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Small Craft Advisory 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 22, 2016, 4:00 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2016, 4:00 AM CST (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
The text
As transmitted.
797 WHUS74 KLCH 221000 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 400 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS WILL PRODUCE A STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WIND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST...IT WILL BRING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHENING FURTHER IN ITS WAKE. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG WITH EXTREMELY ROUGH SEAS. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-222100- /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.A.0001.160224T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ 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- 400 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ435-222100- /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1800Z-160224T1200Z/ VERMILION BAY- 400 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 24
13 follow-up statements
748 WHUS74 KLCH 221437 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 837 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND LAKES AND BAYS THROUGH NOON...SLOWLY DISSIPATING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTH. DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS WILL PRODUCE A STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WIND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST...IT WILL BRING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHENING FURTHER IN ITS WAKE. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG WITH EXTREMELY ROUGH SEAS. GMZ455-222200- /O.NEW.KLCH.MF.Y.0007.160222T1437Z-160223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160224T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.A.0001.160224T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 837 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. * VISIBILITY...1/4 TO 1/2 NAUTICAL MILES. 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ452-222200- /O.NEW.KLCH.MF.Y.0007.160222T1437Z-160222T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160224T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.A.0001.160224T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- 837 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. * VISIBILITY...1/4 TO 1/2 NAUTICAL MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ450-222200- /O.NEW.KLCH.MF.Y.0007.160222T1437Z-160222T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160224T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.A.0001.160224T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- 837 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS...20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. * VISIBILITY...1/4 TO 1/2 NAUTICAL MILES. 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ435-222200- /O.NEW.KLCH.MF.Y.0007.160222T1437Z-160223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1800Z-160224T1200Z/ VERMILION BAY- 837 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...VERY ROUGH. * VISIBILITY...1/4 TO 1/2 NAUTICAL MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-221800- /O.NEW.KLCH.MF.Y.0007.160222T1437Z-160222T1800Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 837 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * VISIBILITY...1/4 TO 1/2 NAUTICAL MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ470-472-475-222200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160224T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.A.0001.160224T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 837 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WINDS...20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
011 WHUS74 KLCH 222050 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 250 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NEARSHORE WATERS OFF SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON. ONSHORE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EAST TEXAS QUICKLY DEEPENS AND MOVES EAST ACROSS NORTH LOUISIANA INTO MISSISSIPPI. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE SEVERE...WILL BE LIKELY AS THE LOW AND COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. VERY STRONG WEST...AND THEN NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...SUBSIDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. GMZ452-230600- /O.CAN.KLCH.MF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160222T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160223T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KLCH.GL.A.0001.160224T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0004.160223T1800Z-160224T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- 250 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ455-230600- /O.CON.KLCH.MF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160223T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160223T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KLCH.GL.A.0001.160224T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0004.160223T1800Z-160224T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 250 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. * VISIBILITY...1/4 TO 1/2 NAUTICAL MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ450-470-472-475-230600- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160223T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KLCH.GL.A.0001.160224T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0004.160223T1800Z-160224T1500Z/ 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- 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- 250 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-230600- /O.EXB.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 250 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ435-230600- /O.CON.KLCH.MF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160223T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ VERMILION BAY- 250 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. * VISIBILITY...1/4 TO 1/2 NAUTICAL MILES. 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 DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
597 WHUS74 KLCH 230426 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1026 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .ONSHORE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EAST TEXAS QUICKLY DEEPENS AND MOVES EAST ACROSS NORTH LOUISIANA INTO MISSISSIPPI. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE SEVERE...WILL BE LIKELY AS THE LOW AND COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. VERY STRONG WEST...AND THEN NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION... SUBSIDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-231200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160223T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.160223T1800Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ 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- 1026 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-231200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 1026 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE WATERS EXTREMELY 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
