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Small Craft Advisory 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 5, 2017

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 5, 2017, 4:20 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 5, 2017, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2017, 4:20 PM CST (22:20 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 5, 2017, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 8, 2017, 2:30 AM CST
In force
54 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 Jan 5, 4:20 PM CST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 4:20 PM CST, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 4:29 AM CST, 11 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
429 AM CST THU JAN 5 2017

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
061030-
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-
429 AM CST THU JAN 5 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 CHANCES WILL INCREASE BEGINNING TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH
TONIGHT. RAINFALL SHOULD REMAIN BELOW A QUARTER OF AN INCH. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY
WINDS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. OTHER THAN SPOTTY WET ROADS, NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
RAIN WILL BE OVER THE LOWER ACADIANA REGION. WHILE THE RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO END FRIDAY NIGHT...THERE WILL BE CHANCE FOR LIGHT
WINTRY PRECIPITATION OVER EAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. WITH ANY FORECASTED WINTER WEATHER ACROSS THIS PART OF
THE COUNTRY, THIS WILL BE AN EVOLVING FORECAST AS WE GET CLOSER TO
THE EVENT.

LOW TEMPERATURES ARE FORECASTED TO DROP INTO THE 20S SUNDAY
MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EAST TEXAS AND
CENTRAL LOUISIANA WHERE TEMPERATURES COULD FALL INTO THE MID 20S.

A WARMING TREND IS FORECASTED BEGINNING MONDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL
INCREASE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE
REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-061030-
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-
429 AM CST THU JAN 5 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT OVER THE OFFSHORE
WATERS. AT THIS TIME...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE NOT EXPECTED
FOR TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECASTED TO REACH 20 TO 25 KNOTS ESPECIALLY
OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS FOR FRIDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES OVER THE AREA. ONSHORE FLOW IS FORECASTED TO INCREASE
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON
TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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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.