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Small Craft Advisory 53, NWS New Orleans, LA

December 19, 2012

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this small craft advisory at Dec 19, 2012, 10:10 AM CST. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2012, 10:10 AM CST (16:10 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 19, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 21, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

222 
WHUS74 KLIX 191610
MWWLIX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1010 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY WEST OF
   MISSISSIPPI RIVER... 
...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
   NIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COASTAL WATERS ON THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL
CRAFT WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING INTO
THURSDAY MORNING WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...THEN WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT MAY INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE SUSTAINED...WITH WIND GUSTS
ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

GMZ550-552-570-572-200015-
/O.NEW.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.121220T0300Z-121220T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLIX.GL.A.0002.121220T2100Z-121221T1100Z/
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 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-
1010 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
CST THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RISE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS OR 
  HIGHER LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL 
  SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH AND RISE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS 
  ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO 5 FEET TONIGHT...5 TO 7 FEET
  THURSDAY MORNING... 6 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND 7 TO 10
  FEET THURSDAY NIGHT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ536-538-555-557-575-577-200015-
/O.CON.KLIX.GL.A.0002.121220T2100Z-121221T1100Z/
CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON 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 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 PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1010 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RISE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS OR 
  HIGHER LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL 
  SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH AND RISE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS 
  ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO 5 TO 7 FEET THURSDAY MORNING...
   6 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND 7 TO 10 FEET THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
344 
WHUS74 KLIX 192108
MWWLIX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
308 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ON COASTAL
   WATERS... 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
   ON TIDAL LAKES... 
...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
   MORNING ON COASTAL WATERS...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE FRIDAY MORNING ON COASTAL WATERS...


.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COASTAL WATERS ON THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL
CRAFT WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING INTO
THURSDAY MORNING ON COASTAL WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES. WINDS BEHIND
THE FRONT MAY INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE SUSTAINED...WITH WIND
GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. 

GMZ550-552-570-572-200515-
/O.EXT.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.121220T0300Z-121220T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KLIX.GL.A.0002.121220T2100Z-121221T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KLIX.GL.W.0003.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KLIX.SC.Y.0054.121221T1500Z-121221T1800Z/
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 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-
308 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST FRIDAY. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RISE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS OR
  HIGHER LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT
  TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH AND RISE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
  MORNING...THEN WINDS EASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE FRIDAY
  MORNING. 

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO 5 FEET TONIGHT...5 TO 7 FEET
  THURSDAY MORNING... 6 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON...7 TO 10
  FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE FRIDAY
  MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ536-538-555-557-575-577-200515-
/O.EXB.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.121220T0300Z-121220T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KLIX.GL.A.0002.121220T2100Z-121221T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KLIX.GL.W.0003.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KLIX.SC.Y.0054.121221T1500Z-121221T1800Z/
CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON 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 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 PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
308 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST
FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RISE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS OR
  HIGHER LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT
  TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH AND RISE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
  MORNING...THEN WINDS EASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE FRIDAY
  MORNING. 

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO 5 TO 7 FEET THURSDAY MORNING...
  6 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON...7 TO 10 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AND
  SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ530-532-534-200515-
/O.EXB.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.121220T1200Z-121221T1500Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-
308 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM
CST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RISE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS OR HIGHER
  THURSDAY MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH
  AND RISE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW
  GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO 5 FEET THURSDAY MORNING AND
  REMAIN ROUGH THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$
084 
WHUS74 KLIX 200356
MWWLIX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
956 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...ANTICIPATED STRONG WINDS PROMPT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES AND GALE
WARNINGS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COASTAL WATERS ON THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL
CRAFT WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING INTO
THURSDAY MORNING ON COASTAL WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES. WINDS BEHIND
THE FRONT MAY INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE SUSTAINED...WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

