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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Jan 29, 2013, 8:33 PM CST for Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2013, 8:33 PM CST (02:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Cameron Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 1450 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 474 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 314 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.4
- Supercell composite
- 10.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
051 WWUS74 KLCH 300233 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 833 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE LINGERING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...THANKS TO DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY PLUS STRONG WINDS ALOFT IN THE ATMOSPHERE MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TOWARD MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-300600- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.130130T0233Z-130130T0600Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- 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...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE... VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 833 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...8 PM CST THROUGH 12 AM CST * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO STRONG SOUTH WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. 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. && $$ 25
1 follow-up statement
689 WWUS74 KLCH 300556 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1156 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE LINGERING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT... THANKS TO DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY PLUS STRONG WINDS ALOFT IN THE ATMOSPHERE MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. LAZ041-042-073-074-TXZ215-216-300700- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON- ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON... GRAND CHENIER...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR... BRIDGE CITY 1156 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED TO BELOW 20 MPH...THUS THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED AT MIDNIGHT. $$ LAZ043>045-052>055-301000- /O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130130T1000Z/ ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- LOWER ST. MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE... KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON... BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE 1156 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...12 AM CST THROUGH 4 AM CST * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO STRONG SOUTH WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 9:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Tyler | 53 min |
| Jan 29, 9:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Tyler | 60 min |
| Jan 30, 4:33 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 13 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Rapides | 60 min |
| Jan 30, 1:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 65 min |
| Jan 30, 1:12 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 18 min | |
| Jan 30, 1:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline | 61 min |
| Jan 30, 2:13 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 62 min |
| Jan 30, 3:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin | 61 min |
| Jan 30, 4:08 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 112 min | |
| Jan 30, 4:22 AM CST | Gale Warning | LCH | 18 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:22 AM CST | Low Water Advisory | LCH | 24 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:22 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | LCH | 18 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:22 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 68 min |
| Jan 30, 5:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | St. Mary | 40 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.