Alert archive / Louisiana / Hard Freeze Warnings in 2012
Hard Freeze Warning 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this hard freeze warning at Jan 12, 2012, 3:58 AM CST for 9 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 13, 2012, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2012, 3:58 AM CST (09:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2012, 4:13 AM CST
- In force
- 4 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, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 2028 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
161 WWUS74 KLCH 120958 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 358 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY USHERING IN POTENTIALLY THE LOWEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT ADVANCING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EVENING ALLOWING EXCELLENT NIGHTTIME RADIATIONAL COOLING. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND INTO THE MID 20S ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR. TEMPERATURES OF 27 DEGREES OR BELOW FOR A MINIMUM OF A FEW HOURS IS CONSIDERED A HARD FREEZE. LAZ041>045-TXZ215-216-121800- /O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.120113T0600Z-120113T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.120112T1500Z-120113T0000Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...BEAUMONT... PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 358 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TONIGHT IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS CAN EXPECT ROUGH AND CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON INLAND WATERWAYS. 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 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. && $$ LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-121800- /O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.120113T0600Z-120113T1400Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON... SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 358 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE LOW TO MID 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED. && $$ LAZ052>055-073-074-121800- /O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.120112T1500Z-120113T0000Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER 358 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS CAN EXPECT ROUGH AND CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON INLAND WATERWAYS. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
646 WWUS74 KLCH 121313 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 713 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY USHERING IN POTENTIALLY THE LOWEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT ADVANCING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EVENING ALLOWING EXCELLENT NIGHTTIME RADIATIONAL COOLING. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND INTO THE MID 20S ALONG THE I- 10 CORRIDOR. TEMPERATURES OF 27 DEGREES OR BELOW FOR A MINIMUM OF A FEW HOURS IS CONSIDERED A HARD FREEZE. LAZ041>045-TXZ215-216-122115- /O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.120112T1313Z-120113T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.120113T0600Z-120113T1400Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...BEAUMONT... PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 713 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TONIGHT IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS CAN EXPECT ROUGH AND CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON INLAND WATERWAYS. 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 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-TXZ180-201-259>262-122115- /O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.120113T0600Z-120113T1400Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON... SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 713 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE LOW TO MID 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS. 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. && $$ LAZ052>055-073-074-122115- /O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.120112T1313Z-120113T0000Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER 713 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS CAN EXPECT ROUGH AND CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON INLAND WATERWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
729 WWUS74 KLCH 122103 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 303 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON USHERING IN POTENTIALLY THE LOWEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON TONIGHT... .GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EVENING ALLOWING EXCELLENT NIGHTTIME RADIATIONAL COOLING. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND INTO THE MID 20S ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR. TEMPERATURES OF 27 DEGREES OR BELOW FOR A MINIMUM OF A FEW HOURS IS CONSIDERED A HARD FREEZE. LAZ041>045-TXZ215-216-130500- /O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.120113T0600Z-120113T1400Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...BEAUMONT... PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 303 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...FALL BELOW FREEZING AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH LOWS 25 TO 27 DEGREES BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS CAN EXPECT ROUGH AND CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON INLAND WATERWAYS. 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 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. && $$ LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-130500- /O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.120113T0600Z-120113T1400Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON... SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 303 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING WITH LOWS 22 TO 27 DEGREES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED. && $$ LAZ052>055-073-074-130000- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER 303 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS CAN EXPECT ROUGH AND CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON INLAND WATERWAYS. 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. && $$
