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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Lake Charles, LA

November 16, 20146 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Nov 16, 2014, 10:04 PM CST for 6 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 16, 2014, 10:04 PM CST (04:04 UTC)
Expired
Nov 17, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Allen Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:05 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 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 71 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2014-11-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2014-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 240 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
453 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
240 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
273 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

628 
WWUS74 KLCH 170404
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1004 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT FOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND LOWER ACADIANA...

.A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA
OVERNIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT
LEAST 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED.

LAZ030-031-041>044-052>054-073-074-TXZ215-216-171200-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0021.141117T0404Z-141117T1200Z/
BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-
ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...
LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...
CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...
NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...
BAYOU VISTA...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...
BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY
1004 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...10 PM UNTIL 6 AM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS, ESPECIALLY
  NEAR THE COAST.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. CAUTION ADVISED
  DRIVING OVER HIGH BRIDGES.

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.

&&



$$

SWEENEY
3 follow-up statements
817 
WWUS74 KLCH 170929
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
329 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY FOR
DEEP SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTH LOUISIANA...

.SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE
EXPECTED INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD AIR MASS FILTERS IN. THIS
WILL SET UP A FREEZE OR HARD FREEZE FOR MOST OF THE AREA TONIGHT.

LAZ030-031-172300-
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0012.141118T0300Z-141118T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141117T1200Z/
BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER
329 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM. HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 9 PM
  UNTIL 9 AM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS
  EVENING AND REACHING 25 TO 29 DEGREES BY SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. CAUTION ADVISED 
  DRIVING OVER HIGH BRIDGES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ033-172300-
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0012.141118T0300Z-141118T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KLCH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141117T2200Z/
ST. LANDRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE
329 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM. HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 9 PM
  UNTIL 9 AM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS
  EVENING AND REACHING 25 TO 29 DEGREES BY SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. CAUTION ADVISED 
  DRIVING OVER HIGH BRIDGES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ045-055-172300-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FZ.W.0005.141118T0500Z-141118T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KLCH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141117T2200Z/
UPPER ST. MARTIN-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...
STEPHENSVILLE
329 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM. FREEZE WARNING FROM 11 PM
  UNTIL 9 AM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS
  EVENING AND REACHING 28 TO 32 DEGREES BY SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. CAUTION ADVISED 
  DRIVING OVER HIGH BRIDGES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ041>044-052>054-073-074-TXZ215-216-172300-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FZ.W.0005.141118T0500Z-141118T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141117T2200Z/
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-VERMILION-IBERIA-
ST. MARY-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS...
WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...
LAFAYETTE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...
FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...HACKBERRY...
HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...
ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY
329 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM. FREEZE WARNING FROM 11 PM
  UNTIL 9 AM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE COAST. 

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS
  EVENING AND REACHING 28 TO 35 DEGREES BY SUNRISE WITH THE
  WARMEST TEMPERATURES AT THE COAST.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. CAUTION ADVISED 
  DRIVING OVER HIGH BRIDGES. 

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.

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>029-032-TXZ180-259-260-172300-
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0012.141118T0300Z-141118T1500Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-
NORTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA...
PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...
MANSURA...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...
JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON
329 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING
  AND REACHING 25 TO 29 DEGREES BY SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS...TENDER OUTDOOR VEGETATION CAN BE KILLED OR SEVERELY 
  DAMAGED BY SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SHOULD BE PROTECTED. 
  IN ADDITION...OUTDOOR ANIMALS SHOULD BE PROVIDED ADEQUATE 
  SHELTER AND PIPES SHOULD BE PROTECTED. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ201-261-262-172300-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FZ.W.0005.141118T0500Z-141118T1500Z/
HARDIN-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
329 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING
  AND REACHING 25 TO 29 DEGREES BY SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS...TENDER OUTDOOR VEGETATION CAN BE KILLED OR SEVERELY 
  DAMAGED BY SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SHOULD BE PROTECTED. 
  IN ADDITION...OUTDOOR ANIMALS SHOULD BE PROVIDED ADEQUATE 
  SHELTER AND PIPES SHOULD BE PROTECTED. 

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.

&&

$$
950 
WWUS74 KLCH 171226
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
626 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY FOR DEEP
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTH LOUISIANA...

.SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE
EXPECTED INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD AIR MASS FILTERS IN. THIS
WILL SET UP A FREEZE OR HARD FREEZE FOR MOST OF THE AREA TONIGHT.

LAZ030-031-172300-
/O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141117T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0012.141118T0300Z-141118T1500Z/
BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER
626 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS 
  EVENING AND REACHING 25 TO 29 DEGREES BY SUNRISE. 


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.