GMZ536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-201200-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0003.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0054.121221T1500Z-121221T1800Z/
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-
956 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RISE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS OR 
  HIGHER LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL 
  SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH AND RISE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS 
  ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY 
  MORNING...THEN WINDS EASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE FRIDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO 5 FEET TONIGHT...5 TO 7 FEET 
  THURSDAY MORNING... 6 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON...7 TO 10 
  FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE FRIDAY 
  MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ530-532-534-201200-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.121220T1200Z-121221T1500Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-
956 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RISE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS OR HIGHER 
  THURSDAY MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND 
  NORTH AND RISE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO 5 FEET THURSDAY MORNING AND 
  REMAIN ROUGH THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY 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
864 
WHUS74 KLIX 201016
MWWLIX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
416 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG WINDS PROMPT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES AND GALE WARNINGS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COASTAL WATERS TODAY. HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT
WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT TODAY ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO
NEAR SUSTAINED GALE FORCE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE
LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

GMZ536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-201830-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0003.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0054.121221T1500Z-121221T1800Z/
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-
416 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS
  MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
  TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS
  ABOVE 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES LATE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
  MORNING...THEN WINDS EASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS MORNING...
  6 TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...7 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT AND SUBSIDING
  TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ530-532-534-201830-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.121220T1200Z-121221T1500Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-
416 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RISE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS
  MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH AND RISE
  TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO 4 TO 5 FEET THIS MORNING AND
  REMAIN ROUGH THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$
434 
WHUS74 KLIX 201517
MWWLIX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
917 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG WINDS PROMPT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES AND GALE WARNINGS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COASTAL WATERS TODAY. HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT
WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT TODAY ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
INCREASE TO NEAR SUSTAINED GALE FORCE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE
GALE FORCE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

GMZ536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-202330-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0003.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0054.121221T1500Z-121221T1800Z/
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-
917 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY UNTIL 9 AM
CST FRIDAY... 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING... 
  THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 
  35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 35 
  KNOTS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES LATE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY 
  MORNING...THEN WINDS EASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE FRIDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS MORNING...6
  TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...7 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT AND SUBSIDING TO
  5 TO 7 FEET LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ530-532-534-202330-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-
917 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RISE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS 
  MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH AND 
  RISE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO 4 TO 5 FEET THIS MORNING AND 
  REMAIN ROUGH THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$

95/DM
680 
WHUS74 KLIX 202101
MWWLIX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
301 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINDS AND SEAS INCREASING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COASTAL WATERS TODAY. HAZARDOUS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS HAVE
DEVELOPED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES. WINDS WILL 
CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO NEAR SUSTAINED GALE FORCE...WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 8 TO 10 FEET IN THE OUTER WATERS
TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

GMZ536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-210515-
/O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0054.121221T1500Z-121221T1800Z/
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-
301 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING
  AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED AT TIMES LATE TODAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS
  WILL EASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE FRIDAY MORNING WITH A FEW GUSTS
  TO NEAR GALE FORCE STILL POSSIBLE.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO 6 TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON
  AND PEAK TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AT 7 TO 10 FEET. SEAS
  SHOULD BEGIN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ530-532-534-210515-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-
301 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

* WINDS: WINDS OVER THE LAKES AND SOUNDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH
  AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING GALE FORCE
  POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING
  AND THEN TO AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL PEAK AT 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT AND REMAIN
  ROUGH THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 3
  FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

98/SO
424 
WHUS74 KLIX 210334
MWWLIX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
934 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINDS AND SEAS INCREASING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...

.HAZARDOUS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE SETTLING TO LOWER
LEVELS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

GMZ536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-211145-
/O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0054.121221T1500Z-121221T1800Z/
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-
934 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING
  AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL EASE
  TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS 7 TO 10 FEET. SEAS SHOULD BEGIN SUBSIDING TO
  5 TO 7 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ530-532-534-211145-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-
934 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUST 40 KNOTS TONIGHT. WINDS
  WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING AND THEN TO
  AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT AND REMAIN ROUGH THROUGH
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...PARTICULARLY ON THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
  LAKE. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 3 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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
469 
WHUS74 KLIX 210932
MWWLIX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
332 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS THIS MORNING...

.HAZARDOUS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON.

GMZ536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-211745-
/O.CON.KLIX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0054.121221T1500Z-121221T1800Z/
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-
332 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO NOON CST TODAY...

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL EASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
  LATE THIS MORNING.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS 7 TO 9 FEET. SEAS WILL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ530-532-534-211500-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-
332 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
  SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...AND THEN TO 10 TO 15
  KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS 3 TO 4 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. WAVES WILL
  SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$
156 
WHUS74 KLIX 211511
MWWLIX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
911 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS THIS MORNING...

