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Small Craft Advisory 25, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Apr 1, 2016, 4:02 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 1, 2016, 7:18 AM CDT. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2016, 4:02 AM CDT (09:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2016, 7:18 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2016, 8:47 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
The text
As transmitted.
217 WHUS74 KLCH 010902 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 402 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING LATER TODAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY WITH MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE GULF BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH. GMZ470-472-475-012200- /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.160401T2100Z-160403T0000Z/ 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- 402 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS * 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-012200- /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.160401T2100Z-160402T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 402 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS * WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
9 follow-up statements
117 WHUS74 KLCH 011218 AAA MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 718 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING LATER TODAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY WITH MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE GULF BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH. GMZ430-432-012100- /O.EXB.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.160401T1218Z-160401T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 718 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS * WAVES/SEAS...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. && $$ GMZ470-472-012200- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.160401T1218Z-160403T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 718 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ450-452-012200- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.160401T1218Z-160402T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- 718 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS * WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 4 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. && $$ GMZ475-012200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.160401T2100Z-160403T0000Z/ WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 718 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ455-012200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.160401T2100Z-160402T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 718 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS * WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 4 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. && $$
321 WHUS74 KLCH 012006 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 306 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE WATERS AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY ROUGH SEAS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GMZ430-432-012115- /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160401T2100Z/ SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 306 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION TONIGHT. $$ GMZ470-472-020400- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160401T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0006.160401T2300Z-160402T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0026.160402T1200Z-160403T0000Z/ 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- 306 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...5 TO 8 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. && $$ GMZ475-020400- /O.NEW.KLCH.GL.W.0006.160401T2300Z-160402T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.160402T1200Z-160403T0000Z/ WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 306 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ455-020400- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.160401T2300Z-160402T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 306 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS * WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 4 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-020400- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160402T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- 306 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS * WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 5 FEET PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 24
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WHUS74 KLCH 012310
MWWLCH
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
610 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016
...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY...
.STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TONIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT DEPARTS THE REGION AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
FROM THE NORTH. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY ROUGH SEAS. CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
GMZ470-472-020800-
/O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160401T2300Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160402T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0026.160402T1200Z-160403T0000Z/
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-
610 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...
* WINDS...25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT.
20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ON SATURDAY.
* WAVES/SEAS...5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND 3 TO 7 FEET SATURDAY.
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.
&&
$$
GMZ475-020800-
/O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160402T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.160402T1200Z-160403T0000Z/
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
610 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...
* WINDS...25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT.
20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ON SATURDAY.
* WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
GMZ450-452-455-020800-
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160402T1800Z/
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-
610 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
SATURDAY...
* WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.
* WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 4 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.
&&
$$371 WHUS74 KLCH 020239 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 939 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT DEPARTS THE REGION AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY ROUGH SEAS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH BEGINS TO SETTLE OVER THE REGION. GMZ475-021200- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160402T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.160402T1200Z-160403T0000Z/ WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 939 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...TONIGHT 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. ON SATURDAY...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ470-472-021200- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160402T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0026.160402T1200Z-160403T0000Z/ 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- 939 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...TONIGHT 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. ON SATURDAY...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND 3 TO 7 FEET SATURDAY. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-021200- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160402T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 939 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
235 WHUS74 KLCH 021002 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 502 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED TODAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUED TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING FOR COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL CONTINUE WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY ROUGH SEAS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON OVER NEARSHORE WATERS TO OFFSHORE WATERS BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FINALLY RELAXES. GMZ475-021815- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160402T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.160402T1200Z-160403T0000Z/ WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 502 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING 22 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. AFTER SUNRISE...WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE RATCHETING DOWN BY EARLY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...6 TO 9 FEET...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ GMZ470-472-021815- /O.CON.KLCH.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160402T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0026.160402T1200Z-160403T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 502 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING 22 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. AFTER SUNRISE...WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE RATCHETING DOWN BY EARLY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...6 TO 9 FEET...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-021800- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160402T1800Z/ 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- 502 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...18 TO 23 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 31 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF INTO THE 12 TO 19 KNOTS RANGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
