Alert archive / Louisiana / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 11, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Apr 10, 2016, 4:13 AM CDT for 8 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Apr 10, 2016, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2016, 4:13 AM CDT (09:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 10, 2016, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 1659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
019 WWUS74 KLCH 100913 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 413 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2016 ...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOWER PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. LAZ028-029-031>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-102100- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.160410T1400Z-160411T0000Z/ RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-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...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE... MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA... OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER...ST. LANDRY...MAMOU... REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR... HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR... CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT...RICHARD...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE... INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON... BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH...BEAUMONT...SABINE PASS... SEA RIM STATE PARK...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 413 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS CAN TOSS AROUND UNSECURED ITEMS. 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. && $$ 24
2 follow-up statements
283 WWUS74 KLCH 102035 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 335 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016 ...GUSTY WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOWER PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. LAZ028-029-031>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-110000- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160411T0000Z/ RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-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...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE... MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA... OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER...ST. LANDRY...MAMOU... REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR... HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR... CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT...RICHARD...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE... INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON... BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH...BEAUMONT...SABINE PASS... SEA RIM STATE PARK...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 335 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS CAN TOSS AROUND UNSECURED ITEMS. 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. && $$
470 WWUS74 KLCH 110004 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 704 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016 ...GUSTY WILL DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT HOUR... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOWER PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS HAS PRODUCED STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. LAZ028-029-031>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-110115- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160411T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.160411T0004Z-160411T0100Z/ RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-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...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE... MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA... OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER...ST. LANDRY...MAMOU... REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR... HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR... CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT...RICHARD...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE... INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON... BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH...BEAUMONT...SABINE PASS... SEA RIM STATE PARK...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 704 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...NEXT HOUR. * WINDS...AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS CAN TOSS AROUND UNSECURED ITEMS. 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. && $$ K. KUYPER
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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.