229 WWUS74 KLCH 122359 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 559 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON USHERING IN POTENTIALLY THE LOWEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON TONIGHT... .GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE DURING THE NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM NEARS THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND INTO THE MID 20S ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR...LATER THIS EVENING AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT AS THE WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS OCCUR. TEMPERATURES OF 27 DEGREES OR BELOW FOR A MINIMUM OF A FEW HOURS IS CONSIDERED A HARD FREEZE. LAZ041>045-TXZ215-216-130800- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.120113T0600Z-120113T1400Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...BEAUMONT... PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 559 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURE...FALL BELOW FREEZING AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH LOWS 25 TO 27 DEGREES BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES HARMFUL TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PEOPLE AND PETS SHOULD STAY IN WARM SHELTERED AREAS. SOME EXPOSED PIPES HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE TO FREEZE AND SHOULD BE WRAPPED. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE NOW BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE DURING THE NIGHT. 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. && $$ LAZ052>055-073-074-130100- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER 559 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE DURING THE NIGHT. $$ LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-130800- /O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.120113T0600Z-120113T1400Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON... SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 559 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING WITH LOWS 22 TO 27 DEGREES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES HARMFUL TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PEOPLE AND PETS SHOULD STAY IN WARM SHELTERED AREAS. SOME EXPOSED PIPES HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE TO FREEZE AND SHOULD BE WRAPPED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED. && $$
028 WWUS74 KLCH 130315 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 915 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...A VERY COLD NIGHT STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION... .A COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL NEAR THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. DECREASING NORTHERLY WINDS...A VERY DRY AIR MASS...AND SOME BREAKS IN THE HIGH CLOUDS...WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE MID 20S OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AS WELL AS RURAL AREAS ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR. TEMPERATURES OF 27 DEGREES OR BELOW FOR A MINIMUM OF A FEW HOURS IS CONSIDERED A HARD FREEZE. LAZ041>045-TXZ215-216-131400- /O.EXT.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.120113T0800Z-120113T1400Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...BEAUMONT... PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 915 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LOWS 26 TO 30 DEGREES BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM. * DURATION...BELOW FREEZING FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS...WITH 27 DEGREES OR BELOW FOR 1 TO 3 HOURS IN THE MOST NORTHERN AND RURAL AREAS. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES HARMFUL TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PEOPLE AND PETS SHOULD STAY IN WARM SHELTERED AREAS. SOME EXPOSED PIPES HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE TO FREEZE AND SHOULD BE WRAPPED. 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. && $$ LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-131400- /O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.120113T0600Z-120113T1400Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON... SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 915 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES BY MIDNIGHT WITH LOWS 24 TO 27 DEGREES BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM. * DURATION...BELOW FREEZING FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS...WITH 27 DEGREES OR BELOW FOR 2 TO 5 HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES HARMFUL TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PEOPLE AND PETS SHOULD STAY IN WARM SHELTERED AREAS. SOME EXPOSED PIPES HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE TO FREEZE AND SHOULD BE WRAPPED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED. && $$ RUA
516 WWUS74 KLCH 131013 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 413 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... .THE HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAZ027>033-041>045-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-131115- /O.CAN.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T1400Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-TYLER- HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON- SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS...WELSH... LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL... LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR... BRIDGE CITY...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 413 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE HARD FREEZE WARNING. HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS ADVANCING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST HAS INHIBITED RADIATIONAL COOLING. THUS HARD FREEZE CRITERIA TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET...OR WILL BE REACHED ONLY BRIEFLY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hard freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hard freeze warning went out at Jan 11, 11:40 PM CST, 4 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 11:40 PM CST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1140 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012
.DISCUSSION...
06Z TAF ISSUANCE.
&&
.AVIATION...
LIGHT S TO SSW WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW BETWEEN 08-10Z AND
INCREASE ~15KTS DURING FROPA...AND INCREASING FURTHER NEAR
20-22KTS WITH GUSTS 28-32KTS EXPECTED AFTER 15Z INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS AS STRONG CAA CONTINUES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
OTHERWISE...VFR EXPECTED.
DML
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 855 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012/
UPDATE...
NO MAJOR CHANGES TO GRIDS. DID UPDATE THE HAZARD GRID TO INCLUDE A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS STARTING EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION...
AS ONE UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVES UP THE EAST COAST...ANOTHER UPPER
