Gale Warning 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA

623 
WHUS74 KLCH 251201
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
601 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...
...AREAS OF DENSE FOG OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS THIS MORNING...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
REGION TODAY...SENDING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE GULF WATERS IN
AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
PRECEDE THE FRONT ON THIS MORNING...WITH STRONGER WEST WINDS
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT OVER
THE COASTAL GULF WATERS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN RELAXING TUESDAY MORNING.

GMZ450-452-455-260000-
/O.NEW.KLCH.MF.Y.0013.130225T1201Z-130225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.130225T1700Z-130226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.130226T0300Z-130226T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
601 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS 
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS 
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. NEAR SHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
  TO 7 FEET THIS EVENING. OFFSHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 12 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF 1/2 TO 1/4 OF A MILE CAN BE EXPECTED
  ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS THIS 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 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. 

&&

$$

GMZ470-472-475-260000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.130225T1700Z-130226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.130226T0300Z-130226T1500Z/
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
601 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS 
  AFTERNOON... BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS 
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. NEAR SHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
  TO 7 FEET THIS EVENING. OFFSHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 12 FEET EARLY TUESDAY 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 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-260000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.130225T1700Z-130226T1500Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
601 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN 
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 
  20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS 
  TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

073 
WHUS74 KLCH 251239
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
639 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY... ...
AREAS OF DENSE FOG OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS THIS MORNING...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
REGION TODAY...SENDING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE GULF WATERS IN
AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
PRECEDE THE FRONT ON THIS MORNING...WITH STRONGER WEST WINDS
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT OVER
THE COASTAL GULF WATERS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN RELAXING TUESDAY MORNING.

GMZ450-452-455-260000-
/O.CON.KLCH.MF.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.130225T1700Z-130226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.130226T0300Z-130226T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
639 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
CST THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS 
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS 
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. NEAR SHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
  TO 7 FEET THIS EVENING. OFFSHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 12 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF 1/2 TO 1/4 OF A MILE CAN BE 
  EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS THIS 
  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 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ470-472-475-260000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.130225T1700Z-130226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.130226T0300Z-130226T1500Z/
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
639 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS 
  AFTERNOON... BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS 
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. NEAR SHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
  TO 7 FEET THIS EVENING. OFFSHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 12 FEET EARLY TUESDAY 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 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-260000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.130225T1700Z-130226T1500Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
639 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN 
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 
  20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS 
  TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

839 
WHUS74 KLCH 251245 CCA
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
644 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY... 
...AREAS OF DENSE FOG OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS THIS MORNING...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
REGION TODAY...SENDING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE GULF WATERS IN
AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
PRECEDE THE FRONT ON THIS MORNING...WITH STRONGER WEST WINDS
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT OVER
THE COASTAL GULF WATERS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN RELAXING TUESDAY MORNING.

GMZ450-452-455-260015-
/O.CON.KLCH.MF.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.130225T1700Z-130226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.130226T0300Z-130226T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
644 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
CST THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS 
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS 
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. NEAR SHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
  TO 7 FEET THIS EVENING. OFFSHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 12 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF 1/2 TO 1/4 OF A MILE CAN BE 
  EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS THIS 
  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 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ470-472-475-260015-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.130225T1700Z-130226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.130226T0300Z-130226T1500Z/
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
644 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS 
  AFTERNOON... BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS 
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. NEAR SHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
  TO 7 FEET THIS EVENING. OFFSHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 12 FEET EARLY TUESDAY 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 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-260015-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.130225T1700Z-130226T1500Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
644 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN 
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 
  20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS 
  TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

869 
WHUS74 KLCH 251502
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
902 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY... ...
AREAS OF DENSE FOG OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS THIS MORNING...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
REGION TODAY...SENDING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE GULF WATERS IN
AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
PRECEDE THE FRONT ON THIS MORNING...WITH STRONGER WEST WINDS
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT OVER
THE COASTAL GULF WATERS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN RELAXING TUESDAY MORNING.

