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Small Craft Advisory 14, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 23, 2012, 9:47 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 24, 2012, 9:40 AM CST. It was in force for 62 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2012, 9:47 PM CST (03:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2012, 9:40 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
554 WHUS74 KLIX 240347 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 947 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY LATE MORNING... .WINDS HAVE SETTLED BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING BUT WILL BE INCREASING ABRUPTLY WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE FRIDAY. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SATURDAY. GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-241200- /O.CAN.KLIX.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120224T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.120224T1700Z-120225T1800Z/ 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- 947 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...SHIFTING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS. * WAVES...3 TO 4 FEET IN THE TIDAL LAKES...3 TO 5 FEET IN THE SOUNDS...AND 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$ 24/RR
14 follow-up statements
587 WHUS74 KLIX 241007 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 407 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN BY LATE MORNING... .WINDS HAVE MOSTLY SETTLED BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WILL BE INCREASING ABRUPTLY WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN MOST AREAS THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-577-241815- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.120224T1700Z-120227T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 407 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...AND RISING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. WINDS OVER OPEN WATERS OFFSHORE WILL RISE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES...4 TO 6 FEET RISING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-532-534-536-538-557-241815- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.120224T1700Z-120225T1800Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 407 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS EARLY...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST THEN NORTH AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...RISING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$
164 WHUS74 KLIX 241540 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 940 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN BY LATE MORNING... .WINDS WILL BE INCREASING ABRUPTLY WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN MOST AREAS THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-577-242345- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.120224T1540Z-120227T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 940 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH NEAR 20 KNOTS THEN RISING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. OVER OPEN WATERS OFFSHORE...WINDS WILL RISE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES...4 TO 6 FEET RISING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-532-534-536-538-557-242345- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.120224T1540Z-120225T1800Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 940 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...RISING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$
006 WHUS74 KLIX 242138 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 338 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TONIGHT... .WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. THERE MAY BE A FEW GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN MOST AREAS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-577-250545- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120227T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 338 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES...4 TO 6 FEET RISING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-532-534-536-538-557-250545- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1800Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 338 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...RISING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$
102 WHUS74 KLIX 250401 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1001 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TONIGHT... .BRISK NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE A FEW GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING. GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-577-251215- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120227T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1001 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-532-534-536-538-557-251215- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1800Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 1001 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...RISING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$ 24/RR
767 WHUS74 KLIX 251008 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 408 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TONIGHT... .BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL MOVE EAST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF MEXICO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THESE FEATURES WILL CREATE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES ACROSS THE AREA AND YIELD STRONG EAST WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-577-251815- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120227T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 408 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY WILL BECOME EAST 20 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. * WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-532-534-536-538-557-251800- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1800Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 408 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 KNOTS HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...RISING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$
517 WHUS74 KLIX 251101 CCA MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 453 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED MOST MARINE ZONES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL MOVE EAST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF MEXICO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THESE FEATURES WILL CREATE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES ACROSS THE AREA AND YIELD STRONG EAST WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-577-251915- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120227T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 453 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY WILL BECOME EAST 20 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. * WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ530-532-534-536-538-557-251800- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1800Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 453 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 KNOTS HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...RISING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$
985 WHUS74 KLIX 251534 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 934 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EASING OVER THE TIDAL LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND... .AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...WINDS OVER THE TIDAL LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND HAVE EASED TO AROUND 15 KNOTS. BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF MEXICO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. ALONG WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI MOVING EASTWARD...THESE FEATURES WILL CREATE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES ACROSS THE AREA AND YIELD STRONG EAST WINDS ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GMZ530-532-534-251645- /O.CAN.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1800Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE- 934 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 15 KNOTS...AND SHOULD EASE FURTHER DURING THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-577-252345- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120227T0600Z/ 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 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- 934 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY WILL BECOME EAST 20 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$ GMZ536-538-557-251800- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T1800Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 934 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO NEAR 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES...3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
