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Wind Advisory 5, NWS New Orleans, LA

December 19, 201213 parishes in Louisiana; 5 counties in Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this wind advisory at Dec 19, 2012, 3:24 PM CST for 13 parishes in Louisiana; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2012, 3:24 PM CST (21:24 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 20, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 21, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA

Counties Assumption Parish, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Amite County, MS, Pearl River County, MS, Pike County, MS, Walthall County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 108 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2012-12-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2012-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2567 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

713 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
324 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
   AND COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ...

LAZ060>064-066>070-200530-
/O.NEW.KLIX.WI.Y.0005.121220T1500Z-121221T0900Z/
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE...KENNER...
NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET...CHAUVIN...
DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...
PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY
324 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST
FRIDAY. 

* EVENT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BECOME HAZARDOUS SOUTH OF LAKE
  PONTCHARTRAIN. THESE WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 27 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE IN HIGHER
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST/WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS
  AND ELEVATED HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE
OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
718 
WWUS74 KLIX 200404
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1004 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN 
   AND COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
THURSDAY MORNING. COLD AIR WILL RIDE INTO THE AREA ON GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY.

LAZ060>064-066>070-201300-
/O.CON.KLIX.WI.Y.0005.121220T1500Z-121221T0900Z/
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE...KENNER...
NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET...CHAUVIN...
DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...
PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY
1004 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* EVENT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BECOME HAZARDOUS SOUTH OF LAKE 
  PONTCHARTRAIN. THESE WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 27 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG THURSDAY MORNING 
  THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACT...DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE IN 
  HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST/WEST ORIENTED 
  HIGHWAYS AND ELEVATED HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE
TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

&&

$$
660 
WWUS74 KLIX 201035
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
435 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN 
 AND COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
THIS MORNING. COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY.

LAZ060>064-066>070-201845-
/O.CON.KLIX.WI.Y.0005.121220T1500Z-121221T0900Z/
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE...KENNER...
NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET...CHAUVIN...
DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...
PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY
435 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM
CST FRIDAY...

* EVENT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BECOME HAZARDOUS SOUTH OF LAKE 
  PONTCHARTRAIN. THESE WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 27 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG THIS MORNING 
  THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACT...DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE IN 
  HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST/WEST ORIENTED 
  HIGHWAYS AND ELEVATED HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE
TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

&&

$$
708 
WWUS74 KLIX 201636
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1036 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS
MORNING. COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. STRONG WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED TO
FREQUENT GUSTS WEST AND NORTH OF THE TIDAL LAKES...INCLUDING THE
MISSISSIPPI SOUND. SOUTH OF THE TIDAL LAKES....SUSTAINED WINDS
NEAR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

LAZ034>037-039-040-046>050-056>059-065-071-072-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-210000-
/O.EXB.KLIX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON-
ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-
LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-
UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA...
ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER...
BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...
LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...
BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...
DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...PIERRE PART...LABADIEVILLE...
PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...RESERVE...
THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...AMITE...
KENTWOOD...HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...
GLOSTER...LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN...PICAYUNE...
BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...
PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN
1036 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS
  PORTIONS OF THE AREA WEST AND NORTH OF THE TIDAL LAKES...
  INCLUDING THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM LATE THIS MORNING
  THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD RELAX AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACT...DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE IN 
  HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST/WEST ORIENTED 
  HIGHWAYS AND ELEVATED HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE
TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

&&

$$

LAZ060>064-066>070-210045-
/O.CON.KLIX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0900Z/
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE...KENNER...
NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET...CHAUVIN...
DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...
PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY
1036 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY...

* EVENT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BECOME HAZARDOUS SOUTH OF LAKE 
  PONTCHARTRAIN. THESE WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 27 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG THIS MORNING THROUGH 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACT...DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE IN 
  HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST/WEST ORIENTED 
  HIGHWAYS AND ELEVATED HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE
TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

&&

$$
361 
WWUS74 KLIX 202147
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
347 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS
MORNING. COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. STRONG WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED TO
FREQUENT GUSTS WEST AND NORTH OF THE TIDAL LAKES...INCLUDING THE
MISSISSIPPI SOUND. SOUTH OF THE TIDAL LAKES....SUSTAINED WINDS
NEAR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

LAZ060>064-066>070-210600-
/O.CON.KLIX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0900Z/
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE...KENNER...
NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET...CHAUVIN...
DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...
PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY
347 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY...

* EVENT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BECOME HAZARDOUS SOUTH OF LAKE 
  PONTCHARTRAIN. THESE WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 27 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG THIS MORNING THROUGH 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACT...DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE IN 
  HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST/WEST ORIENTED 
  HIGHWAYS AND ELEVATED HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE
TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

&&

$$

LAZ034>037-039-040-046>050-056>059-065-071-072-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-210000-
/O.CON.KLIX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON-
ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-
LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-
UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA...
ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER...
BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...
LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...
BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...
DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...PIERRE PART...LABADIEVILLE...
PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...RESERVE...
THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...AMITE...
KENTWOOD...HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...
GLOSTER...LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN...PICAYUNE...
BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...
PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN
347 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* EVENT...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS 
  PORTIONS OF THE AREA WEST AND NORTH OF THE TIDAL LAKES... 
  INCLUDING THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM LATE THIS MORNING 
  THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD RELAX AFTER SUNSET. 

* IMPACT...DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE IN 
  HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST/WEST ORIENTED 
  HIGHWAYS AND ELEVATED HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE
TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

&&

$$
510 
WWUS74 KLIX 202356
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
556 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA SOUTH OF LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS
MORNING. COLD AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA ON GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. SOUTH OF THE TIDAL LAKES....SUSTAINED
WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

LAZ034>037-039-040-046>050-056>059-065-071-072-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-210100-
/O.EXP.KLIX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON-
ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-
LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-
UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA...
ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER...
BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...
LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...
BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...
DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...PIERRE PART...LABADIEVILLE...
PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...RESERVE...
THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...AMITE...
KENTWOOD...HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...
GLOSTER...LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN...PICAYUNE...
BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...
PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN
556 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE LOWERED INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE OVER MOST OF THE
AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. 

$$

LAZ060>064-066>070-210800-
/O.CON.KLIX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0900Z/
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE...KENNER...
NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET...CHAUVIN...
DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...
PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY
556 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY...

* EVENT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 27 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACT...DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE IN 
  HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST/WEST ORIENTED 
  HIGHWAYS AND ELEVATED HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE
TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

&&

$$
056 
WWUS74 KLIX 210340
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
940 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA SOUTH OF LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN...

.COLD AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA ON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND
A STRONG COLD FRONT. SOUTH OF THE TIDAL LAKES....SUSTAINED WINDS
NEAR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

LAZ060>064-066>070-210900-
/O.CON.KLIX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0900Z/
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE...KENNER...
NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET...CHAUVIN...
DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...
PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY
940 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY...

* EVENT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 27 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACT...DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE IN 
  HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST/WEST ORIENTED 
  HIGHWAYS AND ELEVATED HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE
TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 3:42 AM CSTGale WatchLIX11 hr
Dec 19, 10:10 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX47 hr
Dec 19, 3:08 PM CSTGale WarningLIX42 hr
Dec 19, 3:08 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX45 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Louisiana, 2012Wind Advisories in Mississippi, 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.