GMZ450-452-455-252200-
/O.EXT.KLCH.MF.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.130225T1700Z-130226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.130226T0300Z-130226T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
902 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS 
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS 
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. NEAR SHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
  TO 7 FEET THIS EVENING. OFFSHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 12 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 MILE WITH LOCAL
  SPOTS BELOW 1/4 OF A MILE CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
  THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS THIS 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 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ470-472-475-252200-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.130225T1700Z-130226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.130226T0300Z-130226T1500Z/
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
902 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS 
  AFTERNOON... BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS 
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. NEAR SHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
  TO 7 FEET THIS EVENING. OFFSHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 12 FEET EARLY TUESDAY 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 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-252200-
/O.EXB.KLCH.MF.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.130225T1700Z-130226T1500Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
902 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN 
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 
  20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS 
  TONIGHT. 

* VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 MILE WITH LOCAL
  SPOTS BELOW 1/4 OF A MILE CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
  LAKES AND BAYS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

840 
WHUS74 KLCH 252040
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
240 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... 
...LOW WATER CONDITIONS LIKELY DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY...

.A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT WILL
HELP PRODUCE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS...WITH ROUGH
SEAS...OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS DURING
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL BE FREQUENTLY ABOVE 40
KNOTS...AND A GALE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT DURING THAT TIME
PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE DAY ON
TUESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL HELP PUSH WATER AWAY FROM THE COAST
LIKELY PRODUCING LOW WATER CONDITIONS FOR THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS.

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-261200-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-130226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.130226T0300Z-130226T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0017.130226T1500Z-130226T2100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
240 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST
TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING... BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
  WINDS DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WILL THEN BE WESTERLY AROUND 20
  KNOTS. NEAR SHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET THIS EVENING.
  OFFSHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
  8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY 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 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-261200-
/O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.LO.Y.0002.130226T1200Z-130226T2100Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
240 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LOW
WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST
TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 30
  KNOTS TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. LAKE AND BAY WATERS WILL
  BE VERY ROUGH.

* LOW WATER: TIDE LEVELS DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WILL BE BETWEEN
  1 AND 2 FEET BELOW ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED LEVELS. THIS WILL
  CAUSE ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS TO BE BETWEEN (-1) AND (-2) MEAN LOWER
  LOW WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACT.

&&

$$

RUA

500 
WHUS74 KLCH 260220
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
820 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...
...LOW WATER CONDITIONS LIKELY DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY...

.A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT
WILL HELP PRODUCE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS...WITH ROUGH
SEAS...OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS THIS
EVENING AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL BE FREQUENTLY ABOVE 40
KNOTS...AND A GALE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT DURING THAT TIME
PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE DAY ON
TUESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL HELP PUSH WATER AWAY FROM THE COAST
LIKELY PRODUCING LOW WATER CONDITIONS FOR THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS.

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-261200-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-130226T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.GL.W.0002.130226T0220Z-130226T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0017.130226T1500Z-130226T2100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
820 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM CST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
9 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS DURING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
  WINDS DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WILL THEN BE WESTERLY AROUND 20
  KNOTS. NEAR SHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET THIS EVENING.
  OFFSHORE SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
  8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY 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.

&&

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 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-261200-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KLCH.SC.Y.0017.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0002.130226T1200Z-130226T2100Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
820 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. A LOW
WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 30 
  KNOTS TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. LAKE AND BAY WATERS 
  WILL BE VERY ROUGH. 

* LOW WATER: TIDE LEVELS DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WILL BE
  BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET BELOW ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED LEVELS. 
  THIS WILL CAUSE ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS TO BE BETWEEN (-1) AND 
  (-2) MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACT.

&&

$$

SWEENEY

205 
WHUS74 KLCH 260932
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
332 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED TODAY...
...LOW WATER CONDITIONS LIKELY INTO THE AFTERNOON...

