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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Jan 23, 2014, 4:35 AM CST for Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jan 23, 2014, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2014, 4:35 AM CST (10:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 18 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 10:32 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, 10.6 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1437 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
421 WWUS74 KLCH 231035 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 435 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING...BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-232200- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0005.140123T1800Z-140124T1200Z/ 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 435 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER NOON...REMAINING STRONG THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS WILL LIKELY BE HIGHER THAN OVER LAND...MAKING SMALL BOATS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
572 WWUS74 KLCH 232157 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 357 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT... ...HARD FREEZE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF I-10 CORRIDOR... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND PARISHES...WHILE VERY COLD AIR SPILLS INTO AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-10 LATER TONIGHT. LAZ041>045-TXZ216-240600- /O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.140124T0600Z-140124T1600Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1200Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ORANGE...VIDOR... BRIDGE CITY 357 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ARE EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...AROUND MID TO UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS WILL LIKELY BE HIGHER THAN OVER LAND...MAKING SMALL BOATS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. 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. && $$ LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-240600- /O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.140124T0600Z-140124T1600Z/ 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 357 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURE...IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PLANTS...PIPES...PETS...AND PEOPLE. 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. && $$ LAZ052>055-073-074-TXZ215-240600- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1200Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON... GRAND CHENIER...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR 357 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER NOON...REMAINING STRONG THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS WILL LIKELY BE HIGHER THAN OVER LAND...MAKING SMALL BOATS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ 13
301 WWUS74 KLCH 240345 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 945 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT... ...HARD FREEZE ALONG AND NORTH OF I-10 CORRIDOR... .BLUE NORTHERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN UPPER GULF COAST STATES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LAZ041>045-TXZ216-241515- /O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.140124T0600Z-140124T1600Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1200Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ORANGE...VIDOR... BRIDGE CITY 945 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ARE EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...AROUND MID TO UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS WILL LIKELY BE HIGHER THAN OVER LAND...MAKING SMALL BOATS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. 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. && $$ LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-241515- /O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.140124T0600Z-140124T1600Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON... SILSBEE...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 945 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PLANTS... PIPES...PETS...AND PEOPLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED. && $$ LAZ052>055-073-074-TXZ215-241200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1200Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON... GRAND CHENIER...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR 945 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS WILL LIKELY BE HIGHER THAN OVER LAND...MAKING SMALL BOATS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. 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. && $$
211 WWUS74 KLCH 241043 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 443 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT... ...HARD FREEZE ALONG AND NORTH OF I-10 CORRIDOR... .BLUE NORTHERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN UPPER GULF COAST STATES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LAZ041>045-TXZ216-241600- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ORANGE...VIDOR... BRIDGE CITY 443 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * TEMPERATURE...LOWER TO MID 20S. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS WILL LIKELY BE HIGHER THAN OVER LAND...MAKING SMALL BOATS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED. && $$ LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-241600- /O.CON.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ 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 443 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURE...IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PLANTS... PIPES...PETS...AND PEOPLE. 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. && $$ LAZ052>055-073-074-TXZ215-241200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1200Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON... GRAND CHENIER...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR 443 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS WILL LIKELY BE HIGHER THAN OVER LAND...MAKING SMALL BOATS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:06 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 29 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:51 PM CST | Gale Warning | LCH | 14 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:51 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 20 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:57 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:22 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry and 1 more | 13 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.