Another strong cold front passed through the region during the 14th with tides being driven down during the 15th. Tides fell below one foot below mllw during the early morning of the 15th.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Another strong cold front passed through the region during the 14th with tides being driven down during the 15th. Tides fell below one foot below mllw during the early morning of the 15th.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jan 14, 11:30 PM CST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1130 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014
.AVIATION...KPOE RADAR IS PICKING UP A NARROW BAND OF LIGHT RAIN,
ENTIRELY ALOFT, ACCOMPANYING THE COLD FRONT WHICH IS MOVING
QUICKLY SOUTHEASTWARD AT 26 KNOTS THROUGH THE NACOGDOCHES AREA AND
SHOULD BE MOVING THROUGH AEX IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. GUSTS TO ABOUT
22 KNOTS ARE BEING REPORTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT BUT AS THE
NIGHT WEARS ON THESE GUSTS SHOULD LESSEN. EXPECTING THE FRONT TO
REACH BPT AND LCH ABOUT 08Z, ARA AND LFT CLOSER TO 10Z BASED ON
EXTRAPOLATION. VFR SHOULD CONTINUE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 25
KNOTS CLOSER TO COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INCLUDING THE ARA TERMINAL.
SWEENEY
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 935 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014/
DISCUSSION...
SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS THE COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM NWRN LA THROUGH
THE E-CNTL TX PINEY WOODS BACK TO THE TX HILL COUNTRY AS NOTED
WITH INCREASED NWRLY WINDS. FRONT IS SCREAMING SWD AND SHOULD MOVE
INTO THE NRN 1/2 OF THE FORECAST AREA TOWARD MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
MAIN CHANGE TO THE GRIDS THIS EVENING WAS TO TWEAK THE WINDS BACK
A BIT AS INHERITED GRIDS BROUGHT UP STRONGER WINDS TOO QUICK. ALSO
NUDGED UP MINS A DEGREE OR TWO WITH THE LATER ONSET OF POST-FRONTAL
CAA. OTHERWISE INHERITED GRIDS/ZONES IN GOOD SHAPE.
MARINE...
DESPITE THE SLOWER ONSET OF ADVISORY-CRITERIA WINDS THAN PREVIOUSLY
FORECAST...WILL LEAVE ALL INHERITED HAZARDS IN PLACE AS IS SO AS
NOT TO CONFUSE USERS WITH UNNECESSARY FLIP-FLOPPING.
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PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 559 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014/
AVIATION...A REINFORCING COLD FRONT OVER THE ARKLATEX MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 27 KNOTS SHOULD BE INTO AEX BY 06Z AND SHORTLY AFTER
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERMINALS WITH WINDS BECOMING GUSTY OUT
OF THE NORTHWEST. THERE COULD BE A FEW SCATTERED TO BROKEN MID
LEVEL ALTOCU WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
SWEENEY
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 415 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014/
DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TODAY HAS ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO
THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70. THIS WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF UPPER 60S
AS A STRONG FAST MOVING DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THRU SOUTHEAST
TEXAS LATE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL REQUIRE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT AND A LOW WATER ADVISORY BEFORE SUNRISE.
CLOUDS TAPERING OFF DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY
BUT CAA WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO ONLY CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 50S.
WINTER IS BACK AGAIN. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT MRNG
LOWS IN THE 20S. LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE MID 30S BEFORE SUNRISE
AND INTO LOW TO MID 30S BY THURSDAY MORNING. WE ARE IN A
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN AND THIS WILL MEAN THE NEXT COLD FRONT LOOKS
TO TRAVEL THRU THE REGION ON FRIDAY.
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&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 38 58 35 64 42 / 0 0 0 0 10
KBPT 39 57 36 64 42 / 0 0 0 0 10
KAEX 36 55 32 63 36 / 0 0 0 0 10
KLFT 39 56 33 63 39 / 0 0 0 0 10
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...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...
SABINE LAKE...VERMILION BAY...WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY
TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO
HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM LOWER
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
LOW WATER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE...VERMILION
BAY.
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&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 521 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 151130- 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- 521 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 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 NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL WITH CHILLY MORNINGS AND MILD AFTERNOONS. A LIGHT FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-10. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-151130- 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- 521 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINDS WILL DIMINISH TODAY...THEN STRENGTHEN AGAIN TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE COASTAL WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. THIS WILL CAUSE TIDE LEVELS TO RECEDE IN COASTAL WATERWAYS AND LOW WATER ADVISORIES MAY BECOME NECESSARY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED ON FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 24
1 astronomical low tide. Local standard time, as filed.
A strong cold front moved through during the 14th with north winds driving the tide levels below normal. The tide gage at Sabine Pass reported water levels falling below one foot below mllw during the morning of the 15th. The tide fell to -1.75 feet at 7:54 AM CST.
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