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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Mar 2, 2012, 7:34 PM CST for Sabine County, Texas. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 7:34 PM CST (01:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 8:30 PM CST
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Sabine County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 3416 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 2, 6:45 PM CST, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 6:45 PM CST, 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
645 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
.AVIATION UPDATE...REGARDING 00Z TAF ISSUANCE. A COLD FRONT ADVANCING
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL MAY OCCUR WITH
STRONGER CONVECTION. OTHERWISE MVFR/VFR CLOUDINESS IS EXPECTED TO
LOWER INTO IFR UNTIL PASSAGE OF THE BOUNDARY...WITH WINDS THEN
BECOMING INCREASINGLY STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST USHERING SHARPLY
DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION
&&
MARCOTTE
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 432 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012/
DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA ARE RUNNING OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE LAKES REGION OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH 9 PM. RAINS FALL
TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 1/2 INCH ALL THOUGH SOME
LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE A BIT MORE.
WINDS WILL PICKUP BEHIND THE FRONT WITH COOLER TEMPS ON STORE
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. BRISK WINDS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WILL
REQUIRE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN SUNDAY... THIS LOOKS TO BE THE COLDEST MORNING WITH LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S BUT TEMPS WILL RECOVER INTO THE LOWER 70S WITH
SUNNY SKIES. GRADUAL WARM-UP THROUGH THE WORK WEEK.
THE NEXT RAINFALL/COOL FRONT EVENT LOOKS TO BE ON THURSDAY OF NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 81 56 67 41 72 / 20 60 10 0 0
KBPT 81 55 67 41 73 / 20 60 10 0 0
KAEX 81 49 65 38 71 / 40 60 10 0 0
KLFT 81 58 66 41 72 / 20 60 10 0 0
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...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...SABINE LAKE...VERMILION BAY...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.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 1:54 PM CST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 154 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 031200- 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- 154 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 60 IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING... 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 A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE THROUGH THE THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT, AND SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL, STRONG GUSTY WINDS, HAIL, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR PORTIONS OF EAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-031200- 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- 154 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS. PRE-FRONTAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SOME STORMS WILL BE STRONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 2, 3:58 PM CST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
358 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
LAZ027-TXZ260-022230-
NORTHERN NEWTON TX-VERNON LA-
358 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEWTON COUNTY...SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR VERNON PARISH UNTIL 430 PM CST...
AT 354 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BURR FERRY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...NEW
LLANO...HORNBECK...LEESVILLE...ANACOCO...SLAGLE AND KURTHWOOD.
THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL. SEEK
SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3116 9293 3097 9363 3114 9371 3118 9366
3118 9360 3117 9358 3120 9355 3124 9356
3127 9354 3129 9351 3128 9345 3137 9339
3137 9312
RDSpecial weather statement, Mar 2, 7:34 PM CST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
734 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
LAZ027-TXZ259-260-030230-
NORTHERN JASPER TX-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-VERNON LA-
734 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES...
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR VERNON PARISH UNTIL 830 PM CST...
AT 724 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF HARRISBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
FARRSVILLE...WIERGATE...STRINGTOWN...MAYFLOWER...BURKEVILLE AND
EVANS.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 40 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3134 9339 3090 9322 3085 9388 3101 9398
3118 9368 3118 9360 3117 9358 3120 9355
3124 9356 3126 9354 3129 9349 3128 9345
3133 9342
MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 8:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 40 min |
| Mar 2, 9:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 9:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 9:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 10:21 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 30 hr | |
| Mar 2, 8:38 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Newton | 37 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.