Warning Vector

Special Marine Warning

NWS Lake Charles LA ยท US

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Details

Special Marine Warning Issued September 22 At 5:20PM CDT Until September 22 At 6:15PM CDT By NWS Lake Charles LA

Event
Special Marine Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

SMWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... 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... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 520 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Cameron, moving south at 10 knots.

Hazard

Wind gusts to 40 knots.

Source

Radar.

Impacts

Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

Locations impacted

West Cameron 66, West Cameron 45, West Cameron 65, West Cameron 62, West Cameron 73, West Cameron 110, West Cameron 100, West Cameron 71, and Cameron.

Instructions

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.

Affected areas

  • 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

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Lake Charles LA

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~48s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M35KA4667QG76HGT6ASVFPSW
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.08ed8d0fe4eacfff249240087f03f787d659728e.001.1
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.7265
WMO heading
XOUS54
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
54

Event codes

NameValue
SAMESMW
NationalWeatherServiceMAW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierSMWLCH
WMOidentifierWHUS54 KLCH 222220
eventMotionDescription2026-09-22T22:20:00-00:00...storm...021DEG...11KT...29.79,-93.25
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KLCH.MA.W.0087.260922T2220Z-260922T2315Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-22T18:15:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • 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
NameValue
SAME077432
SAME077450
SAME077452
UGCGMZ432
UGCGMZ450
UGCGMZ452
Polygons
29.86,-93.21 29.8,-93.3 29.79,-93.11 29.42,-93.1 29.63,-93.67 29.8,-93.43 29.81,-93.39 29.82,-93.4 29.89,-93.3 29.86,-93.21