Alert archive / Louisiana / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 5, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this gale warning at Oct 24, 2015, 10:30 PM CDT. It was in force for 42 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
- Oct 24, 2015, 10:30 PM CDT (03:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2015, 4:04 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
607 WHUS74 KLCH 250330 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING BUILDING SEAS AND INCREASING WINDS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE GALE FORCE OVER THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-251100- /O.UPG.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151025T0900Z/ /O.UPG.KLCH.GL.A.0004.151025T0900Z-151026T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KLCH.SC.Y.0055.151026T0600Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0005.151025T0330Z-151026T1200Z/ 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- 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY. THIS REPLACES THE GALE WATCH AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS...15 TO 25 KNOTS NEARSHORE...20 TO 30 KNOTS BEYOND 20 NM. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND 7 TO 10 FEET SUNDAY IN THE COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES. SEAS OF 3 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-251100- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151025T0330Z-151026T1200Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 13
10 follow-up statements
140 WHUS74 KLCH 251433 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 933 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS... .A LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS COAST IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY. THIS IS BRINGING BUILDING SEAS AND INCREASING WINDS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE OVER THE GULF WATERS... THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-252300- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/ 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- 933 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...15 TO 25 KNOTS NEARSHORE...20 TO 30 KNOTS BEYOND 20 NM. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND 7 TO 10 FEET SUNDAY IN THE COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES. SEAS OF 3 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-252300- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 933 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
803 WHUS74 KLCH 251734 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1234 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING FOR IN EFFECT FOR INTERCOASTAL CITY TO HIGH ISLAND WITH A GALE WARNING FOR LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY THROUGH 10 PM... .A LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS COAST IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY. THIS IS BRINGING BUILDING SEAS AND INCREASING WINDS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE OVER THE GULF WATERS... THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY. GMZ450-452-470-472-260145- /O.UPG.KLCH.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SR.W.0001.151025T1734Z-151026T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0006.151026T0300Z-151026T1200Z/ 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- 1234 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...45 TO 50 KNOTS NEARSHORE...45 TO 50 KNOTS BEYOND 20 NM. FREQUENT GUSTS HIGHER. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET SUNDAY IN THE COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES. SEAS OF 6 TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR AUGURING. 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. && $$ GMZ455-475-260145- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1234 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 30 KNOTS NEARSHORE... 35 TO 40 KNOTS OUT TO 20 NM. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND 7 TO 10 FEET SUNDAY IN THE COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES. SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-260145- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 1234 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS. 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. && $$
910 WHUS74 KLCH 252110 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 410 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING FOR IN EFFECT FOR INTERCOASTAL CITY TO HIGH ISLAND WITH A GALE WARNING FOR LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY THROUGH 10 PM... .A LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS/SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA LATER THIS EVENING. THIS IS BRINGING BUILDING SEAS AND STRONG WINDS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 45 TO 50 KNOTS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GMZ450-452-470-472-261200- /O.CON.KLCH.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151026T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.151026T0300Z-151026T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1200Z-151026T1800Z/ 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- 410 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY. * WINDS...45 TO 50 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR AUGURING. 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 ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ455-475-261200- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1200Z-151026T1800Z/ 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- 410 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY. * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR AUGURING. 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 ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-261200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 410 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
307 WHUS74 KLCH 260022 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 722 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS FROM CAMERON TO HIGH ISLAND... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA TO CAMERON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF SHORE OF THE CAMERON AND VERMILION PARISH COASTS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SLOWLY EAST NORTHEAST THE REST OF TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WATERS THE REST OF THIS EVENING...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL OF THE GULF WATERS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GMZ452-472-260500- /O.CAN.KLCH.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151026T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.GL.W.0006.151026T0022Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1200Z-151026T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 722 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS. 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. && $$ GMZ450-470-260500- /O.EXT.KLCH.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151026T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.GL.W.0006.151026T0600Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1200Z-151026T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 722 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 40 TO 50 KNOTS THE REST OF THE EVENING. 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR AUGURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ455-475-260500- /O.EXT.KLCH.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1200Z-151026T1800Z/ 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- 722 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-260500- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 722 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 13
296 WHUS74 KLCH 260418 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1118 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST OFFSHORE OF THE CAMERON AND VERMILION PARISH COASTS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SLOWLY EAST NORTHEAST THE REST OF TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GMZ450-470-261200- /O.CAN.KLCH.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151026T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.GL.W.0006.151026T0418Z-151026T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1118 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE STORM WARNING. * WINDS...20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ GMZ455-475-261200- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1118 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ452-472-261200- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1118 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-261200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 1118 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 13
133 WHUS74 KLCH 260902 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 402 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER THE GULF WATERS AND COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS TODAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WESTERN VERMILION PARISH COAST WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SLOWLY EAST NORTHEAST TODAY. THE GRADIENT WITH THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE POSSIBLE FOR THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER INLAND AND WEAKENS. GMZ455-475-261815- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1800Z-151027T0600Z/ 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- 402 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. * WINDS THIS MORNING...25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. * WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS BEYOND 20 NM...8 TO 11 FEET. * SEAS WITH 20 NM...3 TO 7 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 ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ450-452-470-472-261815- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1800Z-151027T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 402 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. * WINDS THIS MORNING...25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. * WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS BEYOND 20 NM...8 TO 11 FEET. * SEAS WITH 20 NM...3 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-261800- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 402 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * LAKE/BAY WATERS...ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. 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. && $$ RUA
