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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Apr 9, 2013, 5:07 AM CDT for 10 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 9, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2013, 5:07 AM CDT (10:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2013, 4:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 417 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -311 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
939 WWUS74 KLCH 091007 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 507 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY DUE TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST US COAST AND LOWER PRESSURE ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING. LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-092000- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.130409T1700Z-130410T0000Z/ 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 507 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MIDDAY AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SMALL TWIGS OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF. LOOSE LAWN ITEMS AND TRASH CANS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
868 WWUS74 KLCH 091916 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 216 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE SEPARATE AN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM FALLING PRESSURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE THE RESULT. LAZ027>033-TXZ180-259-260-100300- /O.EXB.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130410T0300Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...JASPER... KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON 216 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MIDDAY AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SMALL TWIGS OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF. LOOSE LAWN ITEMS AND TRASH CANS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-100330- /O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130410T0600Z/ 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 216 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MIDDAY AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SMALL TWIGS OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF. LOOSE LAWN ITEMS AND TRASH CANS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
792 WWUS74 KLCH 091920 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 220 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE SEPARATE AN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM FALLING PRESSURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE THE RESULT. LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-100515- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130410T0600Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE... KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON... BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH... CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT... PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 220 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MIDDAY AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SMALL TWIGS OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF. LOOSE LAWN ITEMS AND TRASH CANS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ LAZ027>033-TXZ180-259-260-100300- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130410T0300Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...JASPER... KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON 220 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MIDDAY AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SMALL TWIGS OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF. LOOSE LAWN ITEMS AND TRASH CANS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
245 WWUS74 KLCH 100304 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1004 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE SEPARATE AN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM FALLING PRESSURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE THE RESULT. LAZ027>033-TXZ180-259-260-100415- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130410T0300Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...JASPER... KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON 1004 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... OBSERVATIONS FROM ACROSS THE AREA SHOW THAT WIND SPEEDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW 20 MPH...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS ISSUED EARLIER HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-100500- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130410T0600Z/ 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 1004 PM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH LATE EVENING BEFORE RELAXING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SMALL TWIGS OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF. LOOSE LAWN ITEMS AND TRASH CANS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ 25
493 WWUS74 KLCH 100607 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 107 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE SEPARATE AN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM FALLING PRESSURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE THE RESULT. LAZ043>045-TXZ201-261-262-101200- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130410T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0014.130410T1500Z-130411T0000Z/ ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-HARDIN-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...LUMBERTON... SILSBEE...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 107 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...MODERATE SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY BY MID MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SMALL TWIGS OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF. LOOSE LAWN ITEMS AND TRASH CANS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ LAZ030>033-101200- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0014.130410T1500Z-130411T0000Z/ BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER... VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE 107 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...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...MODERATE SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY BY MID MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SMALL TWIGS OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF. LOOSE LAWN ITEMS AND TRASH CANS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ LAZ041-042-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-101200- /O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130411T0000Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON... GRAND CHENIER...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR... BRIDGE CITY 107 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SMALL TWIGS OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF. LOOSE LAWN ITEMS AND TRASH CANS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ 13
135 WWUS74 KLCH 100945 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 445 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE LOWEST LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...WILL RESULT IN GUSTY SOUTH WINDS LATER TODAY...REACHING SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. LAZ041-042-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-101700- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130411T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KLCH.WI.Y.0014.130410T1500Z-130411T0000Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON... GRAND CHENIER...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR... BRIDGE CITY 445 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...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...SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY BY MID MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SMALL TWIGS OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF. LOOSE LAWN ITEMS AND TRASH CANS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ LAZ030>033-043>045-TXZ201-261-262-101700- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0014.130410T1500Z-130411T0000Z/ BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE- UPPER ST. MARTIN-HARDIN-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER... VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...CROWLEY...RAYNE... CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE... LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 445 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY BY MID MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SMALL TWIGS OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF. LOOSE LAWN ITEMS AND TRASH CANS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 4:58 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 58 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:47 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LCH | Cameron | 43 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.