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Gale Warning 4, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this gale warning at Apr 14, 2014, 7:06 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 14, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 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 14, 2014, 7:06 AM CDT (12:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
676 WHUS74 KLCH 141206 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 706 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY SHARP COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. COLDER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE OVER RELATIVELY WARMER GULF WATERS. THIS WILL HELP PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS INTO TUESDAY. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO PUSH WATER OUT OF THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS...ALLOWING FOR LOW WATER CONDITIONS DURING LOW TIDE TIMES TONIGHT. GMZ475-142200- /O.UPG.KLCH.GL.A.0001.140415T0300Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0004.140415T0300Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.140415T1200Z-140415T2100Z/ WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 706 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING 25 TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT WITH FREQUENT LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS 7 TO 12 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. && $$ GMZ470-472-142200- /O.UPG.KLCH.GL.A.0001.140414T2300Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0004.140414T2300Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.140415T1200Z-140415T2100Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 706 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS 7 TO 12 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ455-142200- /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0004.140415T0300Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.140415T1200Z-140415T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 706 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 8 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. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-142200- /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0004.140414T2300Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.140415T1200Z-140415T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- 706 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-142200- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.140414T2300Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0011.140414T2300Z-140415T1200Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 706 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. * LOW WATER: ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS DURING LOW TIDE BETWEEN (-1) AND (-1.5) MLLW. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. COASTAL LAKES VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ435-142200- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.140415T0300Z-140415T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0011.140415T0300Z-140415T1200Z/ VERMILION BAY- 706 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. * LOW WATER: ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS DURING LOW TIDE BETWEEN (-1) AND (-1.5) MLLW. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. COASTAL BAY VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ RUA
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777 WHUS74 KLCH 142046 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 346 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY SHARP COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. COLDER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE OVER RELATIVELY WARMER GULF WATERS. THIS WILL HELP PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS INTO TUESDAY. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO PUSH WATER OUT OF THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS... ALLOWING FOR LOW WATER CONDITIONS DURING LOW TIDE TIMES TONIGHT. GMZ455-475-151300- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.140415T0300Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.140415T1200Z-140415T2100Z/ 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- 346 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING 25 TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT WITH FREQUENT LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS 7 TO 12 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-470-472-151300- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.140414T2300Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.140415T1200Z-140415T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 346 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS 7 TO 12 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-151200- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0011.140414T2300Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.140414T2300Z-140415T1200Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 346 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. * LOW WATER: ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS DURING LOW TIDE BETWEEN (-1) AND (-1.5) MLLW. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. COASTAL LAKES VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ435-151300- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0011.140415T0300Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.140415T0300Z-140415T2100Z/ VERMILION BAY- 346 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY... A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY. * LOW WATER: ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS DURING LOW TIDE BETWEEN (-1) AND (-1.5) MLLW. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. COASTAL BAY VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
221 WHUS74 KLCH 150955 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 455 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR MOST OF TODAY... .A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL BUILD INTO THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. THE COLDER AIR WILL MOVE OVER RELATIVELY WARMER GULF WATERS. THIS WILL HELP PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH MOST OF TODAY. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. GMZ430-432-151800- /O.CAN.KLCH.LO.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-140415T1900Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 455 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE LOW WATER ADVISORY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. COASTAL LAKES VERY ROUGH. 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. && $$ GMZ435-151800- /O.CAN.KLCH.LO.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-140416T0000Z/ VERMILION BAY- 455 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE LOW WATER ADVISORY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. COASTAL BAY VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ455-475-151800- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.140415T1200Z-140416T0000Z/ 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- 455 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. THEN NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ROUGH SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 7 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-470-472-151800- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.140415T1200Z-140416T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 455 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. THEN NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ROUGH SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 7 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ RUA
681 WHUS74 KLCH 151203 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 703 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR MOST OF TODAY... .A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL BUILD INTO THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. THE COLDER AIR WILL MOVE OVER RELATIVELY WARMER GULF WATERS. THIS WILL HELP PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH MOST OF TODAY. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-152100- /O.EXP.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140415T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-140416T0000Z/ 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- 703 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN THE MORNING. THEN NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ROUGH SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 7 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-151900- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-140415T1900Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 703 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. COASTAL LAKES VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE HEIGHTS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ435-152100- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-140416T0000Z/ VERMILION BAY- 703 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. COASTAL BAY VERY ROUGH. 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. && $$ RUA
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 14, 7:06 AM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 7:06 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
706 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014
.DISCUSSION...
