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Small Craft Advisory 56, NWS Lake Charles, LA

December 22, 2013

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Dec 22, 2013, 3:37 AM CST. It took effect at Dec 22, 2013, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 22, 2013, 3:37 AM CST (09:37 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 22, 2013, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 23, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
In force
12 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 Dec 21, 5:39 PM CST, 9 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 5:39 PM CST, 9 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 21, 5:48 AM CST, 21 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
548 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
221200-
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-
548 AM CST SAT DEC 21 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
A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. THE PRIMARY
THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ISOLATED TORNADOES
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO ENTER SOUTHEAST
TEXAS BY MID-MORNING...CROSSING THE SABINE RIVER MIDDAY AND MOVING
FURTHER EAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE
MAINLY NORTH OF THE HIGHWAYS 12 AND 190.

IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
PRIOR TO THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF I-10 THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-221200-
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-
548 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PATCHY DENSE SEA FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING OVER THE
NEAR SHORE WATERS...AS WELL AS THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT. ALSO...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A LINE OF STORMS
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS...ENTERING THE WESTERN COASTAL WATERS BY
MID-MORNING...MOVING EAST DURING THE DAY AND EXITING THE EASTERN
COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE
STRONG...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON SUNDAY WITH STRONG
NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND IT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FOR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 21, 7:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAllen35 min
Dec 21, 8:16 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline59 min
Dec 21, 8:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides36 min
Dec 22, 12:07 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLCHBeauregard, Cameron, Rapides, Vernon7 hr
Dec 22, 2:32 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH58 min

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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.