Alert archive / Louisiana / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 3, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this gale warning at Apr 18, 2013, 3:55 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 18, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2013, 3:55 AM CDT (08:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 18, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
934 WHUS74 KLCH 180855 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 355 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...NUISANCE COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH VERY LOW TIDES EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .PERSISTENT AND STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR TIDAL PILE UP ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND LAKES AND BAYS ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND COASTAL LOUISIANA DURING ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WATER LEVELS RANGING FROM 2.5 TO 3.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE ASTRONOMICAL LOW TIDE TOWARDS DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WILL RESULT IN TIDES OF -1.0 TO -1.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. IN ADDITION...THE QUICK DROP IN TIDES OF 4 OR MORE FEET FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN RATHER STRONG CURRENTS ACROSS THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SABINE AND CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNELS. GMZ470-472-475-182100- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KLCH.GL.A.0002.130419T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0003.130419T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ 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- 355 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-182100- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KLCH.GL.A.0002.130419T0000Z-130419T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0003.130419T0000Z-130419T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 355 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS 2 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-182100- /O.EXB.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.LO.Y.0006.130419T0600Z-130419T1500Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 355 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. LAKE AND BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. * LOW WATER: TIDES OF -1.0 TO -1.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. 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. 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. && $$
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729 WHUS74 KLCH 181559 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1059 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...NUISANCE COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH VERY LOW TIDES EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .PERSISTENT AND STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THE REST OF THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR TIDAL PILE UP ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND LAKES AND BAYS ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND COASTAL LOUISIANA DURING ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WATER LEVELS RANGING FROM 2.5 TO 3.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE ASTRONOMICAL LOW TIDE TOWARDS DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WILL RESULT IN TIDES OF -1.0 TO -1.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. IN ADDITION... THE QUICK DROP IN TIDES OF 4 OR MORE FEET FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN RATHER STRONG CURRENTS ACROSS THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SABINE AND CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNELS. GMZ470-472-475-190000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.130419T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ 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- 1059 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-190000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.130419T0000Z-130419T1200Z/ 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- 1059 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS 2 TO 7 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-190000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0006.130419T0600Z-130419T1500Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 1059 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. LAKE AND BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. * LOW WATER: TIDES OF 1.0 -TO 1.5 -FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ 13
664 WHUS74 KLCH 182036 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 336 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...NUISANCE COASTAL FLOODING ONGOING THIS AFTERNOON... ...VERY LOW TIDES EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .PERSISTENT AND STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS CAUSING A MINOR TIDAL PILE UP ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND LAKES AND BAYS ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND COASTAL LOUISIANA DURING ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WATER LEVELS RANGING FROM 2.5 TO 3.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE ASTRONOMICAL LOW TIDE TOWARDS DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WILL RESULT IN TIDES OF -1.0 TO -1.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. IN ADDITION...THE QUICK DROP IN TIDES OF 4 OR MORE FEET FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN RATHER STRONG CURRENTS ACROSS THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SABINE AND CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNELS. GMZ470-472-475-190000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.130419T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ 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- 336 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-190000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.130419T0000Z-130419T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 336 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS 2 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-190000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0006.130419T0600Z-130419T1500Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 336 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. LAKE AND BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. * LOW WATER: TIDES OF 1.0 TO -1.5 FEET -MEAN LOWER LOW WATER EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. 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. 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. && $$ 13
725 WHUS74 KLCH 190023 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 723 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT... ...LOW WATER LEVELS ACROSS INLAND LAKES AND BAYS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED WITH PASSAGE OF FRONT. IN ADDITION...LOW WATER LEVELS EXPECTED AS COLD NORTHERLIES PUSH LAKE WATERS FURTHER OUT INTO THE GULF. THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING FROM MINUS 1 TO MINUS 1.5 FEET BELOW THE DATUM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...AT THE TIME OF EARLY MORNING LOW TIDE. GMZ450-452-455-191215- /O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130419T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0029.130419T1200Z-130419T1500Z/ 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- 723 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. && 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. && $$ GMZ470-472-475-191215- /O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0029.130419T1500Z-130419T2100Z/ 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- 723 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-191215- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0006.130419T0600Z-130419T1500Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 723 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. LAKE AND BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. * LOW WATER: THE ACTUAL TIDES MINUS 1.0 TO MINUS 1.5 FEET BELOW THE DATUM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT THE EARLY MORNING LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$
124 WHUS74 KLCH 190815 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 315 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... ...LOW WATER LEVELS ACROSS INLAND LAKES AND BAYS... .GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. IN ADDITION...LOW WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE AS THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS PUSH LAKE WATERS FURTHER OUT INTO THE GULF. THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL BE RUNNING FROM MINUS 1 TO MINUS 1.5 FEET BELOW THE DATUM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...AT THE TIME OF EARLY MORNING LOW TIDE. GMZ450-452-455-191500- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130419T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0029.130419T1200Z-130419T1500Z/ 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- 315 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ470-472-475-191500- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0029.130419T1500Z-130419T2100Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 315 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-191500- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 315 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. LAKE AND BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. * LOW WATER: THE ACTUAL TIDES MINUS 1.0 TO MINUS 1.5 FEET BELOW THE DATUM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT THE EARLY MORNING LOW TIDE. 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. && $$
746 WHUS74 KLCH 191522 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1022 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING... ...WATER LEVELS ARE RETURNING TO NORMAL LEVELS ACROSS INLAND LAKES AND BAYS... .NORTHERLY WINDS REACHING ADVISORY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. IN ADDITION...LOW WATER LEVELS ARE RETURNING TO NORMAL LEVELS. GMZ472-475-191700- /O.EXP.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130419T2300Z/ WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1022 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ470-191700- /O.EXP.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130419T1700Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1022 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-191630- /O.EXP.KLCH.LO.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 1022 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LOW WATER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ GMZ455-191700- /O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0030.130419T1522Z-130419T2300Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 1022 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES EXTENDED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-191700- /O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0030.130419T1522Z-130419T1700Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- 1022 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS EXTENDED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 TO 5 FEET. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SWEENEY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 17, 11:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 11:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1152 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013
.AVIATION...MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
PERIOD. STRATUS AND OCCASIONAL BR CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT
ALONG WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THAT WILL GUST IN THE 15 TO
25 KT RANGE. THU WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL
BECOME MORE NUMEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN A LINE OF
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. VERY GUSTY WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR STORMS ALONG WITH LOWER VIS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 707 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013/
AVIATION...MVFR AND IFR CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF
THE PERIOD. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST DURING
THU AFTERNOON WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS AND LIFR VIS POSSIBLE. WINDS
WILL BE SE TO S THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AND BECOMING SW TO WEST AS
THE LINE OF STORMS MOVES THROUGH THU AFTERNOON/EVENING WHICH IS AT
THE VERY END OF OR BEYOND THE TAF PERIOD.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 504 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013/
DISCUSSION...