.HAZARDOUS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON.

GMZ536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-211800-
/O.EXP.KLIX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/
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-
911 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED THROUGH NOON. 

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS 5 TO 7 FEET THROUGH NOON.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ530-532-534-211615-
/O.EXP.KLIX.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-
911 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

$$

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 Dec 19, 4:29 AM CST, 5 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 4:29 AM CST, 5 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
429 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012

.SHORT TERM...
POCKET OF DRY AIR SEEMS TO HAVE MADE ITS WAY TO THE MS COAST AND
ADJACENT LOUISIANA PARISHES WHERE DEWPOINTS HAVE FALLEN TO NEAR 40
DEGREES. CURRENT OFFSHORE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE COME MORE
PREDOMINANT INLAND TODAY AS SURFACE RIDGE CENTERED JUST EAST OF THE
AREA SLIDES EASTWARD AND PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA TIGHTENS.
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE QUITE WINDY TODAY WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. THIS WILL BEGIN BRINGING LLVL
MOISTURE UP. WONT BE SURPRISED TO SEE MID 60 DEWPOINTS NUDGING INTO
THE COASTAL PARISHES THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...HIGHS WILL BE
SUBSTANTIALLY WARMER TODAY AS AIR MASS CONTINUES TO MODIFY. EXPECT
10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL BRING IMPACTING WEATHER TO THE AREA CAN
BE SEEN ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN NV AND NWRN
AZ THIS MORNING. LEESIDE SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
PANHANDLE AND WEST TEXAS TODAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE
ROCKIES. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE SCREAMING ACROSS TEXAS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THE CWA...SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OUT AHEAD AND ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE
SCENARIO HASNT CHANGED MUCH FROM PREVIOUS FORECASTS. ON SHEAR AND
INSTABILITY ALONE...IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE SEVERE POTENTIAL IS
TERRIBLY HIGH. WARM LOW AND UPPER LEVELS WILL KEEP CONVECTION CAPPED
ALL THE WAY THROUGH 03Z THIS EVENING. AFTER THAT...UPPER AND MID
LEVEL COOLING AS HEIGHTS FALL FROM THE APPROACHING TROUGH WILL ALLOW
FOR THE ATMO TO BECOME MORE UNSTABLE. THE THINKING IS THAT THE
STRENGTH OF THIS FRONT IS SUCH THAT IT WILL HELP STORMS TO
OVERACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AS CAPE VALUES SHOULD BE AROUND
500 J/KG AND LI/S 0 TO -1. IN ADDITION...THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP IS QUITE SHORT DUE TO CAPPING
EARLY. SO FROM 03Z-09Z WILL BE THE TIME OF GREATEST CHANCE FOR
STORMS TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IF ANY DO. THREAT IS MARGINAL AT
BEST.

.LONG TERM...
COLD AIR MASS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA ALL DAY THURSDAY.
LOCATIONS IN NWRN ZONES SUCH AS MCB AND POSSIBLY BTR WILL SEE THEIR
HIGHEST TEMPS IN THE MORNING AND GRADUALLY COOL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN WILL THEN ENSUE END OF THE WEEK. FOR HIGHS
FRIDAY HAVE UNDERCUT GUIDANCE JUST SLIGHTLY. EXPECTING TEMPS TO
STRUGGLE TO REACH MID 50S AREAWIDE. AS SURFACE RIDGE CENTERS OVER
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY NIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF CLEAR
SKIES...NEAR CALM WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE WILL ALLOW TEMPS
TO FALL WELL BELOW FREEZING ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-12 CORRIDOR.

