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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 28, 20144 counties in Texas; 10 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 28, 2014, 4:50 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas; 10 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Jan 28, 2014, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2014, 4:50 PM CST (22:50 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 29, 2014, 4:13 AM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 61 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 2014-01-28Temperature 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°0°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 2014-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 315 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1242 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
315 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
400 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.

736 
WWUS44 KLCH 282250
WSWLCH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
450 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WINTER WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...

.WINTRY WEATHER RESULTING FROM GULF AIR ALOFT OVERRIDING THE
ARCTIC AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT AS DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. VERY
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE NORTH WINDS TO PRODUCE
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

LAZ029>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-290700-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WC.Y.0003.140129T0000Z-140129T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1200Z/
AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-
IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-HARDIN-
JEFFERSON-ORANGE-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...
SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...
VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...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...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...
BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...
DEWEYVILLE
450 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A QUARTER INCH IS 
  EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FROM INTERSTATE 10 SOUTHWARD. SOME SNOW 
  WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AFTER SUNDOWN THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH 
  ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN A HALF-INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS. 

* IMPACTS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MOST PRONOUNCED ON BRIDGES 
  AND OVERPASSES. EXTREME CAUTION IS URGED IF TRAVEL IS 
  NECESSARY DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO 
  POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE HIGHER ICE ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...10 TO 15 DEGREES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED...PROLONGED EXPOSURE
  TO THE ELEMENTS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

LAZ027-028-TXZ180-259-260-290700-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WC.Y.0003.140129T0000Z-140129T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1200Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA...
PINEVILLE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON
450 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ICE OR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 
  MINIMAL THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MOST PRONOUNCED ON BRIDGES 
  AND OVERPASSES. EXTREME CAUTION IS URGED IF TRAVEL IS 
  NECESSARY DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO 
  POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE HIGHER ICE ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...9 TO 14 DEGREES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...F NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED...PROLONGED EXPOSURE
  TO THE ELEMENTS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
206 
WWUS44 KLCH 290216
WSWLCH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
816 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND BITTER COLD WILL CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.WINTRY WEATHER RESULTING FROM GULF AIR ALOFT OVERRIDING THE
ARCTIC AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT AS DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA.
HOWEVER...EVEN AS THE PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES...VERY COLD AIR
TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP ICE ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES
UNTIL TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE NORTH WINDS TO
PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

LAZ029>033-041>045-052-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-291200-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KLCH.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-
WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-SOUTHERN JASPER-
SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...
SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...
VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...LAKE CHARLES...
SULPHUR...JENNINGS...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...
CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...
ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...
GRAND CHENIER...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...
ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
816 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED AS ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ICING AND SLEET
ACCUMULATION HAS DIMINISHED.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1/10 AND 1/4 OF AN
  INCH...AND SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH ALONG I-10
  AND SOUTH...HAS OCCURRED TODAY...WITH SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS
  BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...NORTH OF
  I-10...HAVE OCCURRED. THIS HAS ALLOWED ICY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ON MANY
  ELEVATED ROADWAYS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES...AS WELL AS SOME
  RURAL AND SIDE STREETS. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW
  FREEZING TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...KEEPING THE ICY
  CONDITIONS IN PLACE.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
  AND OVERPASSES. EXTREME CAUTION IS URGED IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
  NECESSARY THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWEST VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 9 TO 13 DEGREES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED...PROLONGED EXPOSURE 
  TO THE ELEMENTS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

LAZ053>055-291200-
/O.EXB.KLCH.WW.Y.0003.140129T0500Z-140129T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...
PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE
816 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PREVAILING ICY CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11
PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ICE AND/OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS
  BETWEEN 1/10 AND 2/10 OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 11 PM.
  AFTER 11 PM...ICY CONDITIONS THAT DEVELOP ON ELEVATED
  ROADWAYS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES...AS WELL AS SOME RURAL AND
  SIDE STREETS...WILL PREVAIL...AS AIR TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
  WELL BELOW FREEZING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
  AND OVERPASSES. EXTREME CAUTION IS URGED IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
  NECESSARY THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWEST VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 9 TO 13 DEGREES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED...PROLONGED EXPOSURE 
  TO THE ELEMENTS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