901 WHUS74 KLCH 231133 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 533 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .ONSHORE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EAST TEXAS QUICKLY DEEPENS AND MOVES EAST ACROSS NORTH LOUISIANA INTO MISSISSIPPI. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE SEVERE...WILL BE LIKELY AS THE LOW AND COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. PRIOR TO THE STORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND COASTAL LAKES AND BAY THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...VERY STRONG WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION... SUBSIDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. GMZ450-231615- /O.NEW.KLCH.MF.Y.0008.160223T1200Z-160223T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1200Z-160223T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.160223T1800Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- 533 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A ONE QUARTER MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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 DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ452-455-231615- /O.NEW.KLCH.MF.Y.0008.160223T1200Z-160223T1600Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160223T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.160223T1800Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 533 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A ONE QUARTER MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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 DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ470-231615- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1200Z-160223T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.160223T1800Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 533 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ472-475-231615- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160223T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.160223T1800Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ 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- 533 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-231615- /O.NEW.KLCH.MF.Y.0008.160223T1200Z-160223T1600Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.160223T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 533 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A ONE QUARTER MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 24
893 WHUS74 KLCH 231550 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 950 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .ONSHORE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EAST TEXAS QUICKLY DEEPENS AND MOVES EAST ACROSS NORTH LOUISIANA INTO MISSISSIPPI. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE SEVERE...WILL BE LIKELY AS THE LOW AND COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...VERY STRONG WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION... SUBSIDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. GMZ450-452-455-240600- /O.CAN.KLCH.MF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160223T1600Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160223T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.160223T1800Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ 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- 950 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-240600- /O.CAN.KLCH.MF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160223T1600Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 950 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ470-472-475-240600- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160223T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.160223T1800Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ 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- 950 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$
952 WHUS74 KLCH 232032 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 232 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND MOVE EAST ACROSS INTO MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. BEHIND THE EXITING LOW AND COLD FRONT...VERY STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...SUBSIDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. GMZ470-472-475-240600- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160225T1000Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 232 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-240600- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160225T0600Z/ 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- 232 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-240600- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 232 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
754 WHUS74 KLCH 232140 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 340 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND MOVE EAST ACROSS INTO MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. BEHIND THE EXITING LOW AND COLD FRONT...VERY STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION... SUBSIDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. GMZ470-472-475-240600- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160225T1000Z/ 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- 340 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-240600- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160225T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 340 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-240600- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 340 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. * WATER LEVELS...REACHING -1.0 MLLW BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM WED. 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. && $$ GMZ435-240600- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ VERMILION BAY- 340 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
131 WHUS74 KLCH 240551 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1151 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .VERY STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SUBSIDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. GMZ470-472-475-241400- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160225T1000Z/ 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- 1151 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-241400- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1500Z-160225T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 1151 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-241400- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 1151 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. * WATER LEVELS...REACHING -1.0 MLLW BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM WED. 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. && $$ GMZ435-241400- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ VERMILION BAY- 1151 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 25
058 WHUS74 KLCH 240920 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 320 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WATER TO PERSIST THROUGH TODAY... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. MEANWHILE...THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE VERY LOW WATER LEVELS ON AREA WATERWAYS. GMZ470-472-475-241730- /O.EXT.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1800Z-160225T1000Z/ 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- 320 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-241730- /O.EXT.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1800Z-160225T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 320 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-241730- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.160224T1500Z-160224T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 320 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. * WATER LEVELS...REACHING -1.0 MLLW BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM WED. 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. && $$ GMZ435-241730- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ VERMILION BAY- 320 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