LEVEL TROF IS DIGGING SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE PLAINS AND TOWARD THE
FORECAST AREA...LEAVING A DEEP NORTHERLY FLOW FROM CANADA INTO THE
REGION. THE DEEP NORTHERLY FLOW WILL ALLOW A SHARP CANADIAN COLD
FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. THE LEADING EDGE
OF THIS COLD FRONT IS LOCATED FROM NORTHEAST TEXAS TO JUST ABOUT
THE HILL COUNTRY...AND SHOULD BE ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE FORECAST AREA
AT MIDNIGHT. EXTRAPOLATION HAS THE FRONT TO AN ALEXANDRIA-LAKE
CHARLES LINE AROUND 4 AM...LAFAYETTE/LOWER ACADIANA BETWEEN 6 AND
7 AM...AND THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA SHORTLY AFTER 8 AM.
WINDS WILL BE THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THE FRONT AS STRONG HIGH BEHIND
IT INCREASES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS ARE NOTED
AT 92H...OR ROUGHLY 2500 FEET. DAYTIME MIXING BY MID-MORNING
THURSDAY SHOULD HELP BRING SOME OF THESE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO THE
SURFACE...ESPECIALLY FROM THE I-10 CORRIDOR TO THE SOUTH WHERE
PREVIOUS SHIFT HAS ALREADY ISSUED THE WIND ADVISORY AND WILL LET
IT RIDE. ALSO...THE COLD AIR ADVECTION OVER THE GULF WATERS WILL
PROVIDE ENOUGH TURBULENCE FOR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO AT OR ABOVE
GALE FORCE. THEREFORE...PREVIOUS SHIFT HAS ALSO ISSUED A GALE
WARNING FOR THURSDAY AND AGAIN WILL LET THAT RIDE.
OTHER HAZARD OF NOTE IS THE LOW WATER ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL
LAKES AND BAYS DURING THE LOW TIDE ON THURSDAY MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON. WITH THE STRONG NORTH WIND PUSHING WATER OUT OF THE
SHIP CHANNELS AND AWAY FROM SHORE...ACTUAL TIDE READINGS WILL
APPROACH (-3) MLLW.
EARLIER DISCUSSION ALREADY HIT ON THE POTENTIAL LIKELIHOOD OF A
HARD FREEZE FOR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...AND ALTHOUGH
THERE WILL BE VERY LOW RH VALUES ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND STRONG
NORTH WINDS...RECENT RAINFALL AND SURFACE GROUND MOISTURE WILL
HOPEFULLY LIMIT ANY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
RUA
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 600 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012/
DISCUSSION...
00Z TAF ISSUANCE.
AVIATION...
S TO SSW WINDS 5-7KT WILL SHIFT TO THE NW BETWEEN 08-10Z AND
INCREASE ~15KTS DURING FROPA...AND NEAR 18-20KTS WITH GUSTS
28-32KTS EXPECTED AFTER 15Z INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS STRONG CAA
CONTINUES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. OTHER THAN A SCT/BKN LAYER
~5000-6000FT...VFR EXPECTED.
DML
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 349 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012/
DISCUSSION...
MID-AFTERNOON SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY
CONTINUING TO PUSH NEWD...TAKING WITH IT THE PERSISTENT WRAP
AROUND LOW CLOUDS WHICH WERE SHROUDING THE NERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA EARLIER...AND SATELLITE IMAGERY NOW SHOWS CLEAR
SKIES PREVAILING OVER THE FORECAST AREA. MEANWHILE NEXT COLD FRONT
CURRENTLY ANALYZED FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WRN GREAT LAKES SWWD
THROUGH NWRN TX. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS YESTERDAY'S STORM
SYSTEM TRACKING ENEWD OVER THE MID-SOUTH WHILE THE NEXT STRONG
SHORTWAVE IS EXITING THE ROCKIES. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE BULK
OF THE MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM WELL TO OUR NW WITH JUST CIRRUS
STREAMING TOWARD THE FORECAST AREA ATTM.
NO HUGE CHANGES TO THIS FORECAST. FRONTAL BOUNDARY STILL PROGGED
TO CROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT IN THE 06Z-12Z TIME FRAME. WITH
LIMITED MOISTURE ACCOMPANYING IT (MEAN RH VALUES AOB 40 PERCENT
WITH PWAT VALUES AROUND 0.60 INCH) EXPECTING A DRY FROPA WITH JUST
A SMALL INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. INITIAL MAIN STORY WITH THE
FROPA WILL BE THE STRONG NRLY WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND IT. WILL BE
ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SRN 1/2 OF THE AREA WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS AT OR JUST ABOVE THE 20 MPH THRESHOLD EXPECTED BEGINNING
AROUND OR JUST AFTER SUNRISE AND LASTING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON
BEFORE DIMINISHING. NRN 1/2 OF THE AREA WILL BE CLOSE TO THE
THRESHOLD AND WILL NOT BE SURPRISED IF LATER SHIFTS HAVE TO EXPAND
THE ADVISORY NWD. OTHER BIG HEADLINE WILL BE THE COLD TEMPS
TOMORROW NIGHT. CANADIAN AIR MASS ACCOMPANYING THE APPROACHING SFC
HIGH WILL LEAD TO TEMPS FALLING TO THE MID 20S FOR ALL BUT THE SRN
TIER OF ZONES THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING. FULLY EXPECT LATER
SHIFTS TO ISSUE A HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR THE AREA NORTH OF I-10
TO ACCOUNT FOR THESE FRIGID TEMPS.
