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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at May 8, 2016, 2:55 PM CDT for Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at May 9, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2016, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 9, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 9, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT
- 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 19:53 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, 7.9 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
- 1052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
441 WWUS74 KLCH 081955 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 255 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...VERY BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ON MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN OVER THE PLAINS ON MONDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE IN SOUTH WINDS THAT WILL BECOME VERY BREEZY AND GUSTY DURING THE DAYTIME. LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-091100- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0014.160509T1200Z-160509T2200Z/ 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...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 255 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...DAYTIME MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO 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. && $$ RUA
2 follow-up statements
992 WWUS74 KLCH 090237 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 937 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...VERY BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ON MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN OVER THE PLAINS ON MONDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE IN SOUTH WINDS THAT WILL BECOME VERY BREEZY AND GUSTY DURING THE DAYTIME. LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-091200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0014.160509T1200Z-160509T2200Z/ CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY... JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY... RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT...RICHARD...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE... INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN...NEW IBERIA... MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON... BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH...BEAUMONT...SABINE PASS... SEA RIM STATE PARK...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY 937 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT MONDAY... * TIMING...DAYTIME MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO TOSS AROUND UNSECURED ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
344 WWUS74 KLCH 091150 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 650 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 ...VERY BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING OVER THE PLAINS STATES WILL LEAD TO VERY BREEZY AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS BY LATE MORNING. LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-092200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0014.160509T1200Z-160509T2200Z/ 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...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 650 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...MID-MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO 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. && $$ 25
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2:51 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 27 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.