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Gale Watch 1, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 20, 2017

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this gale watch at Jan 20, 2017, 3:07 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 22, 2017, 4:00 AM CST. It was in force for 317 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2017, 3:07 AM CST (09:07 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 22, 2017, 4:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 5, 2017, 2:54 PM CST
In force
317 days
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Jan 19, 11:43 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 11:43 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 5:17 AM CST, 21 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
517 AM CST THU JAN 19 2017

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
201130-
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-
517 AM CST THU JAN 19 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY.
THERE IS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF A STRONG STORMS OR TWO WITH GUSTY
WINDS AND POSSIBLY A WEAK TORNADO POSSIBLE.

HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN TODAY. AREAS EAST OF A BEAUMONT
TO ALEXANDRIA LINE MAY RECEIVE 1 TO 3 OF RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THIS OCCURS. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER AS THE FRONT PASSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER ANY REPORT OF
SEVERE WEATHER IS APPRECIATED.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-201130-
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-
517 AM CST THU JAN 19 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY. VERY
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH SEAS OF 10 TO 15
FEET IN THE OUTER GULF WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 7:15 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHRapides10 days
Jan 19, 9:37 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryLCH11 hr
Jan 20, 4:09 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLCHAllen, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry and 1 more5 hr
Jan 20, 11:20 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu10 days
Jan 20, 11:20 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu7 days

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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.