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Special Marine Warning 21, NWS Lake Charles, LA

February 24, 2013

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special marine warning at Feb 24, 2013, 5:59 PM CST. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 24, 2013, 5:59 PM CST (23:59 UTC)
Expired: Feb 24, 2013, 6:45 PM CST
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine 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 special marine warning went out at Feb 24, 5:38 PM CST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 5:38 PM CST, 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 6:24 AM CST, 11 hours 35 minutes before

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.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 24, 4:11 AM CST	Gale Watch	LCH		24 hr
Feb 24, 4:11 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		40 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.