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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2015, 4:02 PM CST for Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Feb 23, 2015, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2015, 4:02 PM CST (22:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2015, 10:20 AM CST
- In force
- 10 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 22:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 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
- 104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 752 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
920 WWUS74 KLCH 222202 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 402 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED... .NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS A STRONG AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-230600- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0004.150223T0600Z-150224T0000Z/ 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 402 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL AFFECT VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ELEVATED OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES...MAKING TWO HANDED DRIVING A MUST. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RV'S...MOTOR HOMES...AND TRAILER RIGS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT 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. && $$ 13
3 follow-up statements
948 WWUS74 KLCH 230519 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1119 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...NORTHERLY WINDS STRENGTHENING AS A SURGE OF CANADIAN AIR BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT... .NORTH WINDS WILL RATCHET UP AS COLD CANADIAN AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION. A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ENSURE WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE FINALLY EASING MONDAY NIGHT. LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-231330- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0004.150223T0600Z-150224T0000Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE... KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON... BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH... CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE... VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 1119 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL AFFECT VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ELEVATED OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES...MAKING TWO HANDED DRIVING A MUST. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RV'S...MOTOR HOMES...AND TRAILER RIGS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
984 WWUS74 KLCH 230910 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 310 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015 ...NORTHERLY WINDS STRENGTHENING AS A SURGE OF CANADIAN AIR BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT... .A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL YIELD STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FOR MOST OF THE DAY TODAY BEFORE FINALLY EASING TONIGHT. LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-232200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ 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 310 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL AFFECT VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ELEVATED OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES...MAKING TWO HANDED DRIVING A MUST. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RV'S...MOTOR HOMES...AND TRAILER RIGS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT 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. && $$
442 WWUS74 KLCH 231620 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1020 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015 LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-231730- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT... LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE... KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON... BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH... CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE... VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 1020 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 3:50 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 32 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:45 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry and 1 more | 41 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.