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Small Craft Advisory 1, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 1, 2017

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 1, 2017, 3:46 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 2, 2017, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2017, 3:46 AM CST (09:46 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 2, 2017, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 2, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

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 Dec 31, 11:08 PM CST, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 11:08 PM CST, 4 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 5:42 AM CST, 22 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
542 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2016

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
011145-
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-
542 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2016

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

POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING
AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN WILL POTENTIALLY TRAIN OVER THE
SAME AREAS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3-5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2-3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
THIS RAIN, COMBINED WITH RAIN THAT IS ANTICIPATED SATURDAY COULD
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.

IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF FLOODING, THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK
FOR SEVERE WEATHER SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. ONE OR TWO TORNADOES CANNOT BE
RULED OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-011145-
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-
542 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND AN ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AREA
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS
THAT COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION, SUSTAINED WINDS OF
20-25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 20-60 NM
OFFSHORE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING SHOWERS WITH INCREASING THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES. SOME
OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 31, 8:51 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry4 days
Dec 31, 8:51 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu10 days
Dec 31, 8:51 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu24 hr
Dec 31, 10:39 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Vermilion24 hr
Dec 31, 11:00 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more11 hr
Dec 31, 11:00 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryLCH13 hr
Jan 1, 8:13 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion6 days
Jan 1, 10:17 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin3 days
Jan 1, 1:26 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHSt. Mary3 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.