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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 31, 20119 parishes in Louisiana; Hardin County, Tyler County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Jan 31, 2011, 3:37 PM CST for 9 parishes in Louisiana; Hardin County, Tyler County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 31, 2011, 3:37 PM CST (21:37 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 1, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 1, 2011, 10:00 PM CST
In force
10 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 12:00Z, 9.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2011-01-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2011-01-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 137 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
988 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

127 
WWUS74 KLCH 312137
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
337 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S FOR
EARLY MORNING LOWS OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR
TO THE COAST.

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-010500-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.110201T1800Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.A.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1500Z/
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
337 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID
20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10
CORRIDOR TO 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.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
101 
WWUS74 KLCH 010427
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1027 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID
20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE INTERSTATE
10 CORRIDOR TO THE COAST.

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-011200-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.110201T1800Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.A.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1500Z/
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
1027 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET INTO THE
LOW TO MID 20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR TO 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.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

13
270 
WWUS74 KLCH 010546
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1146 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID
20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE INTERSTATE
10 CORRIDOR TO THE COAST.

LAZ051-052-TXZ215-216-011200-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FG.Y.0002.110201T0600Z-110201T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.110201T1800Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.A.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1500Z/
CAMERON-VERMILION-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON...ABBEVILLE...
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
1146 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...AREAS OF SEA FOG ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO COASTAL
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TOMORROW MORNING. 

WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD
FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS
OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN THE MID
TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR TO 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.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

&&

$$

LAZ027>033-041>045-053>055-TXZ180>182-201-011200-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.110201T1800Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.A.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1500Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES...
JENNINGS...CROWLEY...LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...NEW IBERIA...
MORGAN CITY...WOODVILLE...JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON
1146 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET INTO THE
LOW TO MID 20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR TO 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.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

13
934 
WWUS74 KLCH 010849
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
249 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID
20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE INTERSTATE
10 CORRIDOR TO THE COAST.

LAZ051-TXZ215-216-012100-
/O.UPG.KLCH.HZ.A.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.110202T0200Z-110202T2000Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.110201T1800Z-110202T0600Z/
CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
249 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT... AREAS
OF SEA FOG ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
TOMORROW MORNING.

WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...
ALONG WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS
EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS OVER
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN THE MID TO
UPPER 20S ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR WEST OF JENNINGS TO
THE COAST.

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.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ052-012100-
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/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.110201T1800Z-110202T0600Z/
VERMILION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ABBEVILLE
249 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HARD
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT... AREAS
OF SEA FOG ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
TOMORROW MORNING.

WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...
ALONG WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A FREEZE IS
EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
PLUMMET TO THE FREEZING MARK DURING THE EARLY MORNING OVER ACADIANA.

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.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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>033-041-042-TXZ180>182-201-012100-
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/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.110202T0200Z-110202T2000Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.110201T1800Z-110202T0600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES...
JENNINGS...WOODVILLE...JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON
249 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL
BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT HIGHER
GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET FROM AROUND 20 FOR
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO THE THE MID 20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS
OVER INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR FROM BEAUMONT AND LAKE CHARLES TO
JENNINGS AND SOUTH TO THE COAST.

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.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ043>045-053>055-012100-
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/O.NEW.KLCH.FZ.W.0012.110201T1000Z-110202T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.110201T1800Z-110202T0600Z/
ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROWLEY...LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...
NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY
249 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HARD
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A
FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO PLUMMET TO THE FREEZING MARK OVER ACADIANA.

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.

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
703 
WWUS74 KLCH 011952
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
152 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID
20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE INTERSTATE
10 CORRIDOR TO THE COAST.

LAZ043>045-052-053-020400-
/O.CAN.KLCH.FZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.110202T0200Z-110202T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROWLEY...LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...
ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA
152 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS RAPIDLY ADVANCING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A FREEZE IS
EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
PLUMMET TO THE FREEZING MARK OVER ACADIANA.

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.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ054-055-020400-
/O.CAN.KLCH.FZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.FZ.W.0013.110202T0600Z-110202T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MORGAN CITY
152 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A
FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO PLUMMET TO THE FREEZING MARK OVER ACADIANA.

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.

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>033-041-042-051-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-020400-
/O.EXT.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.110202T0200Z-110202T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-CAMERON-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-
JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES...
JENNINGS...CAMERON...WOODVILLE...JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON...
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
152 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL
BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT HIGHER
GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET FROM AROUND 20 FOR
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO THE THE MID 20S FOR EARLY MORNING
LOWS OVER INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR FROM BEAUMONT AND LAKE CHARLES
TO JENNINGS AND SOUTH TO THE COAST.

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.

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.

&&

$$
591 
WWUS74 KLCH 020400
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1000 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO SPILL INTO THE REGION...

.VERY COLD AIR CONTINUES TO SPILL INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING IN
THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH EARLIER TODAY.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS EAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA ARE ALREADY
IN THE UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FALLING INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S...RESULTING IN A HARD
FREEZE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. 

LAZ054-055-021100-
/O.CAN.KLCH.FZ.W.0013.110202T0600Z-110202T1600Z/
/O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/
ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MORGAN CITY
1000 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED AND REPLACED WITH THE HARD FREEZE
WARNING... 
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
THE FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING AND DROP TO THE
MID 20S OVER LOWER ACADIANA. 2 TO 4 HOURS OF HARD FREEZE
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>053-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-021100-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-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...WOODVILLE...JASPER...NEWTON...
LUMBERTON...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
1000 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING AND DROP TO THE UPPER
TEENS OVER THE EAST TEXAS LAKES INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA...WHERE 8 
TO 12 HOURS OF HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. READINGS ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S OVER THE INTERSTATE 10
CORRIDOR TO THE COAST...WHERE 4 TO 8 HOURS OF HARD FREEZE
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

13

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 31, 3:03 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLCHEvangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin6 hr
Jan 31, 3:36 PM CSTLow Water AdvisoryLCH68 hr
Jan 31, 3:36 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH32 hr
Jan 31, 3:37 PM CSTHard Freeze WatchLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more11 hr
Jan 31, 5:13 PM CSTGale WatchLCH8 hr
Jan 30, 6:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHHardin63 min
Jan 30, 7:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHHardin56 min
Jan 30, 8:18 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHHardin42 min
Jan 30, 8:46 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson44 min

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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.