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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2012, 5:33 PM CDT for 9 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Mar 19, 2012, 8:41 PM CDT. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2012, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2012, 8:41 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2012, 3:48 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 1440 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 540 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 5.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
936 WWUS74 KLCH 200141 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 841 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY... .A CANADIAN FRONT WILL TRAVEL EAST ACROSS TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE APPROACHING FRONT WILL GENERATE LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE THE RESULT. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER THE INLAND AREAS TONIGHT... HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING TUESDAY. LAZ041-201500- /O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.120320T0141Z-120321T0000Z/ CALCASIEU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR 841 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 19, 4:56 PM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 4:56 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
456 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS...A DEEP WESTERN STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING SLOWLY
EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A CUTOFF LOW OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL DRAW GULF MOISTURE AND HEAVY RAINS INTO THE
AREA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
SYSTEM.
&&
.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF OUR AREA
TONIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A LEAD SHORT WAVE. RAINFALL ON TUESDAY
WILL BE ENHANCED BY SPEED CONVERGENCE OF STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS
OFF THE GULF DRAWN BY A SURFACE LOW OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS. TWO OR
MORE INCHES OF RAIN SHOULD BE SEEN IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND WESTERN
LOUISIANA ON TUESDAY. FORECAST PRECIP WATER OF OVER 1.5 INCHES
WILL MAKE FOR EFFECIENT RAIN PRODUCING HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
IN FROM EAST TEXAS. A COLD POOL ALOFT WILL CREATE ADDED
INSTABILITY AND LIFT DURNING THE DAY. THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT WILL
CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE PACIFIC COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY DUE
TO MUCH OF THE AREA BEING UNDER THE RIGHT REAR QUAD OR ENTRANCE
REGION OF THE SUBTROPICAL JET. HEAVY RAINS LOOK TO TAPER OFF
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ASSUMING CURRENT PROJECTIONS ON THE MOVEMENT OF
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW. THERE COULD EVEN BE A DRY PUNCH TO ASSIST IN
ENDING THE PRECIP AT THAT TIME.
.SHORT TERM...A WIND ADVISORY WILL EXTEND THROUGH TONIGHT OVER
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM...THE ASSOCIATED TRAILING PACIFIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS
EXPECTED TO STALL NEAR THE AREA LATER THIS WEEK SO WILL KEEP
MENTION OF PRECIP INTO THIS WEEKEND.
&&
.MARINE...WINDS WILL BE REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL ZONES TONIGHT AND WILL EXTEND THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.
THIS ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...TOTAL RAIN EVENT IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE WITH A FEW
LOCATIONS ISOLATED HIGHER.
SWEENEY
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 70 77 66 70 56 / 20 80 80 70 60
KBPT 71 76 61 69 55 / 20 80 80 70 30
KAEX 66 78 65 72 58 / 10 60 70 70 60
KLFT 70 81 69 74 61 / 10 50 50 70 60
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ACADIA...ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...
CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...EVANGELINE...JEFFERSON DAVIS...
RAPIDES...VERMILION...VERNON...WEST CAMERON.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...IBERIA...ST.
MARY...VERMILION...WEST CAMERON.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: HARDIN...JEFFERSON...NORTHERN
JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER...
SOUTHERN NEWTON...TYLER.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: JEFFERSON...ORANGE.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
HARDIN...JEFFERSON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN
NEWTON.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY 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...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 UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: VERMILION BAY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 4:14 AM CDT, 13 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 414 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055- 073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-200915- 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-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- 414 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF A CANADIAN COLD FRONT THAT IS MOVING THROUGH WEST TEXAS AT THIS TIME. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH 7 PM TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WITH THE RAIN CHANCES INCREASING INTO TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE. THERE IS A THREAT THAT SOME STORMS TOMORROW WILL BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT AT THIS TIME IS WINDS ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY TIME FRAME. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 4:02 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 57 hr | |
| Mar 19, 10:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 8 days |
| Mar 19, 3:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:26 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LCH | Cameron | 44 hr |
| Mar 19, 5:31 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 43 hr |
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Wind Advisories in Louisiana, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012
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.