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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 18, 20126 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Mar 18, 2012, 4:09 PM CDT for 6 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 19, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 18, 2012, 4:09 PM CDT (21:09 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 19, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2012, 3:48 AM CDT
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Allen Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 45 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2012-03-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1443 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2012-03-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1443 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
532 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

617 
WWUS74 KLCH 182109
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
409 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY...

.A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
PLAINS...WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ON MONDAY.

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-190500-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.120319T1500Z-120320T0000Z/
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-
EAST CAMERON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-SOUTHERN JASPER-
SOUTHERN NEWTON-
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...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...
PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
409 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

13
9 follow-up statements
960 
WWUS74 KLCH 190222
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
922 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY...

.A CANADIAN FRONT WILL TRAVEL EAST ACROSS TEXAS ON MONDAY. THE
APPROACHING FRONT WILL GENERATE LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE
ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE THE RESULT.

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-191200-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.120319T1500Z-120320T0000Z/
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-
EAST CAMERON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-SOUTHERN JASPER-
SOUTHERN NEWTON-
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...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...
PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
922 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
MONDAY...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
138 
WWUS74 KLCH 190903
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
403 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A CANADIAN FRONT WILL TRAVEL EAST ACROSS TEXAS TODAY. THE
APPROACHING FRONT WILL GENERATE LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE
ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE THE RESULT.

LAZ027-030-031-TXZ180-259-260-191715-
/O.EXA.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.120319T1500Z-120320T0000Z/
VERNON-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...DE RIDDER...
OAKDALE...KINDER...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...
NEWTON
403 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-191715-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.120319T1500Z-120320T0000Z/
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-
EAST CAMERON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-SOUTHERN JASPER-
SOUTHERN NEWTON-
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...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...
PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
403 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

K. KUYPER
824 
WWUS74 KLCH 192233
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
533 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A CANADIAN FRONT WILL TRAVEL EAST ACROSS TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
APPROACHING FRONT WILL GENERATE LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE
ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE THE RESULT. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER THE INLAND
AREAS TONIGHT, HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING TUESDAY.

LAZ027-030-031-201500-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.120320T1500Z-120321T0000Z/
VERNON-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...DE RIDDER...
OAKDALE...KINDER
533 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ180-259-260-192345-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...JASPER...
KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON
533 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT.

$$

LAZ041>045-053>055-201500-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.120320T1200Z-120321T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120320T0100Z/
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS...
WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...
LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...NEW IBERIA...
MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...
STEPHENSVILLE
533 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ028-029-032-033-201500-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.120320T1500Z-120321T0000Z/
RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...
BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...VILLE PLATTE...
MAMOU...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE
533 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ052-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-201500-
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
VERMILION-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...HACKBERRY...
HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...
BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...
DEWEYVILLE
533 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS, ESPECIALLY NEAR
  THE COAST AND NEAR AREA LAKES.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
936 
WWUS74 KLCH 200141
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
841 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY...

.A CANADIAN FRONT WILL TRAVEL EAST ACROSS TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE APPROACHING FRONT WILL GENERATE LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE
ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE THE RESULT. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER THE INLAND
AREAS TONIGHT... HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING
TUESDAY.

LAZ041-201500-
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.120320T0141Z-120321T0000Z/
CALCASIEU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR
841 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ052-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-201500-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
VERMILION-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...HACKBERRY...
HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...
BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...
DEWEYVILLE
841 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE COAST AND NEAR AREA LAKES. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ042>045-053>055-201500-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.120320T1200Z-120321T0000Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENNINGS...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...
CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...
ST. MARTINVILLE...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...
PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE
841 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ027>033-201500-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.120320T1500Z-120321T0000Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA...
PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...
MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...
OPELOUSAS...EUNICE
841 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
372 
WWUS74 KLCH 200903
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
403 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY...

.A CANADIAN FRONT TRAVELING ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS WILL APPROACH THE
REGION TODAY. THIS WILL GENERATE LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE
ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE THE RESULT. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER THE INLAND
AREAS TONIGHT. 

