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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at May 23, 2011, 4:23 AM CDT for 9 parishes in Louisiana; Hardin County, Tyler County, Texas. It took effect at May 23, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2011, 4:23 AM CDT (09:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 23, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Tyler County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 2161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
593 WWUS74 KLCH 230923 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 423 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-231700- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0018.110523T1400Z-110523T2300Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE... DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES... JENNINGS...CROWLEY...LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON... ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...WOODVILLE...JASPER... NEWTON...LUMBERTON...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE 423 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 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 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
818 WWUS74 KLCH 231657 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1157 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-232300- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110523T2300Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER- NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE... DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES... JENNINGS...CROWLEY...LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON... ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...WOODVILLE...JASPER... NEWTON...LUMBERTON...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE 1157 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
847 WWUS74 KLCH 231959 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 259 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELED FOR PART OF THE AREA... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. LAZ027>033-TXZ180>182-201-232100- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110523T2300Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE... DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...WOODVILLE... JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON 259 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CAN CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO MEET OR EXCEED THE 20 MPH WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLD THIS AFTERNOON. $$ LAZ041>045-051>055-TXZ215-216-232300- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110523T2300Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-JEFFERSON- ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...JENNINGS...CROWLEY... LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON...ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE 259 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ 25
679 WWUS74 KLCH 232308 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 608 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 LAZ041>045-051>055-TXZ215-216-240015- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110523T2300Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-JEFFERSON- ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...JENNINGS...CROWLEY... LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON...ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE 608 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE LESSENED AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED. $$ 05
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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.