052 WHUS74 KLCH 021241 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 741 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED TODAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUED TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING FOR COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL CONTINUE WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY ROUGH SEAS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON OVER NEARSHORE WATERS TO OFFSHORE WATERS BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FINALLY RELAXES. GMZ475-022045- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160403T0000Z/ WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 741 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING 22 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. AFTER SUNRISE...WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE RATCHETING DOWN BY EARLY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...6 TO 9 FEET...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ470-472-022045- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-160403T0000Z/ 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- 741 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING 22 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. AFTER SUNRISE...WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE RATCHETING DOWN BY EARLY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...6 TO 9 FEET...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ GMZ450-452-455-021800- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160402T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 741 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...18 TO 23 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 31 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF INTO THE 12 TO 19 KNOTS RANGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
233 WHUS74 KLCH 021922 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 222 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 GMZ475-030000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160403T0000Z/ WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 222 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BEFORE RATCHETING DOWN BY EARLY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...6 FEET...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ GMZ470-472-030000- /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-160403T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 222 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BEFORE RATCHETING DOWN BY EARLY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...6 FEET...FALLING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
803 WHUS74 KLCH 022027 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 327 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 GMZ475-030300- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160403T0300Z/ WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 327 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...DECREASING LATER TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...3 TO 5 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. && $$ GMZ470-472-030300- /O.EXT.KLCH.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-160403T0300Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 327 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...DECREASING LATER TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
841 WHUS74 KLCH 030147 MWWLCH URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 847 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 GMZ475-030300- /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160403T0300Z/ WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 847 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$ GMZ470-472-030300- /O.CAN.KLCH.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-160403T0300Z/ WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 847 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. $$ 13
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 Apr 1, 3:19 AM CDT, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 3:19 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
319 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016
.DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
MAIN FORECAST ISSUE WILL BE POPS FOR TODAY. APPEARS FRONTAL BOUNDARY
IS STRETCHING FROM NEAR BEAUMONT TO HIGHWAY 190 CORRIDOR IN
LOUISIANA. CONVECTION EARLIER OVER VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISH HAS
DISSIPATED. PATCHY FOG IS FORMING IN THE VICINITY OF BOUNDARY WITH
VISIBILITIES AVERAGING AROUND 3 MILES. AT THIS TIME...EXPECT LOCALLY
DENSE FOG AT BEST. WATER VAPOR IS SHOWING A NICE SHORT WAVE MOVING
INTO SOUTH TEXAS AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TODAY.
REGARDLESS OF FRONTAL POSITION...EXPECT SHOWER ACTIVITY TO INCREASE
THIS MORNING OVER SE TEXAS AND THEN MOVE THROUGH SW/SC LOUISIANA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL BE ALONG I10
CORRIDOR AND EXTENDING SOUTH OVER THE WATERS. WILL CARRY CHANCE POPS
INTO EARLY TONIGHT ESPECIALLY OVER LOWER ACADIANA.
BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...BUT NO WIND ADVISORY WILL BE
ISSUED FOR NOW.
COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
INTO THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S WITH CLEARING SKIES. DRY AND MILD
WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED FOR SATURDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 70.
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTER PASSAGE OF UPPER TROUGH HIS WEEKEND...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL
BUILD OVER THE AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK. DRY AND MILD WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE. FOR NOW...WILL HAVE LOW POPS FOR THURSDAY AS MODELS ARE
SHOWING UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL PLAINS WITH ASSOCIATED
SURFACE BOUNDARY APPROACHING AREA. ONLY MODEST MOISTURE RETURN IS
EXPECTED. AFTER SUNDAY...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE
NORMAL.
&&
.MARINE...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
AND LOW PRESSURE WAVE OVER GULF...EXPECT GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN TODAY
OVER THE MARINE AREA. THEREFORE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IS ANTICIPATED.
AT THIS TIME ONLY CHANGE FOR TODAY'S SCS HAZARD WILL BE TO INCLUDE
EASTERN MARINE ZONES. WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE SCA BEGINNING AT 21Z
FOR NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY
NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AEX 70 47 68 45 / 40 30 10 0
LCH 71 51 70 47 / 70 30 10 0
LFT 73 52 70 47 / 80 40 10 0
BPT 72 51 72 47 / 50 20 10 0
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR GMZ470-472-475.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR GMZ472-475.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FROM 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON FOR GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR GMZ450-452-455.
&&
PUBLIC...04Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 10:31 AM CDT, 17 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1031 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055- 073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-011545- 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-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- 1031 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THE PRIMARY RISKS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AND TO A LESSER DEGREE AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO. IN ADDITION...STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS AS SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RUN BETWEEN 4 AND 7 FEET TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY. THE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LESS...BUT A MARGINAL RISK WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER BASIN. OTHERWISE...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE STORMS. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS WILL BRING DRIER WEATHER AND ALLOW WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. 24
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 7:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 61 min | |
| Apr 1, 8:04 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | Cameron, Lafayette, Saint Martin | 13 hr |
| Apr 1, 8:09 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 51 min | |
| Apr 1, 8:39 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 51 min | |
| Apr 1, 9:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 46 min | |
| Apr 1, 10:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 47 min | |
| Apr 1, 10:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 46 min | |
| Apr 1, 11:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 46 min | |
| Apr 1, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 49 min | |
| Apr 1, 1:05 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 25 min | |
| Apr 1, 1:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 52 min | |
| Apr 1, 1:52 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 23 min | |
| Apr 1, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 39 min |
| Apr 1, 2:08 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 52 min | |
| Apr 1, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 48 min | |
| Apr 1, 3:06 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LCH | 16 hr | |
| Apr 1, 3:06 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 30 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.