302 WHUS74 KLIX 252157 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 357 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EASING OVER THE TIDAL LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND... .WINDS HAVE EASED BUT THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THEY PICK BACK UP OVER THE WATERS TOMORROW. A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF MEXICO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. ALONG WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI MOVING EASTWARD...THESE FEATURES WILL CREATE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES ACROSS THE AREA AND YIELD STRONG EAST WINDS ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-577-260600- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.120226T1200Z-120227T0600Z/ 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 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- 357 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY WILL BECOME EAST 20 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$ GMZ536-538-557-260600- /O.EXB.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.120226T1200Z-120227T0600Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 357 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY WILL BECOME EAST 20 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ CAB
935 WHUS74 KLIX 252203 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 403 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EASING OVER THE TIDAL LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND... .WINDS HAVE EASED BUT THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THEY PICK BACK UP OVER THE WATERS TOMORROW. A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF MEXICO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. ALONG WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI MOVING EASTWARD...THESE FEATURES WILL CREATE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES ACROSS THE AREA AND YIELD STRONG EAST WINDS ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-577-260615- /O.EXP.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120225T2200Z/ /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.120226T1200Z-120227T0600Z/ 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 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- 403 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...EAST 20 KNOTS TOMORROW. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$ GMZ536-538-557-260615- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.120226T1200Z-120227T0600Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 403 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...EAST 20 KNOTS TOMORROW. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ CAB
998 WHUS74 KLIX 260403 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1003 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF MEXICO WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING NORTH INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. THIS FEATURE...COMBINED WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES...WILL YIELD MODERATE TO STRONG EAST WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS MOST OF THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. GMZ570-572-575-261215- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.120226T0403Z-120228T0000Z/ 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- 1003 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT...NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...AND 15 TO 20 KNOTS MONDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$ GMZ552-555-577-261215- /O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.120226T1200Z-120228T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1003 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY AND 15 TO 20 KNOTS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 6 TO 8 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ550-261215- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.120226T1200Z-120227T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- 1003 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$ GMZ536-538-557-261215- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.120226T1200Z-120227T0600Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 1003 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY. * WAVES...3 TO 4 FEET OVER SOUNDS...4 TO 7 FEET OVER COASTAL WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 22/TD
983 WHUS74 KLIX 261006 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 406 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SW GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN CONUS IS CAUSING A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING IN STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY. GMZ570-572-575-261815- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ 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- 406 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...AND 15 TO 20 KNOTS MONDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 7 TO 10 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$ GMZ552-555-577-261815- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.120226T1200Z-120228T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 406 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY THEN EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 6 TO 8 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ550-261815- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.120226T1200Z-120227T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- 406 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$ GMZ536-538-557-261815- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.120226T1200Z-120227T0600Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 406 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY. * WAVES...3 TO 4 FEET OVER SOUNDS...4 TO 7 FEET OVER COASTAL WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
402 WHUS74 KLIX 261550 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 950 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SW GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN CONUS IS CAUSING A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING IN STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY. GMZ552-555-570-572-575-577-270000- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ 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 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- 950 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY THEN EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 6 TO 8 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$ GMZ550-270000- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120227T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- 950 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ536-538-557-270000- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120227T0600Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 950 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY. * WAVES...3 TO 4 FEET OVER SOUNDS...4 TO 7 FEET OVER COASTAL WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$
372 WHUS74 KLIX 262151 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 351 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SW GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN CONUS IS CAUSING A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING IN STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY. GMZ552-555-570-572-575-577-270600- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 351 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY THEN EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 6 TO 8 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ550-270600- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120227T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- 351 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$ GMZ536-538-557-270600- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120227T0600Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 351 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS SUNDAY. * WAVES...3 TO 4 FEET OVER SOUNDS...4 TO 7 FEET OVER COASTAL WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
805 WHUS74 KLIX 270327 MWWLIX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 927 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SW GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN CONUS IS CAUSING A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING IN STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY. GMZ552-555-570-572-575-577-271130- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ 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 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- 927 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... * WINDS...15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING GRADUALLY THROUGH MONDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 6 TO 8 FEET OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/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. && $$ GMZ550-270600- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120227T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- 927 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ536-538-557-270600- /O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120227T0600Z/ CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- 927 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...EAST NEAR 20 KNOTS. * WAVES...3 TO 4 FEET OVER SOUNDS...4 TO 7 FEET OVER COASTAL WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/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 small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Feb 23, 6:42 PM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 6:42 PM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
642 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012
.UPDATE...
