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Gale Warning 3, NWS Lake Charles, LA

February 7, 2016

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 2016, 3:52 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 8, 2016, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 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
Feb 7, 2016, 3:52 PM CST (21:52 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2016, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 9, 2016, 6:00 AM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

The text

As transmitted.

209 
WHUS74 KLCH 072152
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
352 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016

GMZ455-472-475-080600-
/O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.160208T0600Z-160208T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0003.160208T2100Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0011.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
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-
352 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
3 PM CST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT FROM 15 TO 
  25 KNOTS. WINDS ON MONDAY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM 20 TO 
  30 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. 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.

&&

$$

GMZ450-452-470-080600-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.160208T0600Z-160210T0000Z/
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-
352 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT FROM 15 TO 
  25 KNOTS. WINDS ON MONDAY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM 20 TO 
  30 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-080600-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.160208T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
352 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASE MONDAY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
538 
WHUS74 KLCH 080420
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1020 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016

...GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT MONDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP WITH SEAS BUILDING AND BECOMING ROUGH. GUSTS TO AROUND
GALE FORCE ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON...AND GALE WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE COASTAL WATERS EAST OF CAMERON.

GMZ455-472-475-081300-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.160208T0600Z-160208T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.160208T2100Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0011.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
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-
1020 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT FROM 15 TO 
  25 KNOTS. WINDS ON MONDAY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM 20 TO 
  30 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ450-452-470-081300-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.160208T0600Z-160210T0000Z/
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-
1020 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT FROM 15 TO 
  25 KNOTS. WINDS ON MONDAY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM 20 TO 
  30 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-081300-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.160208T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
1020 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASE MONDAY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$
658 
WHUS74 KLCH 080951
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
351 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT
THIS MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING.
BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH
SEAS BUILDING AND INLAND BAYS BECOMING VERY ROUGH. GUSTS TO
AROUND GALE FORCE ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON...AND GALE
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE COASTAL WATERS EAST OF
CAMERON.

GMZ455-472-475-090000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160208T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.160208T2100Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0011.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
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-
351 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS
  MORNING... BY THIS AFTERNOON WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
  KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ450-452-470-090000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/
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-
351 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 15 TO 25
  KNOTS. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TO 20 TO 30
  KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE
  COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 TO 14
  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.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-090000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.160208T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
351 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASE MONDAY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$
472 
WHUS74 KLCH 081547
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
947 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT
HAS MOVED THROUGH THE NORTHWEST GULF. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING THROUGH
TONIGHT. BUILDING SEAS ALONG WITH ROUGH CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES
AND BAYS CAN BE EXPECTED.

GMZ452-470-082100-
/O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160208T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KLCH.GL.W.0003.160208T2100Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0012.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
947 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER
  GUSTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ455-472-475-082100-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160208T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.160208T2100Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0011.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
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-
947 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER
  GUSTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-450-082100-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
947 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST.  LAKE AND BAY WATERS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

13
224 
WHUS74 KLCH 082021
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
221 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT
HAS MOVED THROUGH THE NORTHWEST GULF. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO GALE FORCE BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING THROUGH
TONIGHT. BUILDING SEAS ALONG WITH ROUGH CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES
AND BAYS CAN BE EXPECTED.

GMZ455-472-475-090000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160208T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.160208T2100Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0011.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
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-
221 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS... 
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ452-470-090000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160208T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.160208T2100Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0012.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
221 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS... 
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-090000-
/O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
221 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

GMZ450-090000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
221 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF
  THE COAST.

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.

&&

$$
807 
WHUS74 KLCH 082102
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
302 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT
HAS MOVED THROUGH THE NORTHWEST GULF. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO GALE FORCE PERSISTING THROUGH TONIGHT. BUILDING SEAS ALONG
WITH ROUGH CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND BAYS CAN BE EXPECTED.

GMZ455-472-475-090000-
/O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160208T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0011.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
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-
302 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
  GALE FORCE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

&&

$$

GMZ452-470-090000-
/O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160208T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0012.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
302 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
  GALE FORCE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-090000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
302 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

GMZ450-090000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
302 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. 

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
602 
WHUS74 KLCH 090004
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
604 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT
MOVED THROUGH THE NORTHWEST GULF EARLY TODAY. WINDS OF 15 TO 25
KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE PERSISTING THROUGH TONIGHT. BUILDING SEAS
ALONG WITH ROUGH CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND BAYS CAN BE
EXPECTED.