14/12Z TAF ISSUANCE.
&&
.AVIATION...
COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FM NR MONROE TO NACOGDOCHES SW TO
NEAR AUSTIN...WITH A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND
AHEAD OF IT. EXPECT MVFR CIGS TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY...WITH SCT SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING IN
THE MOIST AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. BEST SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA THIS MORNING...REACHING A BPT-AEX LINE BY 15Z-18Z...LCH
BY 18Z-19Z AND LFT/ARA BY 21Z-22Z. SOME STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
STRONG WIND GUSTS. EXPECT STRONG NWLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 20 KT AND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT AT TIMES
DURING THE AFTN AND EVENING.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 516 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014/
DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS MOVING OUT OF THE PLAINS INTO THE
UPPER MIDWEST. THE TAIL END OF THIS DISTURBANCE HAS PUSHED A
SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS...AND ALSO PROVIDED
ENOUGH LIFT FOR SOME SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS LAST EVENING. A
SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL GIVE THE
SURFACE COLD FRONT ANOTHER PUSH TO THE SOUTHEAST AND ENTER THE
SOUTHEAST TEXAS PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MID TO LATE
MORNING AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.
PLENTY OF GULF MOISTURE IN PLACE WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES
OVER 1.75 INCHES AND DEW POINTS AROUND 70F. SURFACE CONVERGENCE
SHOULD INCREASE AS FRONT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE FORECAST
AREA...AND THIS SHOULD BE ABLE TO OVERCOME ANY SMALL CAP THAT
REMAINS IN THE ATMOSPHERE...WITH THE RESULT BEING CLUSTERS OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT SHOULD EVOLVE INTO A LINE AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. STORMS WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON
WHEN INSTABILITY WILL BE AT ITS GREATEST...AS GOOD UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT WITH MID LEVEL JET AROUND 50 TO 60 KNOTS...AND BULK SHEAR
AROUND 50 KNOTS...WITH DECENT MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES BETWEEN 6.0
AND 6.5 C/KM. THIS COULD HELP PRODUCE SOME STRONG AND GUSTY
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WITH THE STORMS. SPC DOES HAVE THE AREA
OUTLINED FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY. BEHIND THE
FRONT...TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL SHARPLY AND HAVE ADJUSTED THE
TEMPERATURE GRID ACCORDINGLY.
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT FROM
WEST TO EAST DURING THE NIGHT AND THIS WILL END SHOWER ACTIVITY
AND REDUCE CLOUD COVER. THERE IS THE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE OF THE
"BLOOD" MOON TONIGHT THAT BEGINS AROUND 1 AM CDT AND ENDS AROUND
4:30 AM CDT...WITH THE TOTALITY OCCURRING AROUND 2:45 AM CDT.
AREAS OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR BEFORE MIDNIGHT
AND WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE TO SEE THIS. AREAS FROM THE SABINE
TO ROUGHLY AN ALEXANDRIA TO LAKE CHARLES LINE WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR
AROUND THE START OF THE ECLIPSE...SO WILL HAVE ABOUT A 50/50
CHANCE OF SEEING THIS FEATURE. THOSE TO THE EAST OVER ACADIANA MAY
BE A LITTLE BIT MORE UNFORTUNATE AT CLEARING MAY NOT TAKE PLACE
UNTIL AFTER THE ECLIPSE HAS OCCURRED.
SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE GULF COAST WILL
SETTLE OVER THE REGION ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE AIR MASS WITH THIS FEATURE WILL BE UNSEASONABLY COLD
WITH POTENTIAL FOR COOLEST HIGHS ON TUESDAY...AND RECORD LOWS ON
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE RECORDS ARE NOTED IN
THE CLIMATE SECTION BELOW. SOME OF THE USUAL COLD SPOTS IN THE
LAKES AREA OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA MAY EVEN FLIRT
WITH THE FREEZING MARK...AND THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY STARTED THEIR
SPRING PLANTING WILL WANT TO TAKE SPECIAL NOTE OF THIS.
THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY...AND THIS WILL
BEGIN A WARMING TREND.
FORECAST AT THE END OF THE WEEK INTO EASTER WEEKEND IS A LITTLE
MORE UNCERTAIN...AS THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE GUIDANCE. AT THIS
TIME WILL BROAD BRUSH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THROUGH THAT PERIOD...AS
SOUTHERN JET LOOKS TO BE ON THE ACTIVE SIDE WITH A SERIES OF
PACIFIC FRONTS.
RUA
MARINE...
SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX A
LITTLE THIS MORNING AS GRADIENT DECREASES AHEAD OF A SHARP COLD
FRONT MOVING SOUTHEAST OUT OF TEXAS. THIS FRONT WILL KICK OFF SOME
SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
WITH SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE ON THE STRONG SIDE WITH GUSTY
WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
BEHIND THE FRONT...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP. WITH AN UNUSUALLY
COLD AIR MASS MOVING DOWN OVER WARMER GULF WATERS...THE WINDS WILL
BE RATHER STRONG AND GUSTY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30
KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS (GALE FORCE) ESPECIALLY
OFFSHORE. THEREFORE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL
DEFINITELY OVERTAKE THE COASTAL WATERS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE...HAVE
OPTED FOR A GALE WATCH FOR THE OUTER WATER DURING THAT TIME
FRAME...WHICH MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING THIS
MORNING. ALSO...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PUSH WATER AWAY FROM
THE COAST...PRODUCING LOW WATER CONDITIONS FOR THE COASTAL LAKES
AND BAYS...ESPECIALLY DURING LOW TIDE TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM SETTLES OVER THE REGION.
RUA
CLIMATE...
COOLEST MAX FOR TUE 4/15
SITE......FORECAST...COOLEST MAX
LCH.........62........63 IN 1928
BPT.........64........64 IN 1974
AEX.........58........57 IN 1933
LFT.........59........61 IN 1928
ARA.........61........60 IN 1997
RECORD LOW FOR WED 4/16
SITE......FORECAST...RECORD LOW
LCH.........37........38 IN 1913
BPT.........42........37 IN 1961
AEX.........34........38 IN 1961
LFT.........36........38 IN 1928
ARA.........37........38 IN 1983
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 73 42 60 36 / 70 40 10 0
KBPT 73 43 64 42 / 60 30 10 0
KAEX 74 39 58 34 / 70 30 10 0
KLFT 76 44 60 36 / 70 50 10 0
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR WATERS
FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR 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 UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR
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.
GALE WATCH FROM 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR 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.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY
FOR CALCASIEU LAKE-COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH
ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY
TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-SABINE LAKE.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY
FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM-VERMILION BAY.
&&
PUBLIC/MARINE...07
AVIATION...24Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 5:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 539 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 151130- 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- 539 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM INTO A LINE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE AND PRODUCE GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL RATES...DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A VERY COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE OVER THE REGION ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES A REAL POSSIBILITY. SOME TEMPERATURES MAY REACH FREEZING IN THE USUAL COLD SPOTS OF THE LAKES AREA OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA. WITH SOME SPRING PLANTING UNDERWAY...ACTIONS MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-151130- 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- 539 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH SOME STRONG STORMS THAT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY STRAIGHT LINES IN EXCESS OF 30 KNOTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 NM. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE. ALSO...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PUSH WATER AWAY FROM COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS ALLOWING FOR LOW WATER CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING LOW TIDE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL INTO TUESDAY...BEFORE DECREASING ON TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. RUA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 4:18 AM CDT | Gale Watch | LCH | 3 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:18 AM CDT | Low Water Advisory | LCH | 25 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:18 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 42 hr | |
| Apr 14, 10:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 5 days |
| Apr 14, 1:35 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | Cameron, Lafayette, Saint Martin | 27 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 66 min |
| Apr 14, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 119 min | |
| Apr 14, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin | 59 min |
| Apr 14, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 26 min | |
| Apr 14, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin, Newton | 59 min |
| Apr 14, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 57 min |
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