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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this red flag warning at Oct 18, 2011, 5:06 AM CDT for Allen Parish, Beauregard Parish, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Oct 18, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 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
- Oct 18, 2011, 5:06 AM CDT (10:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 82 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
544 WWUS84 KLCH 181006 RFWLCH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 506 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS TODAY. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE DEVELOPING BEHIND THE FRONT. WITH ALREADY VERY DRY GROUND FUELS...THERE WILL BE A HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY WILD FIRE TO SPREAD QUICKLY OUT OF CONTROL. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE EVENING HOURS WITH A GRADUAL RISE IN HUMIDITY VALUES. HOWEVER...ON WEDNESDAY...EVEN LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING AGAIN. LAZ027-030-031-041-042-051-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-182100- /O.UPG.KLCH.FW.A.0002.111018T1200Z-111019T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.FW.W.0001.111018T1500Z-111019T0200Z/ VERNON-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-CAMERON-TYLER- HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON- SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- 506 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY GROUND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED FIRE WEATHER AREAS...TYLER...HARDIN...JEFFERSON...ORANGE...NORTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...AND SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND VERNON PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS...AND CAMERON PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. * WIND...WINDS BECOMING NORTH BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 25 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * GROUND FUELS...VERY DRY WITH KEETCH-BYRAM READINGS OVER 600. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS BANNED ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY GROUND FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ LAZ028-029-032-033-043>045-052>055-182100- /O.EXT.KLCH.FW.A.0002.111018T1500Z-111019T0200Z/ RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE- UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN- 506 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY GROUND FUELS AND STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS... * AFFECTED FIRE WEATHER AREAS...RAPIDES...AVOYELLES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND EVANGELINE...ST. LANDRY...ACADIA...LAFAYETTE...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...IBERIA...ST. MARY...AND LOWER ST. MARTIN PARISHES IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. * WIND...WINDS BECOMING NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 40 TO 45 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * GROUND FUELS...VERY DRY WITH KEETCH-BYRAM READINGS OVER 600. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS BANNED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ RUA
1 follow-up statement
345 WWUS84 KLCH 182031 RFWLCH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 331 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS TODAY. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE DEVELOPING BEHIND THE FRONT. WITH ALREADY VERY DRY GROUND FUELS...THERE WILL BE A HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY WILD FIRE TO SPREAD QUICKLY OUT OF CONTROL. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE EVENING HOURS WITH A GRADUAL RISE IN HUMIDITY VALUES. HOWEVER...ON WEDNESDAY...EVEN LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING AGAIN. LAZ027-030-031-041-042-051-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-190445- /O.NEW.KLCH.FW.W.0002.111019T1400Z-111020T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111019T0200Z/ VERNON-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-CAMERON-TYLER- HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON- SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- 331 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED FIRE WEATHER AREAS...TYLER...HARDIN...JEFFERSON... ORANGE...NORTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON... AND SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... AND VERNON PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND ALLEN... BEAUREGARD... CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS...AND CAMERON PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. * WIND...WINDS NORTH AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS TOMORROW BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TOMORROW WILL BE FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * GROUND FUELS...VERY DRY WITH KEETCH-BYRAM READINGS OVER 600. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS BANNED ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY GROUND FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ LAZ028-029-032-033-043>045-052>055-190445- /O.NEW.KLCH.FW.W.0002.111019T1400Z-111020T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.FW.A.0002.000000T0000Z-111019T0200Z/ RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE- UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN- 331 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT ON WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED FIRE WEATHER AREAS...RAPIDES...AVOYELLES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND EVANGELINE...ST. LANDRY...ACADIA... LAFAYETTE...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...IBERIA...ST. MARY... AND LOWER ST. MARTIN PARISHES IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. * WIND...WINDS BECOMING NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 40 TO 45 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TOMORROW TO AROUND 20 TO 30 PERCENT. * GROUND FUELS...VERY DRY WITH KEETCH-BYRAM READINGS OVER 600. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS BANNED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ K. KUYPER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 3:31 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.