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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2014, 1:35 PM CDT for Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Apr 14, 2014, 5:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2014, 1:35 PM CDT (18:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2014, 5:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2014, 4:13 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 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 18:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 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
- 585 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
351 WWUS74 KLCH 141835 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 135 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-10... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS FRONT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. LAZ073-074-151300- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0015.140414T2200Z-140415T2200Z/ WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON... GRAND CHENIER 135 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE YARD ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. 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. && $$ LAZ041-042-TXZ215-216-151300- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0015.140414T2200Z-140415T1800Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR... BRIDGE CITY 135 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE YARD ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ LAZ052>055-151300- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0015.140415T0000Z-140415T2200Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE 135 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE YARD ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. 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. && $$ LAZ043>045-151300- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0015.140415T0000Z-140415T1800Z/ ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE 135 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE YARD ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
4 follow-up statements
594 WWUS74 KLCH 151020 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 520 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-10... .A COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY. AS A RESULT...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH BEGINS TO SETTLE IN. LAZ052>055-073-074-151830- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140415T2200Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER 520 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE YARD ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. 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. && $$ LAZ041>045-TXZ215-216-151800- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140415T1800Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...BEAUMONT... PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 520 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE YARD ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ RUA
311 WWUS74 KLCH 151638 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1138 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-10... ...FREEZE WARNING AND A FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA... .A COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY. AS A RESULT...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH BEGINS TO SETTLE IN. LAZ028-029-160000- /O.NEW.KLCH.FZ.W.0001.140416T0900Z-140416T1400Z/ RAPIDES-AVOYELLES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE... BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA 1138 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...30 TO 32 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION WILL BE DAMAGED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT PLANTS BY COVERING THEM OR BRINGING THEM INSIDE. ALSO...PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED OR MOVED INDOORS. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. SPACE HEATERS NEED TO BE KEPT 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. && $$ LAZ027-031>033-160000- /O.NEW.KLCH.FR.Y.0001.140416T0900Z-140416T1400Z/ VERNON-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...OAKDALE... KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE 1138 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...33 TO 35 DEGREES WITH AREAS OF FROST. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION MAY BE DAMAGED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ LAZ041>045-TXZ215-216-151800- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140415T1800Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...BEAUMONT... PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 1138 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE YARD ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. 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. && $$ LAZ052>055-073-074-152200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140415T2200Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER 1138 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE YARD ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
610 WWUS74 KLCH 151812 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 112 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-10 IN LOUISIANA... ...FREEZE WARNING AND A FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA... .A COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY. AS A RESULT...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH BEGINS TO SETTLE IN. LAZ041>045-TXZ215-216-151915- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140415T1800Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...BEAUMONT... PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 112 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS THE REGION AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN, THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. $$ LAZ028-029-160500- /O.CON.KLCH.FZ.W.0001.140416T0900Z-140416T1400Z/ RAPIDES-AVOYELLES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE... BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA 112 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TEMPERATURE...30 TO 32 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION WILL BE DAMAGED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT PLANTS BY COVERING THEM OR BRINGING THEM INSIDE. ALSO...PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED OR MOVED INDOORS. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. SPACE HEATERS NEED TO BE KEPT 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. && $$ LAZ027-031>033-160500- /O.CON.KLCH.FR.Y.0001.140416T0900Z-140416T1400Z/ VERNON-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...OAKDALE... KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE 112 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TEMPERATURE...33 TO 35 DEGREES WITH AREAS OF FROST. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION MAY BE DAMAGED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ LAZ052>055-073-074-152200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140415T2200Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER 112 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE YARD ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
769 WWUS74 KLCH 152113 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 413 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING AND A FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA... .A STRONG AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. AS A RESULT... MUCH COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. A LIGHT FREEZE IS POSSIBLE FROM AROUND ALEXANDRIA TO AROUND MARKSVILLE DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND AND NORTH OF OPELOUSAS TO OAKDALE TO ANACOCO. LAZ052>055-073-074-152215- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140415T2200Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER 413 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ LAZ028-029-161400- /O.CON.KLCH.FZ.W.0001.140416T0900Z-140416T1400Z/ RAPIDES-AVOYELLES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE... BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA 413 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TEMPERATURE...31 TO 33 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION WILL BE DAMAGED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT PLANTS BY COVERING THEM OR BRINGING THEM INSIDE. ALSO...PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED OR MOVED INDOORS. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. SPACE HEATERS NEED TO BE KEPT 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. && $$ LAZ027-031>033-161400- /O.CON.KLCH.FR.Y.0001.140416T0900Z-140416T1400Z/ VERNON-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...OAKDALE... KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE 413 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TEMPERATURE...33 TO 35 DEGREES WITH AREAS OF FROST. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION MAY BE DAMAGED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 14, 9:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 9:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
947 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014
.UPDATE...THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
LATER TODAY IS CURRENTLY ALONG A LINE FROM SHREVEPORT TO
HUNTSVILLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE
BOUNDARY AND ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER AS
THE FRONT PUSHES INTO A WARMER AND MOIST AIRMASS. THERE REMAINS A
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WX WHILE THIS OCCURS. A COLDER AIR MASS WILL
QUICKLY MOVE IN BEHIND THE BOUNDARY RETURNING MUCH BELOW NORMAL
TEMPS TO THE REGION.
