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WHUS74 KLCH 271721
MWWLCH
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1121 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
GMZ430-432-435-436-281800-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0053.251229T0600Z-251230T0000Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
1121 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SABINE LAKE, CALCASIEU LAKE, VERMILION AND WEST COTE
BLANCHE BAYS AND ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-281800-
/O.NEW.KLCH.GL.A.0008.251229T0600Z-251230T0000Z/
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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1121 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AND SEAS
4 TO 7 FT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF THE GULF OF AMERICA.
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.
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