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Gale Warning 5, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 16, 2023

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this gale warning at Mar 16, 2023, 2:55 PM CDT. It took effect at Mar 17, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 16, 2023, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 17, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired: Mar 18, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Mar 16, 1:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 1:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 16, 2:25 AM CDT	Gale Watch	LCH		37 hr
Mar 16, 2:41 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 10 more	33 hr
Mar 16, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper	26 min

Nearby

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Sources

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