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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2014, 3:31 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas; 10 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2014, 3:31 PM CST (21:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2014, 3:24 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 radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1055 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
996 WWUS74 KLCH 012131 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 331 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE PRE-DAWN AND EARLY MORNING HOURS TOMORROW. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...AND ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 020500- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.140102T1200Z-140103T0000Z/ 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 331 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM MID MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN FURNITURE...TRASH CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS ARE URGED TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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
3 follow-up statements
764 WWUS74 KLCH 020414 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1014 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE PRE-DAWN AND EARLY MORNING HOURS TOMORROW. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...AND ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 021100- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.140102T1200Z-140103T0000Z/ 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 1014 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM MID MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN FURNITURE... TRASH CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS ARE URGED TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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. && $$
452 WWUS74 KLCH 020944 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 344 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...AND ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 022200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.140102T1200Z-140103T0000Z/ 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 344 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM MID MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN FURNITURE... TRASH CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS ARE URGED TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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. && $$
287 WWUS74 KLCH 022124 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 324 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINDS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AWAY FROM THE COAST... ...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET LATER TONIGHT... .LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING IS CAUSING WINDS TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH NORTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR. LAZ027>029-031>033-030500- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0001.140103T0800Z-140103T1400Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...OPELOUSAS... EUNICE 324 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TEMPERATURE...SHOULD FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS AND APPROACH THE MID 20S IN SOME LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN FURNITURE... TRASH CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS ARE URGED TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED. && $$ LAZ044-045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-030000- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.140102T2200Z-140103T0000Z/ LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 324 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM MID MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN FURNITURE... TRASH CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS ARE URGED TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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. && $$ LAZ030-041>043-TXZ180-201-259>262-022230- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0000Z/ BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-TYLER-HARDIN- NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE RIDDER...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR... JENNINGS...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...JASPER... KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 324 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 20 MPH WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. $$ SWEENEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:24 PM CST | Low Water Advisory | LCH | 27 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:24 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.