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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Feb 8, 2016, 3:51 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas; 10 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Feb 8, 2016, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2016, 3:51 AM CST (09:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2016, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 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 09:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1332 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
325 WWUS74 KLCH 080951 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 351 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNSET... .A STRONG FAST MOVING DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS HIGHER BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AND DROP BELOW THE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND SUNSET. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 090000- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.160208T1600Z-160209T0000Z/ 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- 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... LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK... BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...CAMERON...WOODVILLE... COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR... ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON... BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 351 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH SUNSET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS ABOVE 25 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AS SUDDEN GUSTS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. LOOSE LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS MAY BE BLOW AROUND. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
329 WWUS74 KLCH 081334 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 734 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNSET... .A STRONG FAST MOVING DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS HIGHER BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AND DROP BELOW THE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND SUNSET. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 090000- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.160208T1600Z-160209T0000Z/ 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- 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... LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK... BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...CAMERON...WOODVILLE... COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR... ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON... BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 734 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH SUNSET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS ABOVE 25 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AS SUDDEN GUSTS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. LOOSE LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS MAY BE BLOW AROUND. 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. && $$
260 WWUS74 KLCH 081656 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1056 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNSET... .NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH... WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AND DROP BELOW THE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND SUNSET. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 090000- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ 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- 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... LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK... BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...CAMERON...WOODVILLE... COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR... ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON... BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 1056 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...REST OF TODAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AS SUDDEN GUSTS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. LOOSE LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS MAY BE BLOW AROUND. 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. && $$ 13
584 WWUS74 KLCH 082009 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 209 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNSET... .NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING...DROPPING BELOW THE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND SUNSET. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 090000- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS... LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK... BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...CAMERON...WOODVILLE... COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR... ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON... BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 209 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...REST OF TODAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AS SUDDEN GUSTS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. LOOSE LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS MAY BE BLOW AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 13
694 WWUS74 KLCH 082357 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 557 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM... .GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE DIMINISHING AS WINDS DECOUPLE NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 090100- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ 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- 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... LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK... BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...CAMERON...WOODVILLE... COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR... ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON... BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 557 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 20 MPH. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$ 24
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 9:47 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 32 hr |
Nearby
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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.