS COLD AIR ADVECTION SURGES
IN. HIGHS SHOULD STRUGGLE AGAIN TO REACH 70 DEGREES ON MONDAY. THE
REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY UPPER TROUGH TO THE EAST
SLOWLY TRACKING AWAY FROM THE AREA AND UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CHANGING
FROM NWRLY TO MORE ZONAL. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO MODIFY BACK INTO
THE 80S BY MID WEEK. ECMWF SUGGESTS A BACKDOOR FRONT APPROACHING THE
AREA LATE IN THE WEEK. GFS IS NOT QUITE AS AGGRESSIVE BUT KEEPS THE
FRONT FURTHER NORTH OF THE AREA.
MEFFER
AVIATION...
RELATIVELY DRY AIR CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE AT MIDDAY...AND THIS SHOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP THE HIGH
BASED CUMULUS CLOUDS FEW TO SCT040-050 THIS AFTERNOON WITH VFR
CONDITIONS. TSRA DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN LOUISIANA SHOULD REMAIN
WEST OF KBTR THROUGH THE EVENING...AND ANY TSRA LATER TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY SHOULD REMAIN TOO ISOLATED FOR MENTION IN THE TAFS. THERE
WILL BE AN INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN AND SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING...SO HAVE ADDED TEMPO OR PROB30 GROUP FOR SHRA. MID
TO HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...THEN HAVE BROUGHT LOWER CIGS
010-020 TO KMCB-KBTR 06-07Z...AND THE REMAINING TAF AIRPORTS 10-11Z.
THESE CIGS SHOULD REMAIN LOW THROUGH 18Z. 22/TD
MARINE...
NO IMPACTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS.
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA ALONG WITH A
DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS COMBO WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WINDS
AND SEAS FOR ALL OF THE AREA COASTAL WATERS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY WITH SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING AREAWIDE. THESE WINDS WILL QUICKLY REACH HIGH
END SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA BY SUNSET SATURDAY. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE 25-30 KNOT RANGE...POSSIBLY HIGHER...SATURDAY NIGHT
AND THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. HAVE ISSUED A GALE WATCH FOR THAT
PERIOD. WINDS TO BEGIN SETTLING DOWN A BIT EARLY ON MONDAY BUT NOT
SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WHEN SURFACE RIDGE FINALLY
SETTLES IN OVER THE AREA.
MEFFER/SO
DECISION SUPPORT...
DSS CODE...BLUE.
DEPLOYED...ER-METS TO NEW ORLEANS FOR NAVY WEEK.
ACTIVATION...NONE.
ACTIVITIES...SUPPORTING NOLA NAVY WEEK.
MONITORING HAZARDS POTENTIAL FOR WEEKEND.
DECISION SUPPORT SERVICES (DSS) CODE LEGEND
GREEN = NO WEATHER IMPACTS THAT REQUIRE ACTION
BLUE = LONG FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY IN EFFECT OR HIGH
VISIBILITY EVENT
YELLOW = HEIGHTENED IMPACTS WITH SHORT FUSED
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY ISSUANCES; RADAR SUPPORT
ORANGE = HIGH IMPACTS - SLIGHT TO MODERATE RISK SEVERE; NEARBY
TROPICAL EVENTS; HAZMAT OR OTHER LARGE EPISODES
RED = FULL ENGAGEMENT FOR MODERATE TO HIGH RISK SVR AND/OR
DIRECT TROPICAL THREATS; EVENTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB 58 67 48 77 / 70 30 10 0
BTR 57 68 49 78 / 70 30 10 0
ASD 61 70 50 78 / 60 60 10 0
MSY 65 69 54 78 / 60 60 10 0
GPT 61 72 53 78 / 70 60 10 0
PQL 61 73 53 76 / 70 60 10 0
&&
.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER
PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST. BERNARD...LOWER
TERREBONNE...ORLEANS...ST. CHARLES...ST. JOHN THE
BAPTIST...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER
PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD...AND UPPER TERREBONNE.
GM...GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BRETON SOUND...CHANDELEUR SOUND...COASTAL
WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL
WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST
PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO
60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM...LAKE
BORGNE...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS...AND
MISSISSIPPI SOUND.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BRETON SOUND...CHANDELEUR SOUND...COASTAL
WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL
WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST
PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO
60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM...LAKE
BORGNE...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS...AND
MISSISSIPPI SOUND.
MS...NONE.
GM...GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BRETON SOUND...CHANDELEUR SOUND...COASTAL
WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL
WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST
PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO
60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM...LAKE
BORGNE...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS...AND
MISSISSIPPI SOUND.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BRETON SOUND...CHANDELEUR SOUND...COASTAL
WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL
WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST
PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO
60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM...LAKE
BORGNE...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS...AND
MISSISSIPPI SOUND.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 6:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 634 PM CDT FRI APR 20 2012 GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>037- 039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-212345- LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA- WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE- EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES- ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON- ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA- SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 634 PM CDT FRI APR 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. CURRENT TRENDS SUGGEST THAT STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN AS NIGHT GOES ON...HOWEVER A FEW STRONG STORMS COULD MAKE IT IN TO THE FORECAST AREA WITH THE MAIN CONCERN BEING STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING 7PM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT LAND AREAS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TIDAL LAKES...ALONG THE COAST...AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG NORTH FACING SHORE LINES OUTSIDE OF LEVEE PROTECTION. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ALONG PORTIONS OF LAKESHORE DRIVE IN ORLEANS PARISH. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL OR NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO SATURDAY. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER ALL MARINE AREAS BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER CROSSES THE GULF. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 3:17 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 118 min | |
| Apr 21, 5:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 61 min | |
| Apr 21, 6:02 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 58 min | |
| Apr 21, 6:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 117 min | |
| Apr 21, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 24 min | |
| Apr 21, 7:10 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 2 hr | |
| Apr 21, 7:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Lafourche, Saint Charles | 117 min |
| Apr 21, 8:22 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 23 min | |
| Apr 21, 9:22 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 38 min | |
| Apr 21, 10:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Jefferson, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles | 113 min |
| Apr 21, 11:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Charles | 2 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:59 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 50 hr |
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