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WHUS74 KLCH 231812
MWWLCH
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1212 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
GMZ430-432-435-436-450-452-455-470-472-475-242200-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0005.260125T0900Z-260126T1800Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
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-
1212 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF AND THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS OF THE GULF
OF AMERICA.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME WITH
ADVISORY CRITERIA TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. FOR NOW, THERE
IS A SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION LEADING UP TO THE ADVISORY.
THERE ALSO COULD BE A FEW BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME WITH GALE FORCE
WINDS DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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