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Small Craft Advisory 29, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 18, 2013

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Apr 18, 2013, 7:23 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 19, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 18, 2013, 7:23 PM CDT (00:23 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 19, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 19, 2013, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Apr 18, 6:35 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 6:35 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 11:44 AM CDT, 7 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1144 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
191645-
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-
1144 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT. THE STRONGER SOUTH WINDS WILL BRING MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST DURING HIGH
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AS IT MOVES THROUGH. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA...WITH TORNADOES...LARGE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT...BRINGING MUCH COOLER
AND DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING LOWER
TIDES FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OVERNIGHT...WITH THE LOWEST TIDES EXPECTED
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK DURING LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. MODERATING
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED BY SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT FRONTAL
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
BY LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-191645-
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-
1144 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AS IT MOVES THROUGH.
BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS REACHING GALE FORCE WILL
DEVELOP THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY AS
THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD. THE NEXT FRONTAL
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
BY LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 18, 5:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
517 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

LAZ027-TXZ260-182245-
NORTHERN NEWTON TX-VERNON LA-
517 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEWTON COUNTY...SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR VERNON PARISH UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 516 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FARRSVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BURKEVILLE BY 520 PM...
  MAYFLOWER BY 525 PM...
  BURR FERRY BY 535 PM...
  TOLEDO BEND DAM BY 540 PM...
  ANACOCO BY 545 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL. SEEK
SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3123 9328 3084 9371 3094 9387 3100 9388
      3118 9369 3118 9360 3117 9358 3120 9355
      3124 9356 3128 9354 3128 9345 3133 9341

TINGLER
Special weather statement, Apr 18, 6:34 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 18, 7:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHRapides32 min
Apr 18, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles25 min
Apr 18, 9:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles13 min
Apr 19, 10:22 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH8 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.