115 WHUS74 KLCH 241503 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 903 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WATER TO PERSIST THROUGH TODAY... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. MEANWHILE...THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE VERY LOW WATER LEVELS ON AREA WATERWAYS. GMZ450-452-455-242200- /O.CAN.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1503Z-160225T0600Z/ 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- 903 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. 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. && $$ GMZ470-472-475-242200- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1800Z-160225T1000Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 903 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-242100- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 903 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. * WATER LEVELS...REACHING -1.0 MLLW BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM WED. 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. && $$ GMZ435-242100- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ VERMILION BAY- 903 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
188 WHUS74 KLCH 241511 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 911 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WATER TO PERSIST THROUGH TODAY... ...CORRECTION FORECAST FOR LOW WATER CONDITIONS... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. MEANWHILE...THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE VERY LOW WATER LEVELS ON AREA WATERWAYS. GMZ470-472-475-242200- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.160224T1800Z-160225T1000Z/ 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- 911 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. 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. && $$ GMZ435-242100- /O.EXA.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ VERMILION BAY- 911 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. * WATER LEVELS...REACHING -1.5 TO -2.0 FEET MLLW BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ430-432-242100- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 911 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. * WATER LEVELS...REACHING -2.0 TO -2.5 FEET MLLW BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM TODAY. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-242200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 911 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
221 WHUS74 KLCH 241808 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1208 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WATER TO PERSIST THROUGH TODAY... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. MEANWHILE...THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE VERY LOW WATER LEVELS ON AREA WATERWAYS. GMZ470-472-475-242200- /O.EXP.KLCH.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160225T1000Z/ 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- 1208 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE. 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. && $$ GMZ430-432-435-242100- /O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 1208 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. * WATER LEVELS...-1.5 FALLING TO -1.0 FEET MLLW BY 3 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-242200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ 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- 1208 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE. 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. && $$
163 WHUS74 KLCH 242058 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 258 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SUBSIDING WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING... .NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. GMZ430-432-435-250000- /O.EXP.KLCH.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 258 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...LAKE AND BAY WATERS ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ470-472-475-250600- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160225T1000Z/ 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- 258 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * WINDS...25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. * WAVES/SEAS...7 TO 10 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-250600- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 258 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Feb 21, 11:45 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 11:45 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1145 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2016 .DISCUSSION... FOR 06Z TAF ISSUANCE. && .AVIATION... OTHER THAN SLOWER ONSET OF PRECIP AND LOWER CLOUDS MOST SITES BASED ON RADAR/SFC OBS...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO PREVIOUS TAF THINKING. ALSO FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THUNDER CANNOT BE RULED OUT...HOWEVER CHANCE LOOKS SLIM ENOUGH ATTM TO NOT INCLUDE IN ANY TERMINALS. 25 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1029 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2016/ DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS THIS EVENING...ARCING SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST TEXAS. RADAR DEPICTING SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF BOUNDARY. MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST A SOUTHERN ADVANCE OF FRONT INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA TOWARD SUNRISE...AND TO NEAR THE COAST LATE IN THE DAY. INCREASING RAIN CHANCES INCOMING WITH FRONT. ONGOING FORECAST LOOKS GOOD. LOOKING AT A SOMEWHAT BETTER CHANCE OF DENSE FOG DEVELOPMENT OVER THE AREA AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AEX 60 68 51 69 / 70 80 40 60 LCH 60 72 56 71 / 40 70 30 50 LFT 62 71 58 71 / 40 70 30 50 BPT 61 75 57 73 / 40 60 30 50 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && AVIATION...04
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 5:12 AM CST, 22 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 512 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2016 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 221200- 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- 512 AM CST SUN FEB 21 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 SOME PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES DOWN INTO THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A WEAK SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST LATE MONDAY BEFORE STALLING. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT. VERY HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT AND SLOWLY MOVING ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 190 CORRIDOR. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR UPPER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH 1/2 TO 1 INCH ELSEWHERE ON MONDAY. A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE FROM NORTH TEXAS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH AN ASSOCIATED TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THAT TIME. A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHTLINE WINDS THE MAIN CONCERN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-221200- 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- 512 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL BRING WARM MOIST AIR OVER RELATIVELY COOLER NEAR SHORE WATER TEMPERATURES THAT WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF SEA FOG DEVELOPMENT. THE FOG MAY BECOME LOCALLY DENSE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTH TEXAS AND MOVE INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LOW ON TUESDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH SOME GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS LOOKS LIKELY FOR A MAJORITY OF THE COASTAL WATERS FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. RUA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM CST | Gale Watch | LCH | 11 hr | |
| Feb 22, 8:37 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 9 hr | |
| Feb 22, 2:50 PM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | LCH | Cameron, Saint Martin | 30 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:50 PM CST | Gale Warning | LCH | 45 hr | |
| Feb 22, 2:50 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 61 hr | |
| Feb 22, 2:51 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more | 51 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.