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Small Craft Advisory 26, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 9, 2014

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Apr 9, 2014, 3:54 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 9, 2014, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2014, 3:54 AM CDT (08:54 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 9, 2014, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 9, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
6 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 9, 3:37 AM CDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 3:37 AM CDT, 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 4:44 AM CDT, 23 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
444 AM CDT TUE APR 8 2014

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
090945-
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-
444 AM CDT TUE APR 8 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 LOW END CHANCE FOR FEW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM CAN
BE EXPECTED TODAY OVER SOUTH AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THIS
ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP TROF ALOFT ADVANCING ACROSS THE REGION
WHICH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SECONDARY AND REINFORCING COLD
FRONT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE STRENGTHENING...AND A WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR
FOR THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-090945-
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-
444 AM CDT TUE APR 8 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SECONDARY AND REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST GULF THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A RAPID
STRENGTHENING OF OFFSHORE WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND LAKES AND BAYS
TODAY...AND FOR THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL
ALSO RESULT IN LOWER TIDE LEVELS FOR THE INLAND WATERWAYS. A LOW
WATER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 7:11 PM CDTWind AdvisoryLCHCameron, Lafayette, Saint Martin109 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.