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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

August 11, 2014Newton County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Aug 11, 2014, 6:37 PM CDT for Newton County, Texas. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 11, 2014, 6:37 PM CDT (23:37 UTC)
Expired: Aug 11, 2014, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA

County Newton County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 11, 6:31 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 6:31 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
631 PM CDT MON AUG 11 2014

.AVIATION...A COLD FRONT AROUND THE ARKLATEX IS PUSHING A BAND OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT AHEAD CURRENTLY AFFECTING AEX. THIS
BAND IS PROGRESSING SOUTHWARD AT 25 KNOTS AND SHOULD BE AFFECTING
THE SOUTHERN TERMINALS WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS. TEMPO MVFR WITH
THE TSTMS. VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS AFTER 03Z.

SWEENEY

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 258 PM CDT MON AUG 11 2014/

SYNOPSIS...

A HIGH PLAINS COLD FRONT WILL TRAVEL SOUTHWARD...SPILLING THROUGH
NORTHERN LOUISIANA JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY...BEFORE REACHING A
BATON ROUGE-LAFAYETTE-GALVESTON LINE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE FRONT WILL SEEP FURTHER SOUTHWARD INTO THE COASTAL WATERS BY
TUESDAY EVENING...WHERE IT SUBSEQUENTLY STALLS.

FURTHER UP...A WARM ANTICYCLONE...OVER THE LEESIDE OF THE COLORADO-
NEW MEXICO ROCKIES...RIDGES SOUTHEAST THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

THE ANTICYCLONE WILL PROPAGATE EASTWARD...WHILE ERODING POLEWARD...
REACHING NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON THURSDAY...BEFORE TAKING ON A MORE
ZONAL ORIENTATION.

DISCUSSION...

NORTHWESTERLY SHORTWAVES CONTINUE SLIDING DOWN THE OUTER EASTERN
PERIPHERY OF THE WARM ANTICYCLONE RIDGE...ROLLING ALONG AN
OKLAHOMA TO SW LOUISIANA TRACK.

THEIR ASSOCIATED PVA LIFT WILL GIVE AN ADDED BOOST TO THE FRONTAL
LIFT WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR WEDGE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

WITH THE PRECIPITABLE WATER RUNNING ABOUT 150 PERCENT OF NORMAL
(NEAR 2.25 INCHES)...SOME SHOWERS WILL BE VERY HEAVY. LOCALIZED
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

FOR TUESDAY...A TEXAS DRY-AIR INTRUSION WILL WORK ITS WAY EASTWARD
..AS THE FRONT EXITS INTO THE COASTAL WATERS. RAIN WILL TAPER
OFF ACCORDINGLY.

DRIER (SLIGHTLY COOLER) AIR WILL SEEP INTO THE FORECAST AREA BY
TUESDAY EVENING.

OUTLOOK...

THE BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RE-BUILD WESTWARD THROUGH THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO ON THURSDAY...SHOVING THE STATIONARY FRONT
TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST. THE TRAVELING (WARM) FRONT WILL ENTER
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AROUND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY...BEFORE STALLING ACROSS
NORTHERN LOUISIANA BY EARLY MORNING FRIDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF NORTHWESTERLY SHORTWAVES WILL BRING ABOUT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

MARINE...

SLIGHTLY-CONFUSED SEAS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...AS NEWLY-GENERATED
WESTERLY WIND WAVES (ASSOCIATED WITH AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT)
OPPOSE THE TYPICAL SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL WAVES (ASSOCIATED WITH THE
BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM).

THE CONFUSED SEAS WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY...AS THE WESTERLY WIND
WAVES BECOME MORE NORTHERLY...FURTHER OPPOSING THE TYPICAL
SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL WAVES.

21

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  76  92  74  90  73 /  80  40  20  10  10
KBPT  76  92  74  91  74 /  70  40  20  10  10
KAEX  74  91  70  89  68 /  80  10  10  10  10
KLFT  76  90  75  90  72 /  80  50  20  10  10

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

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&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 3:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
318 PM CDT MON AUG 11 2014

GMZ430-432-435-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-
216-259>262-122030-
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-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-
318 PM CDT MON AUG 11 2014

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

A HIGH PLAINS COLD FRONT WILL TRAVEL SOUTHWARD...SPILLING THROUGH
NORTHERN LOUISIANA JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT...BEFORE REACHING A BATON
ROUGE-LAFAYETTE-GALVESTON LINE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

NUMEROUS PRE-FRONTAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE
PINEY HILLS AND LAKES REGION BY EARLY THIS EVENING...WORKING THEIR
WAY TO THE COAST BY LATE EVENING. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY BRING
ABOUT LOCALIZED FLOODING. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS ALSO EXPECTED
ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NUMEROUS PRE-FRONTAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...TAPERING OFF BY
THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-122030-
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-
318 PM CDT MON AUG 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A HIGH PLAINS COLD FRONT WILL TRAVEL SOUTHWARD...SPILLING THROUGH
NORTHERN LOUISIANA JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY...BEFORE REACHING A
BATON ROUGE-LAFAYETTE-GALVESTON LINE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE FRONT WILL SEEP FURTHER SOUTHWARD INTO THE COASTAL WATERS BY
TUESDAY EVENING...WHERE IT SUBSEQUENTLY STALLS.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS BY TUESDAY MORNING...TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 4:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 5:43 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 11, 6:26 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 6:37 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 11, 1:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Vermilion	54 min
Aug 11, 1:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vermilion	25 min
Aug 11, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	24 min
Aug 11, 4:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	25 min
Aug 11, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	33 min
Aug 11, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen, Evangeline	62 min
Aug 11, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Newton	57 min
Aug 11, 6:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	61 min

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