Alert archive / Louisiana / Dense Fog Advisories in 2021

Dense Fog Advisory 18, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 25, 2021Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this dense fog advisory at Mar 25, 2021, 11:06 PM CDT for Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 25, 2021, 11:06 PM CDT (04:06 UTC)
Expired
Mar 26, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this dense fog 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 dense fog advisory went out at Mar 25, 6:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 6:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 5:37 AM CDT, 17 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
537 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

LAZ027>033-041>045-055-TXZ180-201-216-259>262-261045-
Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry-
Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-
Lower St. Martin-Tyler-Hardin-Orange-Northern Jasper-Northern Newton-
Southern Jasper-Southern Newton-
537 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Cold front out of the west to move into the area. Shower and
thunderstorm activity expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Series of disturbances expected through the rest of the forecast.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LAZ052>054-073-074-TXZ215-261045-
Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-West Cameron-East Cameron-Jefferson-
537 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

 Coastal Flood Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Series of disturbances expected through the rest of the forecast.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GMZ470-472-475-261045-
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-
537 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Small Craft Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Series of disturbances expected through the rest of the forecast.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GMZ432-435-261045-
Calcasieu Lake-Vermilion Bay-
537 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal lakes and bays of
the Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Small craft advisory in effect until 7pm.
Possible extension likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Series of disturbances expected through the rest of the forecast.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GMZ452-455-261045-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA
out 20 NM-
537 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Small Craft Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Series of disturbances expected through the rest of the forecast.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GMZ430-261045-
Sabine Lake-
537 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal lakes and bays of
the Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Dense Fog Advisory.

Small craft advisory in effect until 7pm.
Possible extension likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Series of disturbances expected through the rest of the forecast.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GMZ450-261045-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
537 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Dense Fog Advisory.
   Small Craft Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Series of disturbances expected through the rest of the forecast.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 11:07 PM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryLCH14 hr
Mar 26, 12:00 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHSaint Martin, St. Mary61 hr

Nearby

Dense Fog Advisories in Louisiana, 2021Every dense fog advisory in 2021

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.