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Small Craft Advisory 12, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 5, 2018

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Mar 5, 2018, 3:42 PM CST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2018, 3:17 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2018, 3:42 PM CST (21:42 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2018, 3:17 AM CST
Expired
Mar 6, 2018, 12:00 PM CST
In force
9 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 Mar 5, 12:02 PM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 12:02 PM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 3:39 PM CST, 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
339 PM CST Mon Mar 5 2018

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
062145-
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-
339 PM CST Mon Mar 5 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Louisiana, south central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana, west
central Louisiana, and southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight
Cold front moves through tonight. Showers and thunderstorms will
increase ahead of the front. A few thunderstorms may become severe
with the main threat from hail and strong winds. Storms tapering
off behind the front as drier and cooler air pushes in from the
northwest.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday
Looks like a dry week ahead as high pressure dominates the
weather. Storms return on saturday ahead on a new front.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-062145-
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-
339 PM CST Mon Mar 5 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight
Winds picking up behind of a cold front that will move into the
coastal waters late this evening. A Small Craft Advisory has been
posted for late tomorrow morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday
Winds tapering off on Tuesday but return on Wednesday as the next
surge of cold air moves across the coastal waters.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 5:56 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon49 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.