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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 4, 2014Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Jan 4, 2014, 3:34 PM CST for Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jan 5, 2014, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 4, 2014, 3:34 PM CST (21:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 5, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 6, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
In force
24 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 21:31 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, 9.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2014-01-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2014-01-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 143 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
800 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

951 
WWUS74 KLCH 042134
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
334 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...A STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY...USHERING IN AN
ARCTIC AIRMASS AND SOME OF THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS
WINTER. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT...WITH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

LAZ041>045-TXZ215-216-050600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.140105T2100Z-140106T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.A.0001.140106T0800Z-140106T1700Z/
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
334 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD
FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. 

* TIMING...WINDS...FROM MID-AFTERNOON SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING. HARD FREEZE...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...24 TO 27 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...WINDS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN FURNITURE
  AND TRASH CANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS OF TRUCKS AND OTHER
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON
  EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. HARD FREEZE...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
  TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY
  INSULATED PIPES TO RUPTURE...AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION AND LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS.

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 WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

LAZ052>055-073-074-050600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.140105T2100Z-140106T1200Z/
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
334 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM MID-AFTERNOON SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN FURNITURE
  AND TRASH CANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS OF TRUCKS AND OTHER
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON
  EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-050600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.A.0001.140106T0800Z-140106T1700Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
TYLER-HARDIN-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...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...
SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
334 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURE...20 TO 25 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING
  COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO RUPTURE AND POSE
  A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE
  AND PETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
728 
WWUS74 KLCH 050257
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
857 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...A STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
SUNDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY...USHERING IN AN
ARCTIC AIRMASS AND THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS WINTER.
IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT...WITH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 10.

LAZ041>045-TXZ215-216-051400-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.140105T2100Z-140106T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.A.0001.140106T0800Z-140106T1700Z/
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
857 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...WINDS...FROM MID-AFTERNOON SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY 
  MONDAY MORNING. HARD FREEZE...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 
  NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...24 TO 27 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...WINDS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN 
  FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS OF 
  TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA 
  CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. HARD 
  FREEZE...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE...AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND 
  LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

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 WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

LAZ052>055-073-074-051400-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.140105T2100Z-140106T1200Z/
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
857 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

* TIMING...FROM MID-AFTERNOON SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN FURNITURE AND 
  TRASH CANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS OF TRUCKS AND OTHER 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON 
  EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-051400-
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.A.0001.140106T0800Z-140106T1700Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
TYLER-HARDIN-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...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...
SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
857 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* TEMPERATURE...20 TO 25 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND 
  LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

RUA
337 
WWUS74 KLCH 051009
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...A STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
SUNDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY...USHERING IN AN
ARCTIC AIRMASS AND THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS WINTER.
IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT...WITH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 10.

LAZ041>045-TXZ215-216-051800-
/O.UPG.KLCH.HZ.A.0001.140106T0800Z-140106T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.140106T0800Z-140106T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.140105T1800Z-140106T1200Z/
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
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS...FROM MID-AFTERNOON SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY 
  MONDAY MORNING. HARD FREEZE...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 
  NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...24 TO 27 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...WINDS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN 
  FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS OF 
  TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA 
  CAUTION... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. HARD 
  FREEZE...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE...AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND 
  LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-051800-
/O.UPG.KLCH.HZ.A.0001.140106T0800Z-140106T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.140106T0800Z-140106T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
TYLER-HARDIN-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...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...
SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TEMPERATURE...20 TO 25 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND 
  LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

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.

&&

$$

LAZ052>055-073-074-051800-
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.140106T0800Z-140106T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.140105T1800Z-140106T1200Z/
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
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM MID-AFTERNOON SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...DROPPING TO NEAR 25 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN FURNITURE AND 
  TRASH CANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS OF TRUCKS AND OTHER 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON 
  EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 

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.

&&

$$
731 
WWUS74 KLCH 051634
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1034 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...A STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
SUNDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY...USHERING IN AN
ARCTIC AIRMASS AND THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS WINTER.
IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT...WITH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 10.

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-060000-
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.140106T0800Z-140106T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.140105T1800Z-140106T1200Z/
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
1034 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS...FROM MID-AFTERNOON SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY 
  MONDAY MORNING. HARD FREEZE...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 
  NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...24 TO 27 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...WINDS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN 
  FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS OF 
  TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA 
  CAUTION... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. HARD 
  FREEZE...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE...AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND 
  LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-060000-
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.140106T0800Z-140106T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
TYLER-HARDIN-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...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...
SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
1034 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...20 TO 25 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND 
  LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

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.

