Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
409 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
041200-
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-
409 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT AS AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE COMBINES WITH
THE DEEP MOISTURE IN PLACE OVER THE WESTERN GULF STATES. A FEW
STORMS COULD BE SEVERE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND POSSIBLY CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AS STRONG WINDS
LINGER IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WHILE ALSO TURNING SOMEWHAT WITH
HEIGHT. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE AGAIN THE
PRIMARY THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT
SLOWLY CROSSES THE AREA. SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG...WITH WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AS
EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER SHOULD LIMIT ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY.
PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY AS WARM MOIST FLOW OFF
THE GULF PERSISTS IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE. DRY WEATHER IS THEN FORECAST BEGINNING TUESDAY AS
DRIER AIR FINALLY FILTERS OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST
TEXAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-041200-
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
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-
409 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
PATCHY SEA FOG...SOMETIMES DENSE WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE
NAUTICAL MILE...IS EXPECTED TO AGAIN DEVELOP TONIGHT OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS AND POSSIBLY SPREAD OVER THE INLAND LAKES AND BAYS.
THIS FOG WILL PERSIST INTO MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF BY MID-DAY SATURDAY
THEN SLOWLY CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS INTO SATURDAY EVENING. STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING AN END TO THE
PERSISTENT FOG...ALTHOUGH BOATING WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT
WITH ROUGH SEAS ACCOMPANYING THE WINDS. ONCE THE STRONG WINDS
RELAX LATE SUNDAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
628 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     FLOOD            ALEXANDRIA              31.29N 92.46W
02/03/2012                   RAPIDES            LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            41 ROADS REMAIN CLOSED ACROSS RAPIDES PARISH DUE TO
            FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.

&&

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
903 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

LAZ027-028-040400-
RAPIDES LA-VERNON LA-
903 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RAPIDES AND VERNON PARISHES UNTIL
1000 PM CST...

AT 902 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF LACAMP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LACAMP BY 910 PM...
  LEANDER BY 920 PM...
  SIEPER AND HINESTON BY 935 PM...
  ELMER BY 945 PM...
  OTIS BY 950 PM...
  GARDNER BY 1000 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN
TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A
SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING
ROADWAYS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

LAT...LON 3142 9268 3140 9267 3140 9264 3113 9249
      3102 9291 3113 9304 3144 9269

LANDRENEAU