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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Apr 24, 2011, 3:22 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 24, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2011, 3:22 AM CDT (08:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 24, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
644 WWUS74 KLCH 240822 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 322 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS...BETWEEN THE BERMUDA HIGH TO THE EAST AND LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. LAZ041-042-051>054-TXZ215-216-241630- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.110424T1500Z-110424T2300Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...JENNINGS...CAMERON... ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR... ORANGE 322 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
1 follow-up statement
715 WWUS74 KLCH 241555 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1055 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS...BETWEEN THE BERMUDA HIGH TO THE EAST AND LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. LAZ041-042-051>054-TXZ215-216-242300- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110424T2300Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...JENNINGS...CAMERON... ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR... ORANGE 1055 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 11:03 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | LCH | 5 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:38 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 3 days |
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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.