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Gale Warning 8, NWS Lake Charles, LA

December 12, 2010

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this gale warning at Dec 12, 2010, 1:00 AM CST. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 12, 2010, 1:00 AM CST (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 12, 2010, 9:17 PM CST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 11, 10:58 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 10:58 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 3:48 PM CST, 9 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
348 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-121100-
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-
NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
348 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STRONG STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT
ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL LOUISIANA...WITH THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER
THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED TORNADO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER EXISTS FOR SUNDAY ACROSS THE AREA AS
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES. EXTREME CAUTION IS URGED IF ANY OUTDOOR BURNING
IS REQUIRED.

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH LOWS FALLING INTO THE
20S FOR ALL LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST. A HARD FREEZE WARNING
IS LIKELY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR SUNDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER LIGHT FREEZE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE A SIGNIFICANT
WARMUP BEGINS FOR MID-WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

25

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 9:25 PM CSTWind AdvisoryLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more21 hr
Dec 11, 9:27 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH25 min
Dec 12, 1:00 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH35 hr
Dec 12, 3:21 AM CSTHard Freeze WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more25 hr
Dec 12, 6:03 AM CSTRed Flag WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more12 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.