Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

.DISCUSSION...LOTS TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORNING.

TODAY...FIRST..COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED SQUALL LINE WILL BE MOVING
THROUGH THE CWA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  CANNOT RULE OUT SOME
ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO SEVERE LIMITS MAINLY BEFORE SUNRISE OVER
NORTHERN COUNTIES/PARISHES...OTHERWISE EXPECT 30 TO 40 MPH WIND
GUSTS AS LINE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.  RAPIDLY CLEARING...
INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL HIGHLIGHT
TODAY.  CURRENT WIND ADVISORY CONFIGURATION ALONG I10 CORRIDOR LOOKS
VERY GOOD AS WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE LIKELY
ESPECIALLY AFTER 15Z.

TONIGHT...GOOD COLD ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND APPEARS
THAT NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WIDESPREAD NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 190.  FURTHER SOUTH...AM LESS CONFIDENT IN EXTENT OF
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ESPECIALLY OVER ACADIANA. MOS TAKES THESE
SITES CLOSE TO FREEZING AS WELL BUT PAST HISTORY SUGGESTS THAT THIS
IS USUALLY SEVERAL DEGREES TOO COLD.  WILL DEFER THE FREEZE WARNING
ISSUE FOR NOW BUT WILL HIGHLIGHT IN HWO.

FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA
FRIDAY.  A GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING NIGHT IS ANTICIPATED FOR FRIDAY
NIGHT. SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE LIKELY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 190
WITH TEMPERATURES AGAIN CLOSE TO FREEZING ALONG I10 CORRIDOR. GOOD
WARMUP WILL THEN BEGIN WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE 70S.

EXTENDED FORECAST...NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY BEGINS TO APPROACH THE
AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.  BOTH GFS AND ECMWF ARE HINTING AT LOW
PRESSURE WAVES MOVING ALONG THE FRONT ON TUESDAY BEFORE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH REGION ON WEDNESDAY.  CURRENT FORECAST REFLECTS THIS
SCENARIO VERY WELL.  WILL CONTINUE WITH LOW POP FORECAST BEGINNING
SUNDAY WITH CHANCE POPS INTO TUESDAY.  TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ABOVE
NORMAL FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY WITH COLDER WEATHER
RETURNING BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.MARINE...NO CHANGES TO MARINE HAZARDS FOR NOW WITH LOW WATER
ADVISORY FOR BAYS AND GALE WARNINGS FOR OFFSHORE WATERS BEGINNING
TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR NEARSHORE
WATERS AND ON FRIDAY OFFSHORE.  RETURN FLOW SHOULD BEGIN TO SET UP
ON SUNDAY.  ALTHOUGH A MODEST INCREASE IN SEAS IS EXPECTED...NO
MARINE HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  64  32  61  33  64 /  10   0   0   0  10
KBPT  63  30  63  34  67 /  10   0   0   0  10
KAEX  60  29  58  30  63 /  10   0   0   0  10
KLFT  63  34  61  34  64 /  30   0   0   0  10

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ACADIA...CALCASIEU...EAST
     CAMERON...IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST.
     MARTIN...ST. MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...WEST
     CAMERON.

     SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: AVOYELLES...RAPIDES...VERNON.

TX...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: JEFFERSON...ORANGE.

     SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...
     SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON...TYLER.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: 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 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: 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.

     LOW WATER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE...VERMILION BAY.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE...VERMILION
     BAY.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY 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.

&&

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
311 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

LAZ027>032-041-042-073-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-201030-
HARDIN TX-JEFFERSON TX-RAPIDES LA-EVANGELINE LA-BEAUREGARD LA-
ALLEN LA-VERNON LA-AVOYELLES LA-CALCASIEU LA-ORANGE TX-
JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-SOUTHERN JASPER TX-SOUTHERN NEWTON TX-
WEST CAMERON LA-
311 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON...
JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTIES...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
RAPIDES...EVANGELINE...BEAUREGARD...ALLEN...VERNON...AVOYELLES...
CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS AND CAMERON PARISHES UNTIL 430 AM CST...

AT 308 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 31 MILES
NORTHEAST OF LENA TO FORT POLK TO DEWEYVILLE TO 31 MILES SOUTH OF
LIBERTY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LENA...CLIFTON...FIELDS AND ROSE CITY BY 315 AM...
  SINGER...LACAMP...VIDOR AND MAURICEVILLE BY 320 AM...
  TULLA AND CRAVENS BY 325 AM...

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50
MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. ALSO...POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STRONG
WINDS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS
HAVE PASSED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM THURSDAY
MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3140 9266 3147 9216 3138 9211 3101 9239
      3033 9305 2967 9396 2956 9435 2988 9436
      2988 9444 2993 9445 3033 9391 3102 9325
      3136 9299 3152 9273

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
404 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

LAZ028-029-031>033-041>043-052-073-074-TXZ215-201100-
JEFFERSON TX-ST. LANDRY LA-RAPIDES LA-EVANGELINE LA-ALLEN LA-
ACADIA LA-AVOYELLES LA-CALCASIEU LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-VERMILION LA-
WEST CAMERON LA-EAST CAMERON LA-
404 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY...SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ST. LANDRY...RAPIDES...EVANGELINE...ALLEN...
ACADIA...AVOYELLES...CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS...VERMILION AND
CAMERON PARISHES UNTIL 500 AM CST...

AT 359 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 22 MILES NORTH OF EFFIE TO 23 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF JOHNSONS BAYOU...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  RUBY...POLAND...LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT AND DEVILLE BY 410
  AM...
  BOND...GRAND LAKE AND FENTON BY 415 AM...
  TURKEY CREEK...IOWA AND ECHO BY 420 AM...

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50
MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. ALSO...SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY FROM THESE STRONG
WINDS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS
HAVE PASSED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM THURSDAY
MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3133 9207 3132 9200 3123 9199 3130 9191
      3120 9168 3110 9170 3046 9221 2972 9305
      2977 9323 2976 9351 2967 9390 3046 9301
      3148 9220

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