.A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT
WILL HELP PRODUCE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS...WITH ROUGH
SEAS...OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TODAY, HOWEVER WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE AS THE FRONT MOVES AWAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL BELOW GALE FORCE THIS MORNING, BUT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL HELP PUSH WATER AWAY FROM THE COAST LIKELY PRODUCING LOW
WATER CONDITIONS FOR THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS.

GMZ455-475-270000-
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130226T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0017.130226T1500Z-130227T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
332 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS DURING THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET WITH OFFSHORE SEAS OF
  8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AND DECREASING THROUGH
  THE DAY.

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 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 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ450-452-470-472-262100-
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130226T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0017.130226T1500Z-130226T2100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
332 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS DURING THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET WITH OFFSHORE SEAS OF
  8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AND DECREASING THROUGH
  THE DAY. 

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 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 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-262100-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0002.130226T1200Z-130226T2100Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
332 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 30
  KNOTS THROUGH MID DAY. LAKE AND BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH.

* LOW WATER: TIDE LEVELS THIS MORNING THROUGH MID DAY WILL BE
  BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET BELOW ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED LEVELS. THIS
  WILL CAUSE ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS TO BE BETWEEN (-1) AND (-2) MEAN
  LOWER LOW WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACT.

&&

$$

825 
WHUS74 KLCH 261513
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
913 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED TODAY... 
...LOW WATER CONDITIONS LIKELY INTO THE AFTERNOON...

.A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT
WILL HELP PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH
ROUGH SEAS...OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AS LOW PRESSURE WITH THE FRONT MOVES
AWAY. WINDS ARE NOW BELOW GALE FORCE...BUT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
HELP PUSH WATER AWAY FROM THE COAST LIKELY PRODUCING LOW WATER
CONDITIONS FOR THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS.

GMZ455-475-270000-
/O.EXP.KLCH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130226T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
913 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. NEAR SHORE SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET WITH
  OFFSHORE SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ450-452-470-472-262100-
/O.EXP.KLCH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130226T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
913 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS AND SEAS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. NEAR SHORE SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET WITH
  OFFSHORE SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-262100-
/O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
913 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. LAKE AND
  BAY WATERS WILL BE ROUGH.

* LOW WATER: TIDE LEVELS THIS MORNING THROUGH MID DAY WILL BE 
  BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET BELOW ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED LEVELS. THIS 
  WILL CAUSE ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS TO BE BETWEEN (-1) AND (-2) MEAN 
  LOWER LOW WATER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACT.

&&

$$

RUA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1148 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

.AVIATION...
CEILINGS ARE DROPPING AS THE APPROACH OF THE WARM FRONT INTO
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTH-
CENTRAL LOUISIANA. CEILINGS ARE GOING TO REMAIN LIFR/IFR THRU THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. VSBY TO VARY FROM P6SM TO 1SM IN STORMS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 843 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013/

UPDATE...A WARM FRONT IS LIFTING OUT OF THE GULF AND WILL BE
HEADING ACROSS THE COAST TUESDAY MORNING. AN ACTIVE JET IS PUTTING
THE AREA UNDER THE LEFT FRONT QUADRANT WHICH WILL PRODUCE VERTICAL
FORCING AND WILL MAINTAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY
OVER THE EASTERN ZONES TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE AND
STILL MAY REACH STRONG TO SEVERE LEVELS FROM THE COASTAL WATERS TO
THE I-10 CORRIDOR EAST OF JENNINGS. AM EXPECTING SHOWER ACTIVITY
TO MOVE INTO LOWER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL.

ONLY MINOR CHANGES MADE TO RAISE POPS TO 50 PERCENT OVER LOWER
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND ONLY MADE SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO TO THE TEMPS.

