Small Craft Advisory
NWS Lake Charles LA ยท US
Updated
This event was updated at .
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 1 AM CDT Friday
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 7 ft.
Where
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 Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM and Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM.
When
Until 1 AM CDT Friday.
Impacts
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Instructions
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Affected areas
- 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 Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM
- Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Lake Charles LA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~33s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2PQJ9E154VSYB0S1S5ZV4ZC
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.890017af6a4145679cc4898a54cc426e1aa6f781.002.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Lake Charles LA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPLCH
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.5344
- WMO heading
- XOUS54
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 54
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWLCH |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS74 KLCH 170346 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-260918T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-18T01:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0dd3d354208e6086cd956c50736e3061de69a5b.001.1,2026-09-15T22:32:00-05:00 |
Locations
Location data
- 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 Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM
- Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 077452 |
| SAME | 077455 |
| SAME | 077472 |
| SAME | 077475 |
| UGC | GMZ452 |
| UGC | GMZ455 |
| UGC | GMZ472 |
| UGC | GMZ475 |