LAZ027-028-TXZ180-259-260-291200-
/O.EXT.KLCH.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA...
PINEVILLE...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON
816 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1/10 AND 1/4 OF AN
  INCH...AND SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2
  INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...HAVE OCCURRED. THIS HAS
  ALLOWED ICY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ON MANY ELEVATED ROADWAYS...BRIDGES...AND
  OVERPASSES...AS WELL AS SOME RURAL AND SIDE STREETS. AIR
  TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT INTO
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...KEEPING THE ICY CONDITIONS IN PLACE.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
  AND OVERPASSES. EXTREME CAUTION IS URGED IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
  NECESSARY THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWEST VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 9 TO 13 DEGREES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED...PROLONGED EXPOSURE 
  TO THE ELEMENTS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

RUA
749 
WWUS44 KLCH 290506
WSWLCH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1106 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND BITTER COLD WILL CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION HAS ENDED AS
DRIER AIR FILTERS IN. HOWEVER...EVEN AS THE PRECIPITATION
DIMINISHES...VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP ICE ON
ROADWAYS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES UNTIL TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE
FREEZING LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
ALSO COMBINE WITH THE NORTH WINDS TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND
CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

LAZ053>055-291400-
/O.EXP.KLCH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T0500Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...
PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE
1106 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1/10 AND 1/4 OF AN
  INCH...AND SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH HAS
  OCCURRED TODAY. ICY CONDITIONS THAT DEVELOP AS A RESULT ON
  ELEVATED ROADWAYS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES...AS WELL AS SOME
  RURAL AND SIDE STREETS...WILL PREVAIL...AS AIR TEMPERATURES WILL
  REMAIN WELL BELOW FREEZING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES 
  AND OVERPASSES. EXTREME CAUTION IS URGED IF TRAVEL IS 
  ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWEST VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 9 TO 13 
  DEGREES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED...PROLONGED EXPOSURE 
  TO THE ELEMENTS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

LAZ027>033-041>045-052-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-291400-
/O.CON.KLCH.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
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...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS...WELSH...
LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE...
BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...
HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...WOODVILLE...
COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...
ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...
BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
1106 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1/10 AND 1/4 OF AN 
  INCH...AND SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH ALONG 
  I-10 AND SOUTH...HAS OCCURRED TODAY...WITH SNOW/SLEET 
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS...NORTH OF I-10...HAVE OCCURRED. THIS HAS ALLOWED ICY 
  CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ON MANY ELEVATED ROADWAYS...BRIDGES...
  AND OVERPASSES...AS WELL AS SOME RURAL AND SIDE STREETS. AIR 
  TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT INTO 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...KEEPING THE ICY CONDITIONS IN PLACE. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES 
  AND OVERPASSES. EXTREME CAUTION IS URGED IF TRAVEL IS 
  ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWEST VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 9 TO 13 
  DEGREES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED...PROLONGED EXPOSURE 
  TO THE ELEMENTS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

RUA
076 
WWUS44 KLCH 291013
WSWLCH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
413 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...

.WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE FORECAST REGION.
HOWEVER FRIGID AIR WILL MAINTAIN ICE ON PATCHES OF ROADWAYS...BRIDGES...AND
OVERPASSES UNTIL MIDMORNING.

LAZ027>033-041>045-052-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-291600-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
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...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS...WELSH...
LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE...
BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...
HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...WOODVILLE...
COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...
ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...
BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
413 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY
  ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND/OR ICE-COVERED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.


