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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Apr 26, 2017, 10:30 AM CDT for 10 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2017, 10:30 AM CDT (15:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 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
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:33 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -345 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 693 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
629 WWUS74 KLCH 261530 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1030 AM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017 ...Wind Advisory in Effect Today... .South winds continue to increase and become gusty ahead of a cold front approaching the region from the northwest. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph are expected. Winds will begin to subside from west to east late this afternoon. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-270000- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0008.170426T1530Z-170427T0000Z/ 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-Jefferson-Orange- Including the cities of Fort Polk, Pickering, Leesville, Slagle, Alexandria, Pineville, Effie, Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport, Simmesport, Mansura, Bundick Lake, De Ridder, Fields, Oretta, 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, and Bridge City 1030 AM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...Through early evening. * WINDS...South at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles, especially on east to west and elevated roadways. Loose lawn objects along with trash cans will be blown 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. && $$ 13
2 follow-up statements
188 WWUS74 KLCH 262039 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 339 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017 ...Wind Advisory in Effect for Central and Southern Louisiana until 7 pm... .Gusty south winds will continue to gradually diminish from west to east the rest of the afternoon. Occasional sustained speeds of 20 mph with frequent gusts of 25 to 30 MPH will continue for another few hours. TXZ215-216-262145- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170427T0000Z/ Jefferson-Orange- Including the cities of Beaumont, Sabine Pass, Sea Rim State Park, Orange, Vidor, and Bridge City 339 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has cancelled the Wind Advisory. South winds have decreased below Wind Advisory Criteria across Southeast Texas. $$ LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-270000- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170427T0000Z/ 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- Including the cities of Fort Polk, Pickering, Leesville, Slagle, Alexandria, Pineville, Effie, Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport, Simmesport, Mansura, Bundick Lake, De Ridder, Fields, Oretta, 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, and Rutherford Beach 339 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through early evening. * WINDS...South at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles, especially on east to west and elevated roadways. Loose lawn objects along with trash cans will be blown 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. && $$ 13
526 WWUS74 KLCH 270016 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 716 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-270130- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170427T0000Z/ Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry- Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Lafayette-Upper St. Martin- Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron- East Cameron- Including the cities of Fort Polk, Pickering, Leesville, Slagle, Alexandria, Pineville, Effie, Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport, Simmesport, Mansura, Bundick Lake, De Ridder, Fields, Oretta, Oakdale, Kinder, Ville Platte, Beaver, St. Landry, Mamou, Reddell, Lawtell, Opelousas, Eunice, Lake Charles, Sulphur, Hathaway, Jennings, Topsy, Roanoke, Welsh, Lake Arthur, Crowley, Rayne, Branch, Church Point, Richard, Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Cade, St. Martinville, Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Meaux, Forked Island, Kaplan, New Iberia, Morgan City, Burns Point, Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Stephensville, Hackberry, Johnson Bayou, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, Grand Chenier, and Rutherford Beach 716 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...| $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 63 min |
| Apr 26, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton | 26 min |
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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.