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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Jun 20, 2011, 6:04 AM CDT for Hardin County, Tyler County, Texas; 9 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Jun 20, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2011, 6:04 AM CDT (11:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 20, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2011, 1:40 AM CDT
- In force
- 16 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, 11.1 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
- 2561 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 932 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
018 WWUS74 KLCH 201104 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 604 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS... .A DEEPENING LOW OVER THE PLAINS WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST TO PRODUCE A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY OVER THE REGION. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RESPOND TO THIS GRADIENT ONCE DAYTIME HEATING TAKES HOLD. THESE STRONG WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SOME BY THIS EVENING. TXZ180>182-201-215-216-201700- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0022.110620T1500Z-110621T0000Z/ TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODVILLE...JASPER...NEWTON... LUMBERTON...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE 604 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 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 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE, BECOMING SUSTAINED AT AROUND 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS BEGINNING AROUND MID-MORNING. 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. SWEENEY && $$
4 follow-up statements
309 WWUS74 KLCH 201505 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1005 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY OVER THE AREA... .A DEEPENING LOW OVER THE PLAINS WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST TO PRODUCE A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY OVER THE REGION. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RESPOND TO THIS GRADIENT ONCE DAYTIME HEATING TAKES HOLD. LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-202315- /O.EXA.KLCH.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110621T0000Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE... DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES... JENNINGS...CROWLEY...LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON... ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY 1005 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE... BECOMING SUSTAINED BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ TXZ180>182-201-215-216-202315- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110621T0000Z/ TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODVILLE...JASPER...NEWTON... LUMBERTON...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE 1005 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE... BECOMING SUSTAINED AT AROUND 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS BEGINNING AROUND MID-MORNING. 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. $$
452 WWUS74 KLCH 202032 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 332 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY OVER THE AREA... .A DEEPENING LOW OVER THE PLAINS WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST TO PRODUCE A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY OVER THE REGION. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RESPOND TO THIS GRADIENT ONCE DAYTIME HEATING TAKES HOLD. LAZ051>054-TXZ215-210445- /O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110621T1200Z/ CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON...ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR 332 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ALONG THE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ LAZ027>033-041>045-055-TXZ180>182-201-216-210000- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110621T0000Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE... DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES... JENNINGS...CROWLEY...LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...WOODVILLE... JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON...ORANGE 332 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET. 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. $$
614 WWUS74 KLCH 210040 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 740 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG COAST TONIGHT... .A DEEPENING LOW OVER THE PLAINS WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST TO PRODUCE A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL CONTINUE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COASTAL PARISHES AND COUNTIES. LAZ051>054-TXZ215-211200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110621T1200Z/ CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON...ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR 740 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ALONG THE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
292 WWUS74 KLCH 210640 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 140 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE I-10 CORRIDOR.... .DESPITE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT, WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AT THE SURFACE DUE TO WARMER AIR HEADING IN FROM THE SOUTH. LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING HAS REDUCED THE REQUIRED MIXING. THE GRADIENT WILL NOT BE AS TIGHT ON TUESDAY. LAZ051>054-TXZ215-210745- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110621T1200Z/ CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON...ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR 140 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ SWEENEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 10:09 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 27 hr |
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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.