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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 7, 2016

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Mar 7, 2016, 10:39 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2016, 10:39 AM CST (16:39 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

The text

As transmitted.

577 
WWUS74 KLCH 071639
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1039 AM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING...

.SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BETWEEN LOWER
PRESSURE WEST OF THE AREA AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST.
SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

TXZ215-216-080000-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0005.160307T1639Z-160308T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...
VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY
1039 AM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST
  ORIENTED 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.

&&

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 4:07 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchLCHHardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler4 days
Mar 7, 3:25 PM CSTCoastal Flood WatchLCH12 hr

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Sources

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