NOT TOO MANY FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES MADE TO THE FORECAST PACKAGE
THIS AFTERNOON. MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO BE IN GENERALLY GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH THE TIMING OF THE FRONT FCST TO MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA ON THURSDAY...BRINGING THE BOUNDARY INTO EAST TEXAS NEAR A
HOUSTON TO LUFKIN LINE BY MID AFTERNOON...NEAR A LEESVILLE TO PORT
ARTHUR LINE BY EARLY EVENING...AND NEAR A BATON ROUGE TO FRANKLIN
LINE BY MIDNIGHT. THE ENTIRE REMAINS OUTLINED IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AND GIVEN PROGGED SHEAR/INSTABILITY...THIS
STILL APPEARS REASONABLE...WITH ALL SEVERE MODES POSSIBLE.
CONVECTION IS INITIALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN GENERALLY CONFINED TO
THE ZONE OF FRONTAL FORCING AS IT APPROACHES OUR AREA...AND WILL
LIKELY REMAIN THAT WAY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OR SO OF THE AREA AS
THE FRONT PROGRESSES THROUGH. FARTHER NORTH...HOWEVER...MODEL FCST
SOUNDINGS ACROSS EAST TX/CENTRAL LA SHOW LITTLE TO NO CIN BY THE
AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE INCREASING LIFT AND KINEMATIC SUPPORT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING UPPER TROF...DISCRETE CELLS
DEVELOPING AHEAD THE MAIN QLCS ARE POSSIBLE...AND WOULD POSE AN
ENHANCED SVR/TOR POTENTIAL.
POST FRONTAL STRATIFORM TYPE PCPN MAY LINGER OVER THE LOWER
ATCHAFALAYA REGION AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INTO FRIDAY...BUT
ALL RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER WITH BY FRIDAY EVENING. MUCH
COOLER AND DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH A
DIFFERENCE IN LOW TEMPERATURES OF SOME 20 TO 30 DEGREES FCST BETWEEN
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT. HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL STRUGGLE OUT OF
THE MID/UPPER 60S AMID CONTINUED CAA...WITH FRIDAY NIGHT EXPECTED
TO BE THE COOLEST OF THE FCST PERIOD AMID DECENT THOUGH NOT QUITE
IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING.
A GRADUAL MODERATING TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AMID
QUASI-ZONAL FLOW ALOFT...WITH RAIN CHANCES RETURNING EARLY TO MID
WEEK AS GLOBAL MODELS SHOW ANOTHER FAIRLY STOUT UPPER TROUGH
STARTING TO AFFECT THE AREA.
MARINE...
MODERATE TO STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE
REGION. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR THE GULF WATERS
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH EXERCISE CAUTION FOR THE COASTAL
LAKES AND BAYS. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES THROUGH THE GULF WATERS THURSDAY
EVENING...AND A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 73 81 49 67 43 / 20 70 80 10 10
KBPT 72 79 48 69 44 / 10 80 50 10 10
KAEX 73 82 46 65 40 / 20 80 80 10 10
KLFT 73 83 52 67 43 / 20 20 80 10 10
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: 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 UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY 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 EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE...VERMILION
BAY.
GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY 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.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 4:55 AM CDT, 23 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 455 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 181200- 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- 455 AM CDT WED APR 17 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 ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AS IT MOVES THROUGH. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY FOR THE RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS. COLDER AND DRIER AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...MAKING FOR A RATHER COOL START SATURDAY MORNING. MODERATING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED BY SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-181200- 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- 455 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING...ALTHOUGH STRONGER SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL LIKELY KEEP THE FOG FROM BECOMING WIDESPREAD. OTHERWISE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING...WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AS IT MOVES THROUGH. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP...DIMINISHING BY FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY AS THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 3:50 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LCH | Cameron, Saint Martin | 15 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDT | Low Water Advisory | LCH | 30 hr | |
| Apr 18, 10:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 42 hr |
| Apr 18, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 38 min |
| Apr 18, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 56 min |
| Apr 18, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Newton | 28 min |
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