DRY AIRMASS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS SFC HIGH SHIFTS
ONLY SLOWLY EWD WHILE NWRLY FLOW PERSISTS ALOFT. MOISTURE WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE ON FRIDAY AS HIGH FINALLY MOVES EAST OF THE AREA
AND AND STORM SYSTEM CROSSING THE WRN CONUS LEADS TO TROFFING AND
A DEVELOPING SRLY FLOW ALOFT. NEXT COLD FRONT IS PROGGED TO CROSS
THE FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY WITH SHOWERS PROGGED AHEAD OF IT.
ATTM HAVE KEPT POPS ON THE LOW END OF CHANCE TO ACCOUNT. DRY AIR
QUICKLY RE-ESTABLISHES ITSELF BY WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE TAKES
BACK OVER.
MARINE...
HAVE ISSUED A GALE WARNING FOR TOMORROW MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON BASED ON FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 34 KNOTS. MODELS MAY BE
UNDERCUTTING SUSTAINED WIND POTENTIAL AS CANADIAN AIR MASS
FILTERING OVER WARMER GULF WATERS COULD BE ENOUGH TO PUSH WINDS TO
GALE FORCE...BUT FOR NOW HAVE KEPT SUSTAINED WINDS CLOSER TO 30
KNOTS. WINDS AND GUSTS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AS GRADIENT BEGINS TO RELAX WITH HIGH PRESSURE
APPROACHING. MAINLY LIGHT WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AS THE HIGH SLINKS ACROSS THE NRN GULF...WITH INCREASING SRLY FLOW
EXPECTED BY MONDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WRAPS UP OVER THE
PLAINS.
FIRE WEATHER...
FIRE DANGER WILL BE SLIGHTLY INCREASED ON THURSDAY THANKS TO STRONG
NRLY WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.
HOWEVER THE HEAVY RAINS OF MONDAY SHOULD HAVE HELPED MITIGATE THE
DRY GROUND FUELS PRESENT EARLIER. THUS NO RED FLAG/FIRE WEATHER
PRODUCTS ARE PLANNED ATTM.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 43 53 28 56 30 / 0 0 0 10 0
KBPT 42 54 29 56 32 / 0 0 0 10 0
KAEX 40 49 24 53 29 / 10 0 0 10 0
KLFT 45 52 27 54 30 / 0 0 0 10 0
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ACADIA...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...IBERIA...
JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY...
UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...WEST CAMERON.
TX...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: JEFFERSON...ORANGE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT
20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA
OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL
CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON
LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM LOWER
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM CST FRIDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT
20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA
OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL
CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON
LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM LOWER
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON
LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS
FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20
NM...WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO
60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: VERMILION BAY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 5:58 AM CST, 22 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 558 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 121200- VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- 558 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY A GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AREA-WIDE FRIDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE OF ARCTIC ORIGIN SLIPS INTO THE AREA. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS LIKELY TO BE REQUIRED FOR CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL THEN RETURN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A MOIST ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-121200- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 558 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WESTERLIES WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM AND YESTERDAYS WEATHER MAKER ADVANCES FURTHER NORTHEAST OF THE REGION. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE INTO THE GULF WATERS LATER TONIGHT BRINGING A STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT CRAFT WILL BE IN EFFECT WITH THE FRONTS PASSAGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HAZARDS ENDING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. GMZ430-432-435-121200- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 558 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT WITH WINDS INCREASING INTO A 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE OVER THE LAKES AND BAYS. SMALL SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...HAS BEEN ISSUED. THESE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN WATER LEVELS LOWERING SIGNIFICANTLY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH A LOW WATER ADVISORY AND SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION CONTINUING. WINDS WILL LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY GOING INTO FRIDAY EVENING WITH ALL HAZARDS ENDING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:18 AM CST | Low Water Advisory | LCH | 14 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:18 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 14 hr |
Nearby
Hard Freeze Warnings in Louisiana, 2012Hard Freeze Warnings in Texas, 2012Every hard freeze warning in 2012
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.