ONLY A FEW MINOR TWEAKS WERE NEEDED TO THE FORECAST THIS MORNING
REGARDING THE POPS AND TEMPS. ADJUSTED THE POPS DOWN FOR THE REST
OF THE MORNING AND LIFTED TEMPS A FEW DEGREES AS TEMPS ARE ALREADY
RUNNING IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 714 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014/
UPDATE...
UPGRADED THE COASTAL WATER HAZARDS TO A GALE WARNING BASED ON LATEST
GUIDANCE TRENDS AND TO MATCH UP WITH SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS.
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK.
RUA
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 706 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014/
DISCUSSION...
14/12Z TAF ISSUANCE.
AVIATION...
COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FM NR MONROE TO NACOGDOCHES SW TO
NEAR AUSTIN...WITH A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND
AHEAD OF IT. EXPECT MVFR CIGS TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY...WITH SCT SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING IN
THE MOIST AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. BEST SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA THIS MORNING...REACHING A BPT-AEX LINE BY 15Z-18Z...LCH
BY 18Z-19Z AND LFT/ARA BY 21Z-22Z. SOME STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
STRONG WIND GUSTS. EXPECT STRONG NWLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 20 KT AND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT AT TIMES
DURING THE AFTN AND EVENING.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 516 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014/
DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS MOVING OUT OF THE PLAINS INTO THE
UPPER MIDWEST. THE TAIL END OF THIS DISTURBANCE HAS PUSHED A
SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS...AND ALSO PROVIDED
ENOUGH LIFT FOR SOME SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS LAST EVENING. A
SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL GIVE THE
SURFACE COLD FRONT ANOTHER PUSH TO THE SOUTHEAST AND ENTER THE
SOUTHEAST TEXAS PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MID TO LATE
MORNING AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.
PLENTY OF GULF MOISTURE IN PLACE WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES
OVER 1.75 INCHES AND DEW POINTS AROUND 70F. SURFACE CONVERGENCE
SHOULD INCREASE AS FRONT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE FORECAST
AREA...AND THIS SHOULD BE ABLE TO OVERCOME ANY SMALL CAP THAT
REMAINS IN THE ATMOSPHERE...WITH THE RESULT BEING CLUSTERS OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT SHOULD EVOLVE INTO A LINE AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. STORMS WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON
WHEN INSTABILITY WILL BE AT ITS GREATEST...AS GOOD UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT WITH MID LEVEL JET AROUND 50 TO 60 KNOTS...AND BULK SHEAR
AROUND 50 KNOTS...WITH DECENT MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES BETWEEN 6.0
AND 6.5 C/KM. THIS COULD HELP PRODUCE SOME STRONG AND GUSTY
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WITH THE STORMS. SPC DOES HAVE THE AREA
OUTLINED FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY. BEHIND THE
FRONT...TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL SHARPLY AND HAVE ADJUSTED THE
TEMPERATURE GRID ACCORDINGLY.
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT FROM
WEST TO EAST DURING THE NIGHT AND THIS WILL END SHOWER ACTIVITY
AND REDUCE CLOUD COVER. THERE IS THE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE OF THE
"BLOOD" MOON TONIGHT THAT BEGINS AROUND 1 AM CDT AND ENDS AROUND
4:30 AM CDT...WITH THE TOTALITY OCCURRING AROUND 2:45 AM CDT.
AREAS OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR BEFORE MIDNIGHT
AND WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE TO SEE THIS. AREAS FROM THE SABINE
TO ROUGHLY AN ALEXANDRIA TO LAKE CHARLES LINE WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR
AROUND THE START OF THE ECLIPSE...SO WILL HAVE ABOUT A 50/50
CHANCE OF SEEING THIS FEATURE. THOSE TO THE EAST OVER ACADIANA MAY
BE A LITTLE BIT MORE UNFORTUNATE AT CLEARING MAY NOT TAKE PLACE
UNTIL AFTER THE ECLIPSE HAS OCCURRED.
SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE GULF COAST WILL
SETTLE OVER THE REGION ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE AIR MASS WITH THIS FEATURE WILL BE UNSEASONABLY COLD
WITH POTENTIAL FOR COOLEST HIGHS ON TUESDAY...AND RECORD LOWS ON
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE RECORDS ARE NOTED IN
THE CLIMATE SECTION BELOW. SOME OF THE USUAL COLD SPOTS IN THE
LAKES AREA OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA MAY EVEN FLIRT
WITH THE FREEZING MARK...AND THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY STARTED THEIR
SPRING PLANTING WILL WANT TO TAKE SPECIAL NOTE OF THIS.
THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY...AND THIS WILL
BEGIN A WARMING TREND.
FORECAST AT THE END OF THE WEEK INTO EASTER WEEKEND IS A LITTLE
MORE UNCERTAIN...AS THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE GUIDANCE. AT THIS
TIME WILL BROAD BRUSH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THROUGH THAT PERIOD...AS
SOUTHERN JET LOOKS TO BE ON THE ACTIVE SIDE WITH A SERIES OF
PACIFIC FRONTS.
RUA
MARINE...
SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX A
LITTLE THIS MORNING AS GRADIENT DECREASES AHEAD OF A SHARP COLD
FRONT MOVING SOUTHEAST OUT OF TEXAS. THIS FRONT WILL KICK OFF SOME
SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
WITH SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE ON THE STRONG SIDE WITH GUSTY
WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
BEHIND THE FRONT...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP. WITH AN UNUSUALLY
COLD AIR MASS MOVING DOWN OVER WARMER GULF WATERS...THE WINDS WILL
BE RATHER STRONG AND GUSTY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30
KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS (GALE FORCE) ESPECIALLY
OFFSHORE. THEREFORE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL
DEFINITELY OVERTAKE THE COASTAL WATERS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE...HAVE
OPTED FOR A GALE WATCH FOR THE OUTER WATER DURING THAT TIME
FRAME...WHICH MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING THIS
MORNING. ALSO...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PUSH WATER AWAY FROM
THE COAST...PRODUCING LOW WATER CONDITIONS FOR THE COASTAL LAKES
AND BAYS...ESPECIALLY DURING LOW TIDE TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM SETTLES OVER THE REGION.
RUA
CLIMATE...
COOLEST MAX FOR TUE 4/15
SITE......FORECAST...COOLEST MAX
LCH.........62........63 IN 1928
BPT.........64........64 IN 1974
AEX.........58........57 IN 1933
LFT.........59........61 IN 1928
ARA.........61........60 IN 1997
RECORD LOW FOR WED 4/16
SITE......FORECAST...RECORD LOW
LCH.........37........38 IN 1913
BPT.........42........37 IN 1961
AEX.........34........38 IN 1961
LFT.........36........38 IN 1928
ARA.........37........38 IN 1983
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 77 43 62 37 68 / 70 30 10 0 10
KBPT 79 43 64 42 70 / 60 30 10 0 10
KAEX 78 39 58 34 69 / 60 30 10 0 10
KLFT 80 44 59 36 67 / 70 50 10 0 10
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY 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.
GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM LOWER
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY 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...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.
LOW WATER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE.
LOW WATER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: VERMILION BAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: VERMILION BAY.
&&
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&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 5:39 AM CDT, 7 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 539 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 151130- 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- 539 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM INTO A LINE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE AND PRODUCE GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL RATES...DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A VERY COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE OVER THE REGION ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES A REAL POSSIBILITY. SOME TEMPERATURES MAY REACH FREEZING IN THE USUAL COLD SPOTS OF THE LAKES AREA OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA. WITH SOME SPRING PLANTING UNDERWAY...ACTIONS MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-151130- 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- 539 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH SOME STRONG STORMS THAT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY STRAIGHT LINES IN EXCESS OF 30 KNOTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 NM. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE. ALSO...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PUSH WATER AWAY FROM COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS ALLOWING FOR LOW WATER CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING LOW TIDE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL INTO TUESDAY...BEFORE DECREASING ON TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. RUA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 1:31 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
131 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014
LAZ027-030-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-141930-
HARDIN TX-NORTHERN JASPER TX-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-TYLER TX-JEFFERSON TX-
BEAUREGARD LA-VERNON LA-ORANGE TX-SOUTHERN JASPER TX-
SOUTHERN NEWTON TX-
131 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAUREGARD AND VERNON PARISHES...
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON...TYLER...
JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...
AT 129 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWTON TO 29
MILES SOUTHWEST OF NOME...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
KIRBYVILLE...EVANS...BLEAKWOOD...CALL...SILSBEE AND SOUR LAKE.
THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SEEK
SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3104 9358 3093 9318 2981 9436 2988 9436
2988 9444 2989 9445 3011 9445 3011 9459
3013 9461 3016 9462The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 4:18 AM CDT | Gale Watch | LCH | 3 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:18 AM CDT | Low Water Advisory | LCH | 25 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:18 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 42 hr | |
| Apr 14, 7:06 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LCH | 24 hr | |
| Apr 14, 10:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 5 days |
| Apr 14, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 66 min |
| Apr 14, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 119 min | |
| Apr 14, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin | 59 min |
| Apr 14, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 26 min | |
| Apr 14, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin, Newton | 59 min |
| Apr 14, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 57 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.