Wind Advisory 19, NWS Lake Charles, LA

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
506 PM CDT WED OCT 30 2013

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE OVER COASTAL
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

.THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 7 PM. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. 

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JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...
VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY
506 PM CDT WED OCT 30 2013

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LARGE SLAB SIDED VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION OVER 
  AREA BRIDGES. LOOSE LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CONTAINERS MAY BE 
  TO TOSSED AROUND. 

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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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1200 AM CDT WED OCT 30 2013

.DISCUSSION...
FOR THE 06Z TAF PACKAGE.

&&

.AVIATION...
ALL SITES CONTINUE TO REPORT VFR AT THIS HOUR...AND HAVE EASED OFF
PREVAILING MVFR AT THE COASTAL SITES OVERNIGHT...OPTING INSTEAD TO
INSERT TEMPO GROUPS TWD MORNING FOR MVFR CIGS KLCH AND KBPT...AND
MVFR VSBYS AT KLFT AND KARA. FCST AT KAEX WAS LEFT GENERALLY
UNCHANGED. WHETHER THEY MATERIALIZE OVERNIGHT OR NOT...EXPECT AT
LEAST A PERIOD OF MVFR CIGS MID MORNING...LIFTING TO VFR WITH
GREATER BL MIXING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AND BECOME
GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON. DID INSERT A VCSH AT KBPT TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...THOUGH IT APPEARS THAT MOST CONVECTION SHOULD
GENERALLY STAY WEST/NORTHWEST.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 916 PM CDT TUE OCT 29 2013/

DISCUSSION...
MAIN FORECAST UPDATES THIS EVENING WAS TO INTRODUCE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY LATE WED MORNING THRU EARLY THU EVENING FOR ALL COASTAL
WATERS ZONES FOR THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN S WINDS TO NEAR 20-25
KTS AND SEAS 4-8 FT. SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FOR THE INLAND
LAKES AND BAYS FOR WINDS 15-20 KTS AND ROUGH WATERS.

OTHERWISE...RADAR CLEAN OF ANY ECHOS...EXCEPT FOR THE FIRES ACROSS
C AND E CAMERON PARISH. FORECAST MAINLY ON TRACK WITH NO OTHER
UPDATES NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

DML

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 728 PM CDT TUE OCT 29 2013/

DISCUSSION...
FOR THE 00Z TAF PACKAGE.

AVIATION...
VFR PREVAILING AT ALL TERMINALS EARLY THIS EVENING...AND THAT
SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. HEADING INTO THE
OVERNIGHT...EXPECT MVFR TO DEVELOP AT THE COASTAL TERMINALS VIA
LOW CLOUDS AND/OR VSBY RESTRICTIONS. ELEVATED BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS
SHOULD PRECLUDE IFR HERE...BUT FARTHER INLAND AT KAEX...DID INSERT
A TEMPO IFR FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LOWER VSBYS. SOUTHEAST WINDS
FORECAST TO INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WITH
MVFR CIGS LIFTING TO VFR. POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION WILL INCREASE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT KBPT...BUT LOW PROBABILITY/UNCERTAINTY
PRECLUDES A MENTION FOR NOW.

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PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 331 PM CDT TUE OCT 29 2013/

DISCUSSION...
MILD WEATHER CONTINUES FOR ANOTHER 24-48 HOURS...BEFORE A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. LOW
TEMPS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RUN 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL...AND HIGHS WILL BE 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

PRECIPITATION-WISE...WILL BEGIN SMALL POPS LATE TONIGHT IN SE TX
IN RESPONSE TO A UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS EAST TEXAS.
THIS WILL EXTEND INTO PARTS OF CENLA AND SW LA DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

BUT THURSDAY IS THE BIG RAIN DAY...AND IT WILL EXTEND INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY MORNING. PER SPC DAY
3 OUTLOOK...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
AS WELL. QPF TOTALS SHOULD AVERAGE 1-2 INCHES...BUT SOME LOCAL
AREAS COULD SEE OVER 4 INCHES...ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR STREET OR
LOW-LYING FLOODING.

ALSO...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE WEDNESDAY IN RESPONSE TO A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT...AND COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 25-35 MPH
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR. DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS
FROM THE SOUTHEAST...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
DURING HIGH TIDES LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD...A DRIER WEEKEND IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  66  81  71  80  57 /  10  20  20  80  70
KBPT  71  81  71  81  59 /  20  30  40  80  40
KAEX  63  83  68  79  54 /  10  20  30  80  50
KLFT  65  82  70  81  64 /  10  10  20  50  80

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY
     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.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1248 PM CDT TUE OCT 29 2013

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073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-301800-
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-
1248 PM CDT TUE OCT 29 2013

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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WEDNESDAY WILL BE A WINDY DAY ACROSS THE REGION...WITH SOUTHEAST
WINDS GUSTING IN THE 20-35 MPH RANGE. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING AND ROUGH CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS IN THE COASTAL
WATERS AND COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY...RESULTING
IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG TO
SEVERE. IN ADDITION...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN COULD RESULT IN
MINOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.