SWEENEY

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 538 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013/

AVIATION...
BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIFTING OUT OF THE GULF
AT THIS TIME. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA THIS EVENING WITH CEILINGS FALLING. STORMS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO TOMORROW AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THRU SE TX BEFORE THE NOON HOUR AND BY
THE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 353 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013/

DISCUSSION...
WARM FRONT IS LOCATED OVER THE MIDDLE GULF...BEYOND THE COASTAL
WATERS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS AREA WILL MOVE EASTWARD...AND HELP PULL THE WARM FRONT TO
THE NORTH TONIGHT AND NEAR THE COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. IMPRESSIVE
JET STREAK WILL MOVE AROUND THE BASE OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. ALREADY BEGINNING TO SEE A FEW
LIGHT ELEVATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND LOWER
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. HOWEVER...BASES INITIALLY WITH THIS ACTIVITY
IS HIGH BASED AS LOW LAYERS STILL REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY...SO VERY
LIGHT RAIN AND SPRINKLES ARE ALL THAT IS FALLING OUT OF THESE
SHOWERS. MORE ROBUST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING ALONG
THE WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING INTO THE COASTAL WATERS.

SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE DURING THE EVENING
HOURS AS NOSE OF THE EXIT REGION OF THE JET STREAK ENHANCES THE
LIFT ACROSS THE REGION. THE TIMING FOR THE BEST COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2 AM...AND THE
AREA LIKELY TO SEE THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE OVER LOWER ACADIANA INTO
THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN WHERE UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE IS PROGGED TO
BE AT ITS GREATEST. SHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ELEVATED IN
NATURE. HOWEVER...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME OF THE STORMS TO
PRODUCE SOME HAIL WITH THE DRIER AIR ALOFT. JET STREAK WILL EXIT DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH A LULL IN THE ACTIVITY PROBABLY OCCURRING
FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE SUNRISE.

ON MONDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...AND HELPING TO INDUCE A SURFACE LOW OVER WEST TEXAS AND
DEEPEN THE LOW AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND
EVENTUALLY THE OZARKS. THE INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE
LOW WILL HELP PUSH THE WARM SECTOR INTO THE FORECAST AREA BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY BE MOVE QUICKLY IN
BEHIND IT FROM THE WEST AND REACH THE SABINE RIVER VALLEY BY 18Z
THEN THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN BY 00Z. THERE IS A CHANCE THE AREA
INITIALLY WILL BE CAPPED AS ELEVATED MIX LAYER (EML) FEATURE IS
PROGGED ON UPPER AIR SOUNDINGS AROUND 5K FEET...DURING THE FIRST PART OF
MONDAY. THIS MAY KEEP ANY RE-DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY UNTIL THE FORCING FROM THE COLD FRONT
ARRIVES. IF ANY CONVECTION BREAKS THROUGH THE CAP DURING THE
MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...AND BECOME SURFACE
BASED...THEY WILL SHOW ROTATION AND CAN BECOME SEVERE.
HOWEVER...IT IS MORE LIKELY THAT SIGNIFICANT SHOWERS AND STORM
ACTIVITY WILL DEVELOP RIGHT ALONG THE FRONT...WITH THE INTENSITY
OF THE LINE OF STORMS INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS IS IT
MOVES INTO ACADIANA WHERE LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY WILL BE AT ITS
BEST...ALONG WITH A STRONGER LOW LEVEL JET AND PAIRING UP OF THE
UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS. WITH THE LINE OF STORMS...STRONG STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE THE MOST CONCERN. SPC DOES HAVE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
WEATHER OUTLINED FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA ON MONDAY.

ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY FROM WEST TO EAST DURING MONDAY AS
GOOD DRY PUNCH MOVES IN.

THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK LOOKS RATHER TRANQUIL...AS DRY NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL PREVAIL. TEMPERATURE FORECASTING WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE.
A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH LOWS
BY THURSDAY MORNING IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S...THEN ANOTHER
REINFORCING COLD FRONT FOR THE WEEKEND...WITH LOWS POSSIBLY IN THE
LOW TO MID 30S BY SUNDAY MORNING.

