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Small Craft Advisory 5, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 5, 2014

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 5, 2014, 4:02 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 6, 2014, 5:02 AM CST. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 5, 2014, 4:02 AM CST (10:02 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 6, 2014, 5:02 AM CST
Expired: Jan 7, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
In force: 19 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 Jan 4, 11:25 PM CST, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 11:25 PM CST, 4 hours 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 4:55 AM CST, 23 hours 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
455 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
051100-
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-
455 AM CST SAT JAN 4 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

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH SHOWERS WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA
SUNDAY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON WILL FOLLOW THIS
FRONTAL PASSAGE. A HARD FREEZE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA SUNDAY NIGHT...AND
THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA AND MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-051100-
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-
455 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH SHOWERS WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
GULF LATE SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL FOLLOW THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE REQUIRED...AND A GALE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED SHOULD FORECAST WIND FIELDS INCREASE
SLIGHTLY.

.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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 5, 4:02 AM CST	Gale Warning	LCH		32 hr
Jan 5, 4:02 AM CST	Low Water Advisory	LCH		30 hr
Jan 5, 4:02 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		14 hr
Jan 5, 4:09 AM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more	29 hr
Jan 5, 3:45 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more	12 hr
Jan 5, 3:58 PM CST	Hard Freeze Watch	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more	19 hr

Nearby

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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.