&&

$$

LAZ053>055-291600-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140129T1600Z/
IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...
PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE
413 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY
  ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND/OR ICE-COVERED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 28, 3:37 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 3:37 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
337 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

.SHORT TERM...
LOCAL 88DS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE WINTRY MIX MAKING A SLOW AND
STEADY SWD PROGRESSION...NOW BASICALLY OUT OF THE NRN TIER OF
ZONES. MEANWHILE SATELLITE IMAGERY/SFC OBS INDICATE SKIES ACROSS
THE FAR NORTH BEGINNING A CLEARING TREND WITH JUST MAINLY HIGH
CLOUDS LINGERING. UPSTREAM RADARS SHOW A FEW PATCHES OF MAINLY
LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET LINGERING WHICH COULD SNEAK INTO THESE EXTREME
NRN AREAS BEFORE TOTALLY CLEARING OUT...THUS HAVE ELECTED TO DROP
THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THESE AREA AND GO INSTEAD WITH A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NOW TO COVER. LONE EXCEPTION IS
AVOYELLES PARISH WHERE RADARS SHOW A DECENT BURST OF PRECIP
CONTINUING ACROSS THE SRN 1/3 OF THE PARISH SO HAVE LEFT THE
WARNING ALONE UP THERE.

NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO PREVIOUS THINKING THIS AFTERNOON. POPS
STEADILY DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH
PREDOMINANT PRECIP TYPE EVENTUALLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW PER
FORECAST SOUNDINGS. LIKEWISE WARNINGS/ADVISORIES WILL BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDINGLY AS THE PRECIP DIMINISHES. AS MUCH DRIER/LOWER DEWPOINT
AIR CONTINUES TO RUSH SWD WITH THE ARCTIC HIGH LOW TEMPS WILL RUN
DRASTICALLY BELOW NORMAL TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH MAYBE NOT AS COOL AS
ONCE THOUGHT GIVEN THE LESSER ICE ACCUMULATION TODAY. STILL THE
HARD FREEZE WARNING ISSUED PREVIOUSLY LOOKS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT
GIVEN THE SITUATION TONIGHT.

TOMORROW CONTINUES TO LOOK MOSTLY SUNNY AS DRIER AIR PREVAILS
THROUGH THE COLUMN WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE NEXT DISTURBANCE ALOFT
AND THE SFC HIGH BUILDS OVER. TEMPS WILL MODERATE BACK TO THE
LOWER 40S IN MOST LOCATIONS. TOMORROW NIGHT LOOKS CLEAR AND COLD
WITH READINGS ONCE AGAIN IN THE LOWER/MID 20S.

25

&&

.LONG TERM...
THIS WINTER WEATHER EPISODE WILL START BECOMING A DISTANT MEMORY BY
THURSDAY AS HIGH PRES MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. SLY FLOW RETURNING
WILL BRING A WARMING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH AN
INCREASE IN LOW LVL MOISTURE. EXPECT MILD TEMPERATURES THURSDAY WITH
HIGHS INTO THE 50S...WITH HIGHS GRADUALLY TRENDING UPWARD TO ABV
NORMAL VALUES IN THE LOWER 70S BY SATURDAY. WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL
BE THE LAST OF THE COLD MORNINGS FOR A WHILE...WITH LOWS THURSDAY
MORNING ONLY FALLING TO THE 40S AND LOWER 50S. BY FRIDAY...A SLT
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP...WITH POPS RISING TO CHC CATEGORY
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ALONG WITH
THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AS SFC DEWPOINTS
CLIMB BACK INTO THE LOWER 60S.

GLOBAL MODELS IN FAIRLY DECENT AGREEMENT ON THE PASSAGE OF THE NEXT
COLD FRONT LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING A
RETURN TO COOLER TEMPERATURES...BUT NOTHING LIKE THE PAST COUPLE OF
FRONTS AS TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO CLIMO VALUES. RAIN CHANCES
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO END COMPLETELY GOING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH
THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN BRINGING THE NEXT DISTURBANCE INTO THE AREA
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

24

&&

.MARINE...
SCA CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW BEFORE DIMINISHING WITH
THE HIGH BUILDING OVER. LATER SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO LOOK OVER LOW
WATER POTENTIAL FOR LOW TIDE TOMORROW. OTHERWISE NO ADDITIONAL
FLAGS ARE EXPECTED THIS FORECAST PERIOD.

