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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Jan 30, 2013, 4:33 AM CST for 10 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 30, 2013, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2013, 4:33 AM CST (10:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 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, 10.6 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
- 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.
583 WWUS74 KLCH 301033 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 433 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE. ALTHOUGH INITIALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE...THESE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATER THIS MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 301800- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.130130T1500Z-130131T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...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...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE... BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER... KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 433 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...9 AM CST TO 6 PM CST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 3O TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY DUE TO STRONG NORTHWEST 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. && $$ 13
2 follow-up statements
648 WWUS74 KLCH 301550 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 950 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 310000- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130131T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...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...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE... BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER... KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 950 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...9 AM CST TO 6 PM CST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 3O TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY DUE TO STRONG NORTHWEST 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. && $$
938 WWUS74 KLCH 310009 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 609 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... .NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN MOST LOCATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 310115- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130131T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...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...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE... BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER... KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 609 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN MOST LOCATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER A FEW GUSTS EXCEEDING 20 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. $$ 25
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 8:33 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | Cameron, Lafayette, Saint Martin | 7 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 |
| 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 |
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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.