TXZ180-259-260-201500-
/O.EXB.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.120320T1200Z-120320T1500Z/
TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...JASPER...
KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON
403 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE COAST AND NEAR AREA LAKES. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ027-030-201715-
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.120320T1200Z-120321T0000Z/
VERNON-BEAUREGARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...DE RIDDER
403 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ041-201715-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
CALCASIEU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR
403 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ052-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-201715-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
VERMILION-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...HACKBERRY...
HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...
BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...
DEWEYVILLE
403 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE COAST AND NEAR AREA LAKES. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ042>045-053>055-201715-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.120320T1200Z-120321T0000Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENNINGS...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...
CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...
ST. MARTINVILLE...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...
PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE
403 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ028-029-031>033-201715-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.120320T1500Z-120321T0000Z/
RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...
BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...OAKDALE...KINDER...
VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE
403 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
471 
WWUS74 KLCH 201344
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
844 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY...

.A CANADIAN FRONT TRAVELING ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS WILL APPROACH
THE REGION TODAY. THIS WILL GENERATE LARGE DIFFERENCES IN
PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE THE RESULT. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER THE
INLAND AREAS TONIGHT.

LAZ027-030-041>045-053>055-210000-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
VERNON-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-
UPPER ST. MARTIN-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...DE RIDDER...
LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...
CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...
ST. MARTINVILLE...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...
PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE
844 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ052-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-210000-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
VERMILION-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...HACKBERRY...
HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...
BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...
DEWEYVILLE
844 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE COAST AND NEAR AREA LAKES. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ180-259-260-201500-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120320T1500Z/
TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...JASPER...
KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON
844 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE COAST AND NEAR AREA LAKES. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ028-029-031>033-210000-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.120320T1500Z-120321T0000Z/
RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...
BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...OAKDALE...KINDER...
VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE
844 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
608 
WWUS74 KLCH 202325
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
625 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

.A CANADIAN FRONT HAS STALLED ALONG THE SABINE RIVER THIS EVENING 
AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY. THIS 
WILL KEEP WINDS ELEVATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH 
CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH THIS EVENING, HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
TO DECREASE LATE IN THE EVENING TO AROUND MIDNIGHT.

LAZ027>033-043>045-055-210030-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA...
PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...
MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...
OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE...
BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...STEPHENSVILLE
625 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY AS WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW 20 MPH.

$$

TXZ201-215-216-261-262-210030-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...
PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
625 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY AS WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW 20 MPH.

$$

LAZ041-042-053-054-210600-
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120321T0600Z/
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS...
WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...
PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA
625 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND INTO EARLY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ052-073-074-210600-
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120321T0600Z/
VERMILION-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...HACKBERRY...
HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER
625 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE COAST AND NEAR AREA LAKES. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
486 
WWUS74 KLCH 210440
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1140 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THE NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...

.THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL KEEP WINDS ELEVATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH THE NIGHT...
HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AS THE NIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING PROGRESSES.

LAZ052-074-211200-
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/
VERMILION-EAST CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...CAMERON...
GRAND CHENIER
1140 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE COAST AND NEAR AREA LAKES. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ053-054-211200-
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/
IBERIA-ST. MARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...
PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA
1140 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND INTO EARLY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ073-210700-
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120321T0700Z/
WEST CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH
1140 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE COAST AND NEAR AREA LAKES. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ041-042-210700-
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120321T0700Z/
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS...
WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR
1140 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND INTO EARLY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
191 
WWUS74 KLCH 210848
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
348 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

.GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING OVER COASTAL
ACADIANA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

LAZ053-054-211700-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.120321T0900Z-120321T1700Z/
IBERIA-ST. MARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...
PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA
348 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ052-211700-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.120321T0900Z-120321T1700Z/
VERMILION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN
348 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE COAST AND NEAR AREA LAKES. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ074-211000-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/
EAST CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER
348 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

A COLD FRONT HAS NOW MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED.

$$

LAZ055-211700-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.120321T0900Z-120321T1700Z/
LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEPHENSVILLE
348 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

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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.