25

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  22  41  27  55  48 /  50  10  10  10  10
KBPT  24  42  30  58  52 /  50  10  10  10  10
KAEX  17  42  22  53  42 /  10  10   0  10  10
KLFT  21  39  26  53  46 /  60  10  10  10  10

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...
     BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...EVANGELINE...
     IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...
     RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...ST. MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...
     VERMILION...VERNON...WEST CAMERON.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...
     CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...EVANGELINE...IBERIA...JEFFERSON
     DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. LANDRY...ST.
     MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...WEST CAMERON.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: RAPIDES...VERNON.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: RAPIDES...VERNON.

TX...HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: HARDIN...JEFFERSON...NORTHERN
     JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER...
     SOUTHERN NEWTON...TYLER.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: HARDIN...JEFFERSON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER...
     SOUTHERN NEWTON.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...TYLER.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...TYLER.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL
     CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20
     TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20
     TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE...VERMILION BAY.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT
     20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA
     OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
     INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM.

&&

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&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 4:09 AM CST, 12 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
409 AM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
291015-
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-
EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-
NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
409 AM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN SWITCHING OVER TO LIGHT SNOW IS ON TAP FOR CENTRAL LOUISIANA
INTO INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS. FURTHER SOUTH...THE MAJOR IMPACT
WILL COME FROM FREEZING RAIN. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...AND THERE
EXISTS A POTENTIAL FOR LONG DURATION POWER OUTAGES SHOULD
SIGNIFICANT ICING OCCUR. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-291015-
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
409 AM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL
CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF OUR LATEST FRONTAL PASSAGE. A WINTRY MIX
OF WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL GRADUALLY LESSEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. UNTIL
THEN...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 28, 1:09 PM CST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
109 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1245 PM     SLEET            4 E DE QUINCY           30.45N 93.38W
01/28/2014  E0.75 INCH       BEAUREGARD         LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            AN OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 3/4 INCH OF SLEET
            ACCUMULATION.

&&

ATINGLER
Local storm report, Jan 28, 3:03 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
303 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0248 PM     SNOW             TIOGA                   31.38N 92.43W
01/28/2014  E2.0 INCH        RAPIDES            LA   PUBLIC

            2 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET REPORTED IN TIOGA THIS MORNING

0248 PM     SNOW             7 E ALEXANDRIA          31.29N 92.34W
01/28/2014  E2.0 INCH        RAPIDES            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            2 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET REPORTED BY KALB WITH 0.1
            FREEZING RAIN

0248 PM     SNOW             BOYCE                   31.39N 92.67W
01/28/2014  E2.8 INCH        RAPIDES            LA   PUBLIC

            2.75 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET REPORTED IN BOYCE

0248 PM     SNOW             ALEXANDRIA              31.29N 92.46W
01/28/2014  E1.5 INCH        RAPIDES            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            1.5 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW IN DOWNTOWN ALEXANDRIA AND
            0.1 FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING.

0248 PM     SLEET            BEAUMONT                30.09N 94.14W
01/28/2014  E0.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          TX   PUBLIC

            3/4 INCH OF SLEET REPORTED IN BEAUMONT

&&

ATINGLER
Local storm report, Jan 28, 3:07 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
307 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0306 PM     SLEET            SULPHUR                 30.23N 93.36W
01/28/2014  E0.20 INCH       CALCASIEU          LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            0.1 FREEZING RAIN AND 0.2 INCHES OF SLEET SO FAR

&&

ATINGLER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 2:36 AM CSTHard Freeze WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler30 hr
Jan 28, 3:43 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLCHHardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler18 hr
Jan 27, 10:50 PM CSTLow Water AdvisoryLCH13 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.