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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Nov 7, 2015, 3:53 PM CST for Cameron Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2015, 3:53 PM CST (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2015, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Cameron Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 753 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
556 WWUS74 KLCH 072153 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 353 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... .A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WEST CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...COMBINED WITH A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDING SOUTH FROM THE PLAINS STATES...WILL RESULT IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF REGION. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TOMORROW AS THE BROAD LOW TRACKS EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. LAZ073-074-TXZ215-080600- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0009.151107T2153Z-151108T1200Z/ WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HACKBERRY...CAMERON...BEAUMONT... PORT ARTHUR 353 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TRASH CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE MAY BLOW OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 13
2 follow-up statements
554 WWUS74 KLCH 080022 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 622 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... .A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WEST CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...COMBINED WITH A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDING SOUTH FROM THE PLAINS STATES...WILL RESULT IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF REGION. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY TO THE COAST. WINDS WILL DECREASE TOMORROW AS THE BROAD LOW TRACKS EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. LAZ052>055-081200- /O.EXA.KLCH.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151108T1200Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE 622 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TRASH CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE MAY BLOW OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LAZ073-074-TXZ215-081200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151108T1200Z/ WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HACKBERRY...CAMERON...BEAUMONT... PORT ARTHUR 622 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TRASH CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE MAY BLOW OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
355 WWUS74 KLCH 080929 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 329 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA THROUGH 6 AM... .A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WEST CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...COMBINED WITH A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDING SOUTH FROM THE PLAINS STATES...HAS RESULTED IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF REGION. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE... MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY TO THE COAST. WINDS WILL DECREASE TODAY AS THE BROAD LOW TRACKS EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. LAZ052>055-073-074-TXZ215-081200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151108T1200Z/ VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA... STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...CAMERON...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR 329 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNRISE * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TRASH CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE MAY BLOW OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 6:20 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 3 hr |
| Nov 7, 6:32 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange | 3 hr |
| Nov 7, 9:19 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 3 hr |
| Nov 7, 12:02 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 3 hr |
| Nov 6, 7:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 81 min |
| Nov 6, 7:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Vermilion | 3 hr |
| Nov 6, 8:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 5 hr |
| Nov 6, 10:44 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Rapides | 3 hr |
| Nov 7, 11:46 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides, Vernon | 3 hr |
| Nov 7, 1:52 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Vernon | 59 hr |
| Nov 7, 3:27 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion | 3 hr |
| Nov 7, 3:45 PM CST | Gale Warning | LCH | 14 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:45 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 26 hr | |
| Nov 7, 5:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 8 days |
| Nov 7, 5:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 19 hr |
| Nov 7, 5:33 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry | 4 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.