&&

$$
902 
WWUS74 KLCH 052158
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
358 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...ARCTIC AIR TO SPREAD OVER THE REGION TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL USHER ARCTIC AIR
INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S ACROSS NEARLY ALL THE
REGION.

ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH ON MONDAY...BUT
MONDAY NIGHT IS FORECASTED TO BE EVEN COLDER WITH LOWS IN THE MID
TO UPPER TEENS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.  

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-060500-
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.A.0002.140107T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.140106T0800Z-140106T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140106T1200Z/
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
358 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...WINDS...FROM MID-AFTERNOON SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY 
  MONDAY MORNING. HARD FREEZE...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 
  NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...24 TO 27 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...WINDS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN 
  FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS OF 
  TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA 
  CAUTION... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. HARD 
  FREEZE...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE...AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND 
  LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

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.

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 WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-060500-
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.A.0002.140107T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.140106T0800Z-140106T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
TYLER-HARDIN-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...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...
SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
358 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURE...20 TO 25 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND 
  LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

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.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
840 
WWUS74 KLCH 060342
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
942 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...ARCTIC AIR TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE REGION TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL USHER ARCTIC AIR
INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 DEGREES IN INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA...TO THE MID 20S ELSEWHERE. 

ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH ON MONDAY...BUT
MONDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE EVEN COLDER WITH LOWS IN THE MID
TO UPPER TEENS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-061215-
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.140106T0800Z-140106T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140106T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.A.0002.140107T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
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
942 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...WINDS...PERSISTING UNTIL DAYBREAK MONDAY. HARD
  FREEZE...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...24 TO 27 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...WINDS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN 
  FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS OF 
  TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA 
  CAUTION... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. HARD 
  FREEZE...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE...AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND 
  LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

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.

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 WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-061215-
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.140106T0800Z-140106T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.A.0002.140107T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
TYLER-HARDIN-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...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...
SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
942 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* TEMPERATURE...20 TO 25 DEGREES.

* TIMING...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND 
  LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

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.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

RUA
497 
WWUS74 KLCH 061049
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
449 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE OVER AREA TONIGHT...

.CANADIAN ARCTIC AIR...TRAVELING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SNOW-COVERED 
FIELDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS/MIDWEST...IS SPILLING INTO THE WESTERN 
GULF COAST STATES. EARLY MORNING MONDAY TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING
IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.

COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA TONIGHT. RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL MAXIMIZE UNDER CLEAR
SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. DANGEROUS COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-061800-
/O.CAN.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.A.0002.140107T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
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
449 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR MONDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...WINDS...PERSISTING UNTIL NOON MONDAY. 

* WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...28 TO 32 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...WINDS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN 
  FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS OF 
  TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA 
  CAUTION... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. HARD 
  FREEZE...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE...AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND 
  LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

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 WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-061800-
/O.EXT.KLCH.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.HZ.A.0002.140107T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
TYLER-HARDIN-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...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...
SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
449 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

* TEMPERATURE...23 TO 27 DEGREES FOR EARLY MORNING MONDAY.

* TIMING...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING
  COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO RUPTURE.
  SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION AND LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS.

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.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
329 
WWUS74 KLCH 061645
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1045 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE OVER AREA TONIGHT...

.CANADIAN ARCTIC AIR...TRAVELING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SNOW-
COVERED FIELDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS/MIDWEST...IS SPILLING INTO THE
WESTERN GULF COAST STATES. 

COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA TONIGHT. RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL MAXIMIZE UNDER MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. DANGEROUS COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-070000-
/O.UPG.KLCH.HZ.A.0002.140107T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0003.140107T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140106T1800Z/
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
1045 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST TUESDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS...PERSISTING UNTIL NOON MONDAY. HARD
  FREEZE...AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING UNTIL MID-MORNING TUESDAY.

* WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...18 TO 25 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...WINDS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...INCLUDING LAWN 
  FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. DRIVERS OF 
  TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA 
  CAUTION... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. HARD 
  FREEZE...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE...AND POSE A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND 
  LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-070000-
/O.UPG.KLCH.HZ.A.0002.140107T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0003.140107T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
TYLER-HARDIN-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...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...
SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
1045 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST TUESDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TEMPERATURE...15 TO 20 DEGREES.

* TIMING...AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING UNTIL MID-MORNING TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING COULD CAUSE EXPOSED AND POORLY INSULATED PIPES TO 
  RUPTURE. SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES ALSO POSE A THREAT TO 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND LIVESTOCK AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PETS. 

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 4, 2:53 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH62 hr
Jan 4, 3:34 PM CSTHard Freeze WatchLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more13 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Louisiana, 2014Wind Advisories in Texas, 2014Every wind advisory in 2014

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.