Very strong north winds pushed tides well below normal at Sabine Pass.
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Very strong north winds pushed tides well below normal at Sabine Pass.
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NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 31, 12:07 AM CST, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.
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1 astronomical low tide. Local standard time, as filed.
The tide fell below -1 foot MLLW for multiple hours falling to a low of -2.78 feet at Sabine Pass.
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