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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Jan 2, 2014, 3:24 PM CST for Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2014, 3:24 PM CST (21:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 2 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 21:26 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, 9.4 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 707 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ SWEENEY
1 follow-up statement
522 WWUS74 KLCH 030025 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 625 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 LAZ044-045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-030130- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140103T0000Z/ LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE... ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY... FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE... HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...BEAUMONT... PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 625 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ LAZ027>029-031>033-030615- /O.CON.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 625 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...SHOULD FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS AND APPROACH THE MID 20S IN SOME LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND TEMPERATURE WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:50 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | LCH | 14 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:24 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry, Vernon | 17 hr |
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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.