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Small Craft Advisory 25, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 23, 2017

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at May 23, 2017, 3:39 PM CDT. It took effect at May 23, 2017, 11:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2017, 3:39 PM CDT (20:39 UTC)
In effect from: May 23, 2017, 11:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 24, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 14 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 May 23, 12:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 12:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 4:37 AM CDT, 11 hours 2 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
437 AM CDT Tue May 23 2017

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
240945-
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-
437 AM CDT Tue May 23 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
Storms over central texas this morning are expected to move north
of the lakes in southeast Texas and through central Louisiana
through the morning hours. The chance for rains will continue and
increase during the evening hours as the next cool front moves
down and through the northwest gulf area around midnight. This
will finally end the rain chances over the region.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday
Drier and cooler air will hold for several days before jumping
back into the upper 80s to lower 90s over the weekend. The next
front is expected to move down and into the southeast Texas and
southern Louisiana towards Sunday into Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-240945-
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-
437 AM CDT Tue May 23 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms in the coastal waters are expected to
push off to the east today. Northerly winds over the coastal
waters will swing back to the west as the next front moves
through the waters late this evening. Winds becoming northerly
again and increasing in speed with seas building.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday
Winds becoming southerly on Thursday with the pressure gradient
tightening as a low drops into Oklahoma. A Small Craft should be
expected late Thursday into Friday morning. The gradient will
relax during the day on Friday as the low pulls back to the north.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 7:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	46 min
May 23, 2:58 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		62 min
May 23, 4:01 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		59 min
May 23, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	64 min

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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.