&&

$$

LAZ033-172300-
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0012.141118T0300Z-141118T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141117T2200Z/
ST. LANDRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE
626 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM. HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 9 
  PM UNTIL 9 AM. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS 
  EVENING AND REACHING 25 TO 29 DEGREES BY SUNRISE. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. CAUTION ADVISED 
  DRIVING OVER HIGH BRIDGES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-172300-
/O.CON.KLCH.FZ.W.0005.141118T0500Z-141118T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141117T2200Z/
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-
EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...
VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY
626 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM. FREEZE WARNING FROM 11 PM 
  UNTIL 9 AM. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS 
  EVENING AND REACHING 28 TO 32 DEGREES BY SUNRISE. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. CAUTION ADVISED 
  DRIVING OVER HIGH BRIDGES. 

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.

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>029-032-TXZ180-259-260-172300-
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0012.141118T0300Z-141118T1500Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-
NORTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA...
PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...
MANSURA...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...
JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON
626 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING 
  AND REACHING 25 TO 29 DEGREES BY SUNRISE. 

* IMPACTS...TENDER OUTDOOR VEGETATION CAN BE KILLED OR SEVERELY 
  DAMAGED BY SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SHOULD BE PROTECTED. 
  IN ADDITION...OUTDOOR ANIMALS SHOULD BE PROVIDED ADEQUATE 
  SHELTER AND PIPES SHOULD BE PROTECTED. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ201-261-262-172300-
/O.CON.KLCH.FZ.W.0005.141118T0500Z-141118T1500Z/
HARDIN-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
626 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING 
  AND REACHING 25 TO 29 DEGREES BY SUNRISE. 

* IMPACTS...TENDER OUTDOOR VEGETATION CAN BE KILLED OR SEVERELY 
  DAMAGED BY SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SHOULD BE PROTECTED. 
  IN ADDITION...OUTDOOR ANIMALS SHOULD BE PROVIDED ADEQUATE 
  SHELTER AND PIPES SHOULD BE PROTECTED. 

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.

&&

$$
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WWUS74 KLCH 172031
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
231 PM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED UNTIL SUNSET...
...VERY FRIGID CONDITIONS TO SETTLE IN TONIGHT...

.SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE
EXPECTED UNTIL SUNSET AS A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS IN.
THIS HIGH WILL BRING A VERY COLD AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. MAINLY
CLEAR SKIES AND A LESSENING OF THE WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES
TO PLUMMET AND SET UP FREEZE OR HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS.

LAZ033-181200-
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141118T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0012.141118T0300Z-141118T1500Z/
ST. LANDRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE
231 PM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM. HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 9 PM
  UNTIL 9 AM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. CAUTION ADVISED 
  DRIVING OVER HIGH BRIDGES. 

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING BEFORE
  MIDNIGHT EVENING AND REACHING 25 TO 27 DEGREES BY SUNRISE.
  EXPECT FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS AND HARD FREEZE
  TEMPERATURES FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS.

* IMPACTS...SOME EXPOSED PIPES MAY FREEZE. DAMAGE TO TENDER PLANTS
  AND VEGETATION. PETS NEED TO BE GIVEN WARM SHELTER OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

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.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-181200-
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141118T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.FZ.W.0005.141118T0500Z-141118T1500Z/
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-
EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...
VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY
231 PM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM. FREEZE WARNING FROM 11 PM
  UNTIL 9 AM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. CAUTION ADVISED 
  DRIVING OVER HIGH BRIDGES. 

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING AROUND
  MIDNIGHT AND REACHING 28 TO 32 DEGREES BY SUNRISE. EXPECT
  FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR 3 TO 6 HOURS

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TENDER PLANTS AND VEGETATION. PETS NEED TO
  BE GIVEN WARM SHELTER OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

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.

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>032-TXZ180-259-260-181200-
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0012.141118T0300Z-141118T1500Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-TYLER-
NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA...
PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...
MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...
WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON
231 PM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING BEFORE
  MIDNIGHT AND REACHING 24 TO 27 DEGREES BY SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS...TENDER OUTDOOR VEGETATION CAN BE KILLED OR SEVERELY 
  DAMAGED BY SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SHOULD BE PROTECTED. 
  IN ADDITION...OUTDOOR ANIMALS SHOULD BE PROVIDED ADEQUATE 
  SHELTER AND PIPES SHOULD BE PROTECTED. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ201-261-262-181200-
/O.CON.KLCH.FZ.W.0005.141118T0500Z-141118T1500Z/
HARDIN-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
231 PM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING
  AND REACHING 25 TO 29 DEGREES BY SUNRISE. EXPECT FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES FOR 6 TO 10 HOURS AND HARD FREEZE TEMPERATURES FOR
  2 TO 4 HOURS.

* IMPACTS...SOME EXPOSED PIPES MAY FREEZE. DAMAGE TO TENDER PLANTS
  AND VEGETATION. PETS NEED TO BE GIVEN WARM SHELTER OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

RUA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 3:07 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH31 hr
Nov 17, 3:29 AM CSTFreeze WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more30 hr
Nov 17, 3:29 AM CSTHard Freeze WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry and 1 more27 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.