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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Jan 20, 2011, 4:27 PM CST for Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jan 20, 2011, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2011, 4:27 PM CST (22:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2011, 4:12 AM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 695 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 358 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
462 WWUS74 KLCH 202227 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 427 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT... .FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN ONCE AGAIN TO CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. LAZ027>033-TXZ180>182-201-210500- /O.NEW.KLCH.FZ.W.0008.110121T0600Z-110121T1500Z/ 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 427 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN ONCE AGAIN TO CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT PLANTS BY COVERING THEM OR BRINGING THEM INSIDE. ALSO...PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED OR MOVED INDOORS. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. SPACE HEATERS NEED TO BE KEPT 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. && $$ LAZ041>045-051>055-TXZ215-216-210500- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.110121T0000Z-110121T1200Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-JEFFERSON- ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...JENNINGS...CROWLEY... LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON...ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE 427 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. GUSTY AND STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
2 follow-up statements
607 WWUS74 KLCH 210346 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 946 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT... .FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN ONCE AGAIN TO CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. LAZ027>033-TXZ180>182-201-211200- /O.CON.KLCH.FZ.W.0008.110121T0600Z-110121T1500Z/ 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 946 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN ONCE AGAIN TO CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT PLANTS BY COVERING THEM OR BRINGING THEM INSIDE. ALSO...PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED OR MOVED INDOORS. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. SPACE HEATERS NEED TO BE KEPT 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. && $$ LAZ041>045-051>055-TXZ215-216-211200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110121T1200Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-JEFFERSON- ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...JENNINGS...CROWLEY... LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON...ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE 946 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. GUSTY AND STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
327 WWUS74 KLCH 211012 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 412 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER EAST TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING COLD CANADIAN AIR TO THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S ACROSS MOST INLAND AREAS. CLOSER TO THE COAST...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. LAZ027>033-TXZ180>182-201-212245- /O.CAN.KLCH.FZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110121T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0005.110122T0400Z-110122T1500Z/ 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 412 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN ONCE AGAIN TO CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED. && $$ LAZ041>045-051>055-TXZ215-216-212245- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110121T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.FZ.W.0009.110122T0400Z-110122T1500Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-JEFFERSON- ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...JENNINGS...CROWLEY... LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON...ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE 412 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN ONCE AGAIN TO SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S CAN BE EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH 20 MPH UP TO A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNRISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT PLANTS BY COVERING THEM OR BRINGING THEM INSIDE. ALSO...PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED OR MOVED INDOORS. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. SPACE HEATERS NEED TO BE KEPT 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:27 PM CST | Freeze Warning | LCH | Hardin, Tyler | 12 hr |
| Jan 20, 9:28 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 26 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:18 PM CST | Low Water Advisory | LCH | 20 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.