Gale Warning 4, NWS Lake Charles, LA

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WHUS74 KLCH 160531
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT INTO TUESDAY FOR THE NEAR COASTAL
WATERS FOLLOWED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TUESDAY...

.TROPICAL STORMY BILL OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL APPROACH
THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY SOUTH OF JEFFERSON COUNTY...GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY AS THE SYSTEM ADVANCES INTO SOUTH TEXAS.

GMZ470-162200-
/O.CAN.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150617T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.TR.W.1002.150616T0531Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...3 TO 7 FEET WITHIN 20 NM...6 TO 12 FEET 20 TO 60 
  NM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 34 TO 63 KT OR
39 TO 73 MPH OR 63 TO 118 KM PER HR ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A
TROPICAL STORM WITHIN 36 HOURS.

&&

$$

GMZ450-162200-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TR.W.1002.150616T0531Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KLCH.GL.W.0004.150616T1200Z-150617T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
1231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...3 TO 7 FEET WITHIN 20 NM...6 TO 12 FEET 20 TO 60 
  NM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 34 TO 63 KT OR
39 TO 73 MPH OR 63 TO 118 KM PER HR ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A
TROPICAL STORM WITHIN 36 HOURS.

&&

$$

GMZ452-162200-
/O.CAN.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150616T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0023.150616T0531Z-150617T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
1231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
GALE WARNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...3 TO 7 FEET WITHIN 20 NM...6 TO 12 FEET 20 TO 60 
  NM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-162200-
/O.EXA.KLCH.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-150617T0000Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
1231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH NUMEROUS GALE FORCE 
  GUSTS. 

* WAVES/SEAS...3 TO 7 FEET WITHIN 20 NM...6 TO 12 FEET 20 TO 60 
  NM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ455-472-475-162200-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-150617T0000Z/
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 LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
1231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH NUMEROUS GALE FORCE 
  GUSTS. 

* WAVES/SEAS...3 TO 7 FEET WITHIN 20 NM...6 TO 12 FEET 20 TO 60 
  NM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
928 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2015

.UPDATE...NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM BILL OUT OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF IS LOCATED AT 27.1 N AND 94.2 W. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 50 MPH MOVING NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. A RATHER BROAD FETCH OF
STRONG EAST WINDS IN THE TIGHT GRADIENT COVERS OUR COASTAL ZONES
AND WATERS.

STILL EXPECTING CATEGORICAL RAIN CHANCES WITH HEAVY RAINFALL FOR
LOWER SE TX WITH LIKELY HEAVY RAINFALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF SE TX
AS WELL AS SW LA TNITE. LATEST TRACK HAS TS BILL JUST OFF THE
CENTRAL TX GULF COAST AT DAYBREAK.

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT AS DOES THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
AND FLOOD WATCH FOR SE TX.

&&

.MARINE...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. THE LATEST RUC
CONFIRMS GALE FORCE GUSTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TNITE. TIDES
RUNNING 2.2 ABOVE NORMAL AT THIS TIME.

SWEENEY

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 650 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2015/

AVIATION...
BANDS OF SHOWERS MOVING ONSHORE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL PICKUP TO
AROUND 20 TO 25 KTS W/ GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS. CEILINGS DROPPING
AND VSBY GREATLY REDUCED IN AND NEAR SHWR ACTVTY. OTHERWISE
LOOKING AT VFR AND MVFR INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 452 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2015/

DISCUSSION...A VERY BUSY DAY. LOW PRESSURE...INVEST
91L...CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTHWEST ACROSS THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF.
FEATURE TRANSPORTING DEEP LAYER TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE AREA
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH END RAIN CHANCES
WILL THUS CONTINUE...BEST OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OUR SOUTHEAST TEXAS
COUNTIES. WPC QPF HAS BEEN USED AND HAS TRENDED DOWNWARD...BUT
NONE-THE-LESS AREAL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS
THIS AREA WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. DID MAINTAIN A
HIGH WIND ADVISORY OVERNIGHT FOR CAMERON/VERMILION PARISHES...AS
WELL AS JEFFERSON COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THIS PRIMARILY
INTENDED MORE FOR THE IMMEDIATE COAST WITH GALE FORCE WINDS JUST
OFFSHORE. ADDITIONALLY ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...PREVIOUSLYAN
ADVISORY. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN NEAR 2 FEET ABOVE THE
ASTRONOMICAL NORM. LOOKING FOR TIDES TO THEN MAX OUT FROM 3.5 TO
4.5 FEET LATE TONIGHT...EARLY TUESDAY MORNING DURING NORMAL HIGH
TIDE.

RAIN CHANCES THEN DIMINISH FOR MID-WEEK AS THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH
BECOMES REESTABLISHED OVER THE AREA. WILL MOVE BACK TO NORMAL
TEMPS...AND NORMAL MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY.

MARINE...LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL GULF
WILL MAINTAIN ONSHORE GALE FORCE WINDS TONIGHT...GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING TUESDAY AS THE SYSTEM ADVANCES INTO SOUTH TEXAS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AEX  75  90  74  91 /  30  60  30  30
LCH  77  87  77  87 /  70  60  50  40
LFT  78  89  76  90 /  50  50  30  20
BPT  77  85  77  87 /  90  70  70  60

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR LAZ041-052>055-
     073-074.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR LAZ052-073-074.

TX...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR TXZ215-216.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR TXZ215.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR GMZ450-452-455-470-472-
     475.

     SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GMZ430-
     432.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GMZ435.

&&

PUBLIC...11

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1103 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2015

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
170415-
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-
1103 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM BILL HAS FORMED IN THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING
AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE SOUTH OF BAY CITY ALONG THE
CENTRAL TEXAS COAST. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING ABOUT TWO TO
THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA IS LOOKING AT AROUND ONE TO TWO INCHES IN THE
WAY OF RAINFALL TOTALS. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES AROUND THE
RAIN SQUALLS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
RAINS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK BUT WILL BE MORE
SEASONAL IN NATURE AFTER WEDNESDAY. AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
CONVECTION ENDING AFTER SUNSET.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-170415-
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-
1103 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
WINDS AND SEAS TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW WILL BE ELEVATED. SEAS
WILL BE 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH LANDFALL OF TROPICAL STORM BILL. THE
STORM LOOKS TO MAKE LANDFALL AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING.
WINDS TO BE RUNNING AROUND 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
MARINE INTERESTS IN SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD NOT VENTURE OUT UNTIL
BILL IS WELL ONSHORE ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO TAPER OFF.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UP THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...