REMOVED WIND ADVISORY HEADLINES. OTHERWISE NO CHANGES AT THIS
TIME.
&&
.SOUNDING DISCUSSION...
NO PROBLEMS WITH LAUNCH THIS EVENING DESPITE WINDY CONDITIONS.
UNIDIRECTIONAL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW THROUGHOUT WITH 30 KT OFF THE
SURFACE TO 105 KT AT 47KFT. ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE SFC TO BASE OF
INVERSION AT 2900FT...17C ISOTHERMAL TO 5700 FT THEN UNSTABLE
LAPSE RATE TO TROP AT 43.3KFT. INVERTED V PROFILE TO BASE OF
INVERSION...THEN DRY TO ABOUT 625 MB...WITH A MOIST LAYER AROUND
13KFT. PRECIPITABLE WATER 1.16 INCHES...STORM MOTION 277/36KT. SFC
THETA-E OF 336K INHIBITED BY INVERSION ALOFT BUT PRODUCES CAPE
ABOVE 10KFT TO TROP WITH AN LIFTED INDEX -2.2.
&&
.DECISION SUPPORT... /EXPERIMENTAL/
DSS CODE...BLUE
DEPLOYED...NONE.
ACTIVATION..NONE.
ACTIVITIES...MONITORING MINOR RIVER FLOODING & HIGH WINDS
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
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 405 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012/
SHORT TERM...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT
LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. FORTUNATELY...THE
THERMODYNAMIC SUPPORT WILL BE LACKING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF ANY ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STILL EXPECT A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM IN ADVANCE OF THE STRONG LOW LEVEL FORCING
ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAIN FRONT...BUT ANY CONVECTION WILL BE
ELEVATED DUE TO A MORE STABLE AIRMASS REMAINING IN PLACE NEAR THE
SURFACE. OVERALL...HAVE REDUCED WORDING IN THE FORECAST TO ONLY
ISOLATED THUNDER...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS BEING THE MAIN THREAT
LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.
THE OTHER BIG CONCERN WILL BE THE CONTINUED STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE AREA. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING...AND WINDS HAVE GUSTED WELL OVER 35 MPH AT TIMES. THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS AS
DAYTIME HEATING WANES...AND THE GRADIENT SLACKENS UP A BIT RIGHT
ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP
TOMORROW AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND SOUTH OF THE
TIDAL LAKES.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TOMORROW...AS STRONG COLD
AIR ADVECTION TAKES PLACE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 925MB
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL A GOOD 15 DEGREES CELSIUS BETWEEN NOW AND
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. AS
SKIES CLEAR SATURDAY NIGHT AND WINDS DIE OFF...ESPECIALLY OVER
INLAND AREAS...EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO PLUNGE INTO THE MIDDLE TO
UPPER 30S OVER NORTHERN ZONES...WITH MIDDLE 40S MORE COMMON SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 10. COOL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS
WELL...WITH HIGHS ONLY RISING INTO THE LOWER 60S...OR ABOUT 10
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
LONG TERM...
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN STALLED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO ON SATURDAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES FROM
NORTHERN MEXICO. A REGION OF BROAD ASCENT IN ADVANCE OF THIS
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL ALLOW FOR A SURFACE LOW TO FORM
ALONG THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THIS LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE
NORTHER GULF OF MEXICO SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...AND WILL BRING
A ROUND OF LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA. HAVE BUMPED UP POPS FOR
SATURDAY NIGHT TO HIGH END CHANCE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AS THE LOW PULLS EAST
AND HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS IN. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AS
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...AND WILL TAKE ON AN EASTERLY COMPONENT
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE MAY BE SOME ABOVE NORMAL TIDES
DUE TO THIS EASTERLY FLOW.
A MORE ZONAL FLOW PATTERN WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY. THIS FAST WEST TO EAST FLOW WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF WEAK
UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES TO SLIDE THROUGH THE REGION.