RUA

MARINE...
A WARM FRONT OVER THE MIDDLE GULF WILL MOVE NORTH TONIGHT AND NEAR
THE COAST BY MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OUT OF
THE ROCKIES. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
WILL FORM AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT.

ON MONDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL INDUCE A SURFACE LOW
TO FROM OVER TEXAS AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO ARKANSAS. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AS THE
DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FORMS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN
EFFECT TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. AS THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST...A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND BECOME QUITE GUSTY. 50+ KNOT
WINDS ARE NOTED AT 85H LEVEL. AS THE COOLER AND DRIER AIR MOVES
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...MIXING WILL ALLOW SOME OF THE HIGHER
WINDS TO COME DOWN TO THE SURFACE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO
45 KNOTS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THEREFORE...WILL
KEEP THE GALE WATCH GOING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS.

WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SUBSIDE DURING TUESDAY...AS THE STORM SYSTEM
MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION...LESSENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT.
HOWEVER...ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS ON WEDNESDAY WITH
MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING AGAIN.

RUA

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  59  72  43  63  42 /  50  70  10   0   0
KBPT  60  72  42  64  43 /  50  70  10   0   0
KAEX  54  69  40  60  38 /  50  70  10   0   0
KLFT  59  73  45  61  43 /  70  80  10   0   0

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...GALE WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH
     ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY
     TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER
     ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM...
     WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL
     CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH
     ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY
     TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER
     ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM...
     WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL
     CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
624 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
251230-
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-
EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-
NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
624 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...SPREADING INLAND
THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL
INITIALLY BE ELEVATED...OCCURRING NORTH OF A WARM FRONT. ANY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL. AS THE FRONT
NEARS THE COAST AND MOVES INLAND TOWARD MONDAY MORNING...THE RISK
OF SURFACE BASED OR NEAR SURFACE BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE...WITH ATMOSPHERIC WIND PROFILES FORECAST TO BE
SUPPORTIVE OF A RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. THE OVERALL
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A LULL IN ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE AFTER THIS INITIAL ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BUT ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED
ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO SWEEP THROUGH THE
REGION FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY MONDAY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ALSO POSE A SEVERE WEATHER RISK...AND THE STORM PREDICTION
CENTER HAS OUTLINED THE ENTIRE AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE
REQUIRED.

DRY AND COOL WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-251230-
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
624 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY
WILL INITIALLY BE ELEVATED...OCCURRING NORTH OF A WARM FRONT. ANY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL. AS THE FRONT
MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...THE RISK OF SURFACE BASED OR NEAR SURFACE BASED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE...WITH ATMOSPHERIC WIND PROFILES
FORECAST TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF A RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND
WATERSPOUTS. THE OVERALL RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW AT THIS
TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A LULL IN ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE EARLY MONDAY AFTER THIS INITIAL
ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BUT ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS
EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO SWEEP THROUGH
THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY MONDAY. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO POSE A SEVERE WEATHER RISK. INCREASING
SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND STRONG WEST WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT...HAVE PROMPTED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TO BE ISSUED FOR
MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN
FURTHER MONDAY NIGHT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. A GALE
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOW WATER CONDITIONS
TUESDAY MORNING AT THE TIME OF PREDICTED LOW TIDE...AND A LOW
WATER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED.

WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE ON TUESDAY...WITH ANOTHER FRONT
EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS LATE WEDNESDAY. THIS
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH WITHOUT RAINFALL...BUT WILL
RESULT IN MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THURSDAY. MODEST
OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL INTO THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
MARINE INTERESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY....AND BE
PREPARED FOR GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

13

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1018 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0909 PM     HAIL             5 NE VILLE PLATTE       30.74N 92.22W
02/24/2013  E1.00 INCH       EVANGELINE         LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MEDIA REPORT OF DIMES TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR VILLE
            PLATTE

&&

RDEAL