653 WHUS74 KLCH 261340 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 840 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER THE GULF WATERS AND COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS TODAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WESTERN VERMILION PARISH COAST WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SLOWLY EAST NORTHEAST TODAY. THE GRADIENT WITH THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE POSSIBLE FOR THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER INLAND AND WEAKENS. GMZ450-452-261800- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.LO.Y.0008.151026T1400Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1800Z-151027T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- 840 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS THIS MORNING...25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. * WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS BEYOND 20 NM...8 TO 11 FEET. * SEAS WITH 20 NM...3 TO 7 FEET. * WATER LEVELS...WATER LEVELS FOR SABINE PASS AND CALCASIEU PASS INCLUDING INLAND WATERWAYS AND BAY WILL SEE TIDES MINUS ONE FOOT MLLW. 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 ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ GMZ455-475-261800- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1800Z-151027T0600Z/ 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- 840 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WINDS THIS MORNING...25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. * WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS BEYOND 20 NM...8 TO 11 FEET. * SEAS WITH 20 NM...3 TO 7 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 ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ470-472-261800- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1800Z-151027T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 840 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WINDS THIS MORNING...25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. * WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS BEYOND 20 NM...8 TO 11 FEET. * SEAS WITH 20 NM...3 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-261800- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.LO.Y.0008.151026T1400Z-151026T1800Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 840 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * LAKE/BAY WATERS...ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. * WATER LEVELS...WATER LEVELS FOR SABINE PASS AND CALCASIEU PASS INCLUDING INLAND WATERWAYS AND BAY WILL SEE TIDES MINUS ONE FOOT MLLW. 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. 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. && $$ GMZ435-261800- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ VERMILION BAY- 840 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * LAKE/BAY WATERS...ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
955 WHUS74 KLCH 261510 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1010 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER THE GULF WATERS AND COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS TODAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WESTERN VERMILION PARISH COAST WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SLOWLY EAST NORTHEAST TODAY. THE GRADIENT WITH THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE POSSIBLE FOR THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER INLAND AND WEAKENS. GMZ450-452-261800- /O.CAN.KLCH.LO.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1800Z-151027T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- 1010 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE LOW WATER ADVISORY. * WINDS THIS MORNING...25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. * WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS BEYOND 20 NM...8 TO 11 FEET. * SEAS WITH 20 NM...3 TO 7 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. && 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 ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-261800- /O.CAN.KLCH.LO.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 1010 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE LOW WATER ADVISORY. * WINDS...AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * LAKE/BAY WATERS...ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ455-475-261800- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1800Z-151027T0600Z/ 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- 1010 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WINDS THIS MORNING...25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. * WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS BEYOND 20 NM...8 TO 11 FEET. * SEAS WITH 20 NM...3 TO 7 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 ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ470-472-261800- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T1800Z-151027T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1010 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WINDS THIS MORNING...25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. * WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS BEYOND 20 NM...8 TO 11 FEET. * SEAS WITH 20 NM...3 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ435-261800- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151026T1800Z/ VERMILION BAY- 1010 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * LAKE/BAY WATERS...ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. 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. && $$
794 WHUS74 KLCH 261742 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1242 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER THE GULF WATERS AND COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS TODAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND THEN NORTHEAST TODAY. THE GRADIENT WITH THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE FOR THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER INLAND AND WEAKENS. GMZ455-475-270145- /O.EXT.KLCH.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151027T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151027T0000Z-151027T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1242 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS. * WINDS THIS EVENING...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS BEYOND 20 NM...8 TO 11 FEET. * SEAS WITH 20 NM...3 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ450-452-470-472-270145- /O.EXT.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151027T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151027T0000Z-151027T0600Z/ 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- 1242 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS. * WINDS THIS EVENING...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS BEYOND 20 NM...8 TO 11 FEET. * SEAS WITH 20 NM...3 TO 7 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 ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-270000- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151027T0000Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 1242 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * LAKE/BAY WATERS...ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
574 WHUS74 KLCH 262104 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 404 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER THE GULF WATERS AND COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS ARE BEGINNING TO WANE... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND THEN NORTHEAST WITH WINDS TAPERING OFF. GMZ455-475-270600- /O.CAN.KLCH.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151027T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T2104Z-151027T0600Z/ 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- 404 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. * WINDS THIS EVENING...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS BEYOND 20 NM...6 TO 10 FEET. * SEAS WITH 20 NM...3 TO 7 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-470-472-270600- /O.CAN.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151027T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.151026T2104Z-151027T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 404 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. * WINDS THIS EVENING...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS BEYOND 20 NM...8 TO 11 FEET. * SEAS WITH 20 NM...3 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-262215- /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-151027T0000Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 404 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$
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 Oct 24, 6:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 6:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
617 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
.AVIATION...FORECAST GENERALLY NOT A PRETTY ONE OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH
TEXAS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST BRINGING WIDESPREAD AND INCREASINGLY
HEAVY RAINS TO OUR AREA. MVFR CEILINGS WILL BE COMMON...AND WILL
LIKELY LOWER INTO IFR FURTHER INTO THE FORECAST. THIS LOW WILL
ALSO BRING INCREASINGLY GUSTY WINDS AS IT ADVANCES TO THE
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COAST LATER SUNDAY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 444 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015/
DISCUSSION...
