Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Lake Charles, LA

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WWUS54 KLCH 082126
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
426 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

LAC099-082200-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110608T2200Z/
ST. MARTIN LA-
426 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN ST. MARTIN PARISH...

AT 419 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CECILIA..MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE OVER...
  RURAL NORTHWESTERN ST. MARTIN PARISH AT 440 PM CDT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. STAY INDOORS...
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3029 9192 3032 9195 3036 9194 3038 9198
      3041 9197 3042 9195 3040 9192 3042 9186
      3041 9182 3040 9181 3032 9180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 164DEG 12KT 3037 9189

$$

JT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
240 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

.DISCUSSION...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ADVANCING INTO OR
RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. FORECAST SOUNDINGS
SUGGESTING ANY DEEPER ACTIVITY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME
MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AS WELL AS DAMAGING WINDS. WILL CONTINUE
TO MONITOR. ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

FOR THE FORECAST...HEADLINES WILL HAVE TO BE RAIN CHANCES
RETURNING TO NEAR NIL...HEAT CONTINUING...AND NOTHING ON THE
HORIZON TO HELP IN OUR ONGOING DROUGHT. LARGE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY
OVER THE GULF WATERS PROGGED SIMILARLY BY MODELS TO EVOLVE INTO A
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TROF WITH OLD MEXICO/SOUTH PLAINS RIDGE
EXPANDING NORTHEAST INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AFTER
THURSDAY...WHICH WILL BE OUT LAST MENTIONABLE DAY WITH RAIN
CHANCES...PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES FORECAST TO PLUMMET TO AROUND 1
INCH. WILL MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE FORECAST WELL ABOVE
THE NORM WITH STRONG SUBSIDENCE ALOFT IN PLACE...BUT WITH A
CONTINUED MODERATING SOUTHERLY FLOW WOULD NOT ANTICIPATE RECORD
BREAKING HEAT.

&&

.MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WEST ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL
MAINTAIN A LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW WITH MINIMAL CHANCES FOR RAIN.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  73  93  73  93  73 /  20  20  10  10  10
KBPT  72  92  73  93  73 /  10  20  10  10  10
KAEX  71  96  71  96  71 /  20  20  10  10  10
KLFT  73  93  72  94  73 /  20  20  10  10  10

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
505 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-
TXZ180>182-201-215-216-091015-
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-
505 AM CDT WED JUN 8 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
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AS A WEAK EASTERLY WAVE APPROACHES THE
REGION. THE STRONGER STORMS WHICH DEVELOP COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE MID 90S ACROSS
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS. COMBINED WITH THE
HUMIDITY...APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 103 DEGREES
DURING PEAK HEATING. INDIVIDUALS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION
WHEN OUTDOORS AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. CLOSER TO THE COAST
APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL MAINLY BE IN THE UPPER 90S...AND
CAUTION IS URGED IN THESE AREAS AS WELL.

ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE DUE TO VERY DRY GROUND FUELS
AND LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED AT BEST ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT WILL ESSENTIALLY CUT OFF CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.

ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE DUE TO VERY DRY GROUND FUELS
AND LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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