Wind Advisory 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

Mar 21, 2012, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 21, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT

Expired

Mar 21, 2012, 10:12 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Lake Charles, LA

County Saint Martin Parish, LA

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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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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1012 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY FOR LOWER ACADIANA CANCELLED...

.OBSERVATIONS FROM LOWER ACADIANA SHOW THAT WINDS HAVE RELAXED
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...THEREFORE THE WIND
ADVISORY WHICH HAD BEEN ISSUED EARLIER HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAZ052>055-211615-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120321T1700Z/
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA...
MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...
STEPHENSVILLE
1012 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

OBSERVATIONS SHOW WINDS HAVE RELAXED ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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