GMZ430-432-435-090115-
/O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
604 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS OVER THE COASTAL LAKES AND VERMILION BAY WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE
CAUTION HOWEVER AS WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED OVERNIGHT.

$$

GMZ455-472-475-091030-
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0011.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
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-
604 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 
  TO GALE FORCE THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

&&

$$

GMZ452-470-091030-
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0012.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
604 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 
  TO GALE FORCE THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

&&

$$

GMZ450-091030-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
604 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. 

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.

&&

$$
750 
WHUS74 KLCH 090535
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1135 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
PERSISTING THROUGH TONIGHT. BUILDING SEAS ALONG WITH ROUGH
CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND BAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. IN
ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE PUSHED WATER OUT OF THE
COASTAL WATERWAYS...LEADING TO BELOW NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE
COAST.

GMZ455-472-475-091400-
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0011.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
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-
1135 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 
  TO GALE FORCE THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

&&

$$

GMZ452-470-091400-
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0012.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1135 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 
  TO GALE FORCE THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE INCREASING FROM 7 
  TO 14 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.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-091400-
/O.NEW.KLCH.LO.Y.0003.160209T0535Z-160209T1800Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
1135 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LOW
WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WATER LEVELS...FROM -1.0 TO -1.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER
  AROUND TIME OF LOW TIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

GMZ450-091400-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
1135 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF 
  THE COAST. 

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.

&&

$$

24
010 
WHUS74 KLCH 090934
MWWLCH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
334 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2016

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TODAY.

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHWEST
GULF TODAY. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE PERSISTING. STEEP
SEAS ALONG WITH ROUGH CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND BAYS CAN BE
EXPECTED. IN ADDITION... THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE PUSHED
WATER OUT OF THE COASTAL WATERWAYS...LEADING TO BELOW NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS ALONG THE COAST.

GMZ455-472-475-100000-
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0011.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
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-
334 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
  GALE FORCE THROUGH 6 AM. AFTER 6 AM WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS HIGHER.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST.
  FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE FROM 7 TO 14 FEET. SEAS TO TAPER
  OFF DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ452-470-100000-
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0012.160209T1200Z-160210T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
334 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
  GALE FORCE THROUGH 6 AM. WINDS TAPERING OFF TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
  AND GUSTY AFTER 6 AM.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST. FROM
  20 TO 60 NM...SEAS WILL BE FROM 7 TO 14 FEET. SEAS FALLING
  THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS TO 7 TO 10 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.

&&

$$

GMZ430-432-435-091800-
/O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1800Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
334 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2016

...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* WATER LEVELS...FROM -1.0 TO -1.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER 
  AROUND TIME OF LOW TIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

GMZ450-100000-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
334 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS HIGHER.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE
  COAST.

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.

&&

$$

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 Feb 7, 3:29 PM CST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 3:29 PM CST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
329 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016

.DISCUSSION...
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ARE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON...IN THE UPPER
50S TO LOWER 60S ACROSS THE REGION...WITH SUNNY SKIES AND SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP DOWN ACROSS OUR
REGION OVERNIGHT...AND BEHIND THE FRONT WE ARE EXPECTING ANOTHER
DRY DAY MONDAY...BUT WINDS COULD BE GUSTY...AND COULD APPROACH
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. WILL HOLD OFF ISSUING THE ADVISORY FOR
NOW...BUT THIS WILL BE RE-EVALUATED TONIGHT.

TUESDAY BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF COOL...DRY WEATHER...AND WINDS
COULD AGAIN BE GUSTY...SO WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHING FOR ANOTHER
POTENTIAL DAY OF WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ON TUESDAY.

QUIET WEATHER STAYS IN PLACE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK...WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT PASSAGE SCHEDULED NEXT
SATURDAY...WHICH ALSO LOOKS DRY AT THIS TIME.

&&

.MARINE...
DUE TO THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT...EXPECTING SCA CRITERIA TO BE
MET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE
WILL ALSO BE A TIME FRAME WHERE THE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH
FOR A GALE WARNING FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AEX  37  57  30  53 /   0   0   0   0
LCH  40  59  33  57 /   0   0   0   0
LFT  39  58  32  54 /   0   0   0   0
BPT  40  60  33  58 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM CST MONDAY
     FOR GMZ455-472-475.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR GMZ455-
     472-475.

     GALE WARNING FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR GMZ455-472-
     475.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY
     FOR GMZ450-452-470.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR
     GMZ430-432-435.

&&

PUBLIC...15
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 3:59 AM CST, 11 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
359 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
081000-
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-
359 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016

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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-081000-
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-
359 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THERE IS STILL A CHANCE
THAT GALE CONDITIONS COULD BE ACHEIVED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 3:36 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH54 hr
Feb 7, 3:52 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH62 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Louisiana, 2016Every gale warning in 2016

Sources

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