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Low Water Advisory 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA

November 15, 2014

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this low water advisory at Nov 15, 2014, 3:15 PM CST. It took effect at Nov 17, 2014, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 15, 2014, 3:15 PM CST (21:15 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 17, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 17, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this low water 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 low water advisory went out at Nov 15, 11:29 AM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 11:29 AM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 15, 6:50 AM CST, 8 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
650 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2014

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
161200-
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-
650 AM CST SAT NOV 15 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

THE PROBABILITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN INCREASING
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON
SUNDAY. THERE IS A VERY LOW RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH
POOR INSTABILITY THE MAIN LIMITATION AT THIS TIME. THE PRIMARY
SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND TORNADOES.

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING AN END TO THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND PARISHES. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND FREEZE OR HARD FREEZE
WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT...BUT
MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-161200-
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-
650 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY OVER THE WATERS WEST OF
CAMERON BEYOND 20 NM. EAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE
SOUTHEAST AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING TONIGHT. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE GULF WATERS ON SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER
SOUTH TEXAS LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST. THERE IS A VERY LOW RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH POOR INSTABILITY THE MAIN LIMITATION AT THIS
TIME. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS STRONG WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS AND WATERSPOUTS.

THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST
TO EAST LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH
THE REGION. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY FOR THE STRONG AND
GUSTY NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE COASTAL LAKES
AND BAYS AND GULF WATERS WITHIN 20 NM. A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR THE GULF WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. A LOW WATER ADVISORY IS
POSSIBLE FOR THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS AND NEARSHORE WATERS EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.

WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SETTLE DOWN LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SINKS SOUTH INTO THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 4:30 AM CSTGale WatchLCH24 hr
Nov 15, 10:20 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH3 days

Nearby

Low Water Advisories in Louisiana, 2014Every low water advisory in 2014

Sources

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