UNDER CLOUDY SKIES RAINS HAVE BEEN INCREASING OVER THE REGION
TODAY. THE DEBRIS FROM THE REMAINS OF PATRICIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTHWARD OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED IN
THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. RAINS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN AREA COVERAGE THROUGH THIS PERIOD
ALONG WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY.
THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAINS
LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE THREAT CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AS THE LOW MOVES ONSHORE AND INTO
EASTERN LOUISIANA. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES
WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING UPWARDS TO 12 INCHES. ALSO AS A
RESULT OF SOUTHERLY WINDS AND HELP FROM THE SURFACE LOW... TIDES
ARE AROUND ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON. TIDES ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS WINDS INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND INTO
SUNDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LOW. THEREFORE A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED OVERNIGHT WITH A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR
TIDES EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 5 FEET MLLW DURING THE DAY
TOMORROW. ALSO WINDS ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND PARISHES WILL
REQUIRE A WIND ADVISORY FROM THE I-10 CORRIDOR SOUTH TO THE COAST
ALSO DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD TOMORROW.
THIS EVENING THERE IS A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AS FAST MOVING
SHORT LIVED TORNADOS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS THREAT IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE ON TUESDAY AS DRIER COOLER AIR PULLS IN
BEHIND THE EXITING LOW.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AEX 67 70 64 73 / 100 100 100 70
LCH 71 75 66 74 / 100 100 90 60
LFT 70 76 69 75 / 90 100 90 60
BPT 71 75 65 74 / 100 100 80 50
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR LAZ041-
052>054-073-074.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
FOR LAZ041-052>054-073-074.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR LAZ041-052>054-
073-074.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR LAZ041>045-
052>055-073-074.
TX...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR TXZ215-
216.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
FOR TXZ215-216.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR TXZ215-216.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR TXZ215-216.
GM...GALE WATCH FROM 4 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR
GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR GMZ450-452-455-
470-472-475.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY FOR GMZ450-452-
455-470-472-475.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR
GMZ430-432-435.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR GMZ430-
432-435.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR GMZ430-432-435.
&&
AVIATION...23Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 24, 5:45 AM CDT, 16 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 545 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 GMZ430-432-435-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215- 216-259>262-251100- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-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- 545 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. VERY HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. AREAL AVERAGES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 4 AND 12 INCHES FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED, GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORM LATE TONIGHT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED TODAY. TIDES WILL RUN 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT WILL START TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN AS AREAL AVERAGES OF RAINFALL WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 12 INCHES. WHILE ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED, GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY ANY STRONGER THUNDERSTORM. ALSO, AN ISOLATED WEAK TORNADO MAY BE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE GETS CLOSER MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE. TIDE LEVELS MAY REACH 3.5 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MLLW AT HIGH TIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-251100- 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- 545 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING AND A GALE WARNING MAY BE ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS OF GALE FORCE AND SEAS OF 5 TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO SUNDAY. FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS AND SEAS OF 6 TO 11 FEET ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 10:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 5 days |
| Oct 25, 11:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron, Vermilion | 57 min |
| Oct 25, 12:34 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LCH | 28 hr | |
| Oct 25, 12:34 PM CDT | Storm Warning | LCH | 11 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon | 3 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton | 3 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin | 3 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 3 hr |
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