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Gale Watch 3, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this gale watch at Apr 3, 2011, 7:56 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 4, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2011, 7:56 PM CDT (00:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 9:59 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Apr 3, 7:16 PM CDT, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 7:16 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 4:28 AM CDT, 15 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 428 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055- TXZ180>182-201-215-216-040930- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 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- WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-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- 428 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TOMORROW. SKIES WILL ALSO SEE INCREASING CLOUDS AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 80S. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE TOMORROW MORNING BECOMING LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT FROM HAIL...AND STRONG WINDS. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE AROUND ONE INCH WITH SOME LOCATIONS GETTING UPWARDS TO TWO INCHES. IN THE COASTAL WATERS A SMALL CRAFT LOOKS TO BE POSTED FOR MONDAY EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON. DRY AND COOLER ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED. K. KUYPER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:56 PM CDT | Low Water Advisory | LCH | 35 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:16 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:59 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LCH | 13 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 41 min |
| Apr 4, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 63 min |
| Apr 4, 3:21 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 19 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides | 48 min |
| Apr 4, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Evangeline | 39 min |
| Apr 4, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Evangeline | 34 min |
| Apr 4, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Evangeline, Saint Landry | 26 min |
| Apr 4, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles | 22 min |
| Apr 4, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 33 min |
| Apr 4, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 53 min |
| Apr 4, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 46 min |
| Apr 4, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Orange | 32 min |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.