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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Jan 11, 2012, 4:03 PM CST for Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jan 12, 2012, 7:13 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2012, 4:03 PM CST (22:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2012, 7:13 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Cameron Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 762 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
895 WWUS74 KLCH 112203 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 403 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED IN ITS WAKE. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER ARE FORECAST FOR THE AREA FROM THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR SOUTHWARD TO THE COAST...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS LIKELY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS BUILDING OVER THE REGION. LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-120600- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.120112T1200Z-120112T2100Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE... KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON... BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH... CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE... VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 403 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP PRIOR TO SUNRISE ON THURSDAY BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO POSSIBLY 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS CAN EXPECT ROUGH CHOP ON AREA 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. && $$ 25
5 follow-up statements
384 WWUS74 KLCH 120317 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 917 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA BEFORE SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. AN INCREASE IN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AS THE HIGH BUILDS IN...COMBINED WITH A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS THAT WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD DAYTIME MIXING...WILL HELP PRODUCE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO SETTLE OVER THE REGION...AND THE DAYTIME MIXING RELAXES. LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-121200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.120112T1200Z-120112T2100Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE... KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON... BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH... CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE... VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 917 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 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. && $$
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. && $$
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. $$ LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-130800- /O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.120113T0600Z-120113T1400Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON... SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 559 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING WITH LOWS 22 TO 27 DEGREES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES HARMFUL TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PEOPLE AND PETS SHOULD STAY IN WARM SHELTERED AREAS. SOME EXPOSED PIPES HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE TO FREEZE AND SHOULD BE WRAPPED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 4:34 AM CST | Low Water Advisory | LCH | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:34 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 25 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:56 PM CST | Gale Warning | LCH | 26 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:56 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 38 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.