ADDITIONALLY...THE LINGERING BOUNDARY OFFSHORE WILL SURGE INLAND
AS A WARM FRONT ON MONDAY AS A RIDGE AXIS DEVELOPS OVER THE
SOUTHEAST. SOME WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT IN THE VICINITY OF THE
FRONT WILL SPARK OFF SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS ON MONDAY. WITH DEEP
LAYER SOUTHERLY FLOW IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AMPLE MOISTURE
WILL ADVECT INTO THE REGION. THE WEAK UPPER LEVEL FORCING COMBINED
WITH WEAK INSTABILITY DURING THE DAY WILL ALLOW FOR SOME MARINE
LAYER SHOWERS ON TUESDAY AS WELL. HAVE KEPT IN LOW END CHANCE
POPS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOL SUNDAY AND MONDAY..WITH HIGHS
ONLY IN THE MIDDLE 60S...BUT TUESDAY WILL SEE TEMPERATURES SURGE
BACK INTO THE LOWER 70S ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE.
THE NEXT DEEPER TROUGH AXIS WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. A
SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK THROUGH THE MIDWEST...ALLOWING A WEAK
FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO SLIDE INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. SOME
STRONGER FORCING ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS
COULD SUPPORT SOME SCATTERED AFTERNOON CONVECTION...AND HAVE
REINTRODUCED THUNDER FOR WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...HAVE KEPT POPS ONLY
IN THE LOW END CHANCE RANGE.
AVIATION...
MVFR STRATUS DECK WILL PERSIST MAINLY NEAR COASTAL TERMINALS
THROUGH THIS AFTN. EXPECT BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS WITH PERIODS OF VFR
CONDITIONS OVER INLAND TERMINALS THROUGH SUNSET. CEILINGS WILL
CRATER ONCE AGAIN TO IFR LEVEL 01-04Z...WITH IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS
PERSISTING IN THE 06-12Z TIME FRAME. SEA FOG WILL AFFECT KGPT
WHERE VISIBILITIES COULD DROP BELOW 1SM AT TIMES. COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS KBTR/KMCB 10-12Z...KNEW/KMSY 12-14Z...AND CLEAR KGPT 14-15Z.
SCATTERED SHRA/ISOLATED TSRA WILL DEVELOP ALONG/AHEAD OF FRONT.
PLACED VCSH IN TAFS BUT LEFT THUNDER OUT DUE TO LOW COVERAGE OF
THUNDER EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH 15-25 KTS WITH
FROPA. EXPECT CEILINGS TO IMPROVE TO MVFR WITH FROPA...AND VFR BY
LATE MORNING ON FRIDAY.
14/MM
MARINE...
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
OVER ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS...AS A TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN A LOW
OVER THE MIDWEST AND A RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF CONTINUES.
THESE STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BUILD
SEAS UP TO 6 FEET THIS EVENING. GIVEN THESE CONDITIONS...HAVE
ISSUED A SCA FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS
WILL SLACK OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE
REGION. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING...WITH WINDS
SWITCHING TO THE NORTH AND QUICKLY INCREASING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE RESULT OF
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT RELATED TO BUILDING HIGH AND STRONG COLD
AIR ADVECTION MOVING OVER THE WARMER WATERS...ADVECTING DOWN
STRONGER WINDS ALOFT. EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES TO BE POSTED
ONCE AGAIN FOR ALL OF THE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN
ELEVATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AS A GULF LOW DEVELOPS ON SATURDAY.
AS A RESULT...SCA CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY
NIGHT UNTIL THE LOW MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. A RIDGE AXIS WILL
SET UP LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MARINE ZONES
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS RIDGE AXIS. 32
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB 55 62 37 61 / 50 30 10 10
BTR 59 64 39 62 / 40 30 10 10
ASD 64 66 38 61 / 40 50 10 10
MSY 66 68 45 62 / 40 50 10 10
GPT 66 67 40 62 / 40 50 10 10
PQL 66 68 37 62 / 40 50 10 10
&&
.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY 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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY 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.
&&
24/RRHazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 6:36 PM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 636 PM CST THU FEB 23 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>082-250045- 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- 636 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS. THE OVERALL THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LOCAL RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LOCAL RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 95/DM
The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 9:34 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 41 min |
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Small Craft Advisories in Louisiana, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012
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