TEMPS WILL RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL LATER THIS WEEKEND AS WEAK UPPER
RIDGING BUILDS IN. A FEW SHOWERS MAY BEGIN TO DEVELOP EARLY NEXT
WEEK AS MOISTURE RETURNS. MODEL CONSISTENCY FOR BEFORE AND AFTER
CHRISTMAS DAY HAS BEEN QUITE POOR. RUN TO RUN AND ONE TO THE OTHER
SOLUTIONS FOR MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE NOT MATCHED WELL. GFS BRINGS
A VERY SHARP AND DEEP TROUGH THROUGH THURS WITH 1000-500MB
THICKNESSES OF LESS THAN 540 INTO OUR AREA...AKA CHANCE FOR FROZEN
PRECIP. ECMWF IS SLOWER BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY HUNDREDS OF MILES NORTH
WITH THE UPPER LOW MEANING NO CHANCE OF FROZEN PRECIP. ECMWF IS MUCH
MORE IN LINE WITH GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN. SO FOR NOW LEANING TOWARDS THEM
RATHER THAN OUTLIAR MEDIUM RANGE GFS. CONFIDENCE IS LOW.

MEFFER
&&

.AVIATION...
PATCHY FOG IS PRODUCING LIFR/IFR VSBYS AND CIGS AT TIMES AT
KASD...KGPT...AND KHUM...AND MAY BRIEFLY IMPACT KHDC AS WELL THROUGH
13-14Z THIS MORNING. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO ALL
TAF AIRPORTS THE REMAINDER OF TODAY...THEN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING LOWER CIGS AND POSSIBLY SEA AND ADVECTION
FOG TONIGHT. CONDITIONS SHOULD DETERIORATE TO MVFR THEN IFR DURING
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHRA AND
ISOLATED TSRA ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY MORNING...MAINLY 08-12Z FROM KMCB-KBTR...AND 11-16Z
ELSEWHERE. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40
KNOTS. 22/TD

&&

.MARINE...
GALES NOW APPEAR MORE LIKELY...AT LEAST IN FREQUENT GUSTS...BEHIND
THE STRONG COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. A GALE
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL WATERS EXCEPT THE TIDAL LAKES AND
MISSISSIPPI SOUND.

THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST NEAR THE EASTERN
SEABOARD TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND STRENGTHENS. PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND CAUSE
INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS A DEEPENING
LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES EAST-NORTHEAST FROM THE PLAINS INTO THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
THIS EVENING AND NEAR 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY FROM WEST TO EAST...THEN THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH
DURING THE MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED
WITH THE NEXT FORECAST ISSUANCE FOR THE PERIOD LEADING UP TO THE
GALE WATCH.

THE COMBINATION OF THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND DOWNWARD MIXING
OF 35 KNOT WINDS 1000 TO 1500 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE SHOULD ALLOW
FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO RISE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 40
KNOTS POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY
NIGHT. WINDS SHOULD THEN EASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE FRIDAY
MORNING AND 15 TO 20 KNOTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
CLOSER TO THE REGION. NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD SETTLE BACK TO 10 TO 15
KNOTS SATURDAY...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 KNOTS OR LESS SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA SETTLES CLOSER TO THE
COAST AND MOVES EAST. 22/TD

&&

.DECISION SUPPORT...
DSS CODE...BLUE.
DEPLOYED...NONE.
ACTIVATION...NONE.
ACTIVITIES...SLURRY SUPPORT.

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  74  58  61  30 /  10  80  40   0
BTR  78  63  65  33 /  10  80  30   0
ASD  74  62  68  34 /  10  80  70   0
MSY  76  63  69  39 /  10  80  60   0
GPT  74  60  69  35 /  10  80  70   0
PQL  74  58  70  33 /  10  80  70   0

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
GM...GALE WATCH FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM 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...AND
     COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
     RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM.

MS...NONE.
GM...GALE WATCH FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM 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...AND
     COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
     RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 4:56 AM CST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
456 AM CST WED DEC 19 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>082-192300-
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-
456 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE STORMS NORTH AND WEST A TYLER TOWN MISSISSIPPI TO BATON
ROUGE LINE. THE MAIN THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS FROM STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

WINDS AROUND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...WITH SEAS RESPONDING ACCORDINGLY
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT. WHILE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS EXPECTED...ITS POSSIBLE THAT A GALE
WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
NIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE CHRISTMAS EVE
AND CHRISTMAS DAY. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...BE
PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.

The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 3:42 AM CSTGale WatchLIX11 hr
Dec 19, 3:08 PM CSTGale WarningLIX42 hr
Dec 19, 3:08 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX45 hr
Dec 19, 3:24 PM CSTWind AdvisoryLIXAssumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 7 more36 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Louisiana, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012

Sources

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