Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1034 PM CDT Mon Oct 15 2018

.UPDATE...
Sfc cold front currently sits from the Acadiana region southwest
acrs the coastal waters to approximately 60 NM SE of Galveston.
KLCH radar shows widely sctd to sctd showers and a few tstms
associated with the sfc boundary south of I-10 and over the
coastal waters, with more widespread rain and embedded isolated
tstms acrs N LA into E and SE TX coincident with the 850 hPA
front. Between the two features, there is minimal activity acrs
much of our interior zones. This general pattern will persist
overnight as the sfc front continues to slowly drift south before
stalling near or just off the south LA coast and over the coastal
waters.

Temperatures are currently in the middle 60s north to near 70 acrs
SW LA/ lower SE TX and middle 70s acrs the Acadiana region. The
shallow cooler airmass will continue to slowly spread south in the
wake of the front tonight. Thus, overnight lows still look to be
on track, ranging from the middle 50s north to lower 60s in SE
TX/SW LA and mid-upper 60s acrs Acadiana/S CNTL LA.

Made some adjustments to PoPs/WX for the remainder of the night,
and also tweaked hourly temps/dewpoints/winds to reflect recent
observational trends. Updated text products have been sent.

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 512 PM CDT Mon Oct 15 2018/

DISCUSSION...
00Z taf issuance

AVIATION...
Windshift boundary with northerly winds behind it through all
terminals except ARA, which is expected to make it by TAF
issuance. I say windshift boundary, as the true cold front with
serious temperature drop still further north across NE TX/N LA.
Intermittent SHRA will prevail through the period, as well as MVFR
ceilings, with IFR ceilings possible from 10-14z Tuesday. MVFR
ceilings expected to prevail for the remainder of the period
Tuesday, along with north to north-northeast winds around 10-14
kts with gusts near 20 kts.

DML

PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 445 PM CDT Mon Oct 15 2018/

DISCUSSION...
Wavy CDFNT near a roughly Pineville, LA to Port Arthur, TX line,
and continuing to make slow but steady progress TWD the SE.
Scattered to numerous pre and post frontal showers and isolated
thunderstorms are noted on regional radar imagery, with a couple
of pre-frontal thunderstorms getting a bit on the strong side
with frequent lightning and exhibiting deviant motion with
rotation. Will continue to see scattered convection along with
stratiform rains tonight as the shallow front continues to push
through the area, eventually stalling out across SE LA and the
SC/SW LA coastal waters as the upper trof over the OH Valley
continues to head off to the east.

Considerable cloud cover and good rain chances will remain in
place tomorrow as the region remains between the primary low
level sources of lift, the SFC front to the south and the H85
front well to the north, amid a broad region of isentropic lift.
Upstream trof diving into the OH Valley late tomorrow coupled with
a secondary high building into the Southern Plains will aid in
driving the front further into the Gulf TUE night into WED. While
plenty of MSTR is progged to linger over the area, little in the
way of meaningful lift is progged to be present away from the
coastal waters, so anticipate little more than widespread cloud
cover over the inland forecast area WED and WED night.

Rain chances start to creep back up over E TX on THU, and areawide
FRI into SAT as a robust upper trof digs into the ERN CONUS and
drives another CDFNT through the area.

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MARINE...
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue
into this evening as a cold front slowly pushes into the northwest
Gulf. The front is shallow in nature, and is expected to stall
across southeast Louisiana and the coastal waters tonight and
Tuesday. This will keep scattered showers and thunderstorms in
the forecast. A modest offshore flow is expected to the north
and west of the front, while light east to southeast winds will
continue to the south and east of it. The front will be driven
further offshore Tuesday night by high pressure dropping from the
Plains into the Mid Mississippi River Valley, which will result in
increasing north winds across all of the coastal waters. Winds
will relax and become southerly on Friday ahead of another cold
front forecast to bring strong north winds on Saturday.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AEX  55  57  51  63 /  30  50  30  10
LCH  61  64  57  69 /  40  40  20  20
LFT  64  71  59  70 /  40  40  20  20
BPT  61  63  57  68 /  40  40  20  20

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.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...None.
TX...None.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM CDT Tuesday for GMZ450-452-470-
     472.

     Small Craft Exercise Caution until 10 AM CDT Tuesday for GMZ430-
     432.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
348 PM CDT Mon Oct 15 2018

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
162100-
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-
348 PM CDT Mon Oct 15 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Louisiana, south central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana, west
central Louisiana, and southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue
through tonight as a cold front continues to slowly push through
the area. The probability of severe thunderstorms is very low, but
stronger thunderstorms capable of gusty winds, small hail, and
frequent lightning are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Scattered showers and a few storms will linger into mid-week as a
warm moist flow aloft overrides the cooler surface air. Higher
rain chances return Friday and the weekend as the next cold front
approaches, then crosses the area. Severe weather is not expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Storm spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-162100-
Sabine Lake-Calcasieu Lake-Vermilion Bay-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from  Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from
20 to 60 NM-
348 PM CDT Mon Oct 15 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue
through tonight as a cold front continues to slowly push through
the area. The probability of severe thunderstorms is very low, but
stronger thunderstorms capable of gusty winds, small hail, and
frequent lightning are possible.

Gusty north winds are expected behind the front, which is expected
stall over the coastal waters tonight. Small craft advisories are
in effect or will be in effect for the Gulf waters west of
Intracoastal City. Small craft should exercise caution over Sabine
and Calcasieu Lakes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue on Tuesday with
the frontal boundary stalled over the coastal waters.

The front will be driven further offshore Tuesday night by high
pressure dropping from the Plains into the Mid Mississippi River
Valley, which will result in increasing north winds across all of
the coastal waters. Winds will relax and become southerly on
Friday ahead of another cold front forecast to bring strong north
winds on Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Storm spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
217 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2018

LAZ052-160745-
Vermilion LA-
217 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2018

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 216 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Freshwater City, moving north at 55 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Abbeville, Kaplan, Forked Island, Freshwater City, Meaux and Esther.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 2955 9241 3006 9239 3007 9237 3007 9206
      2975 9219 2975 9221 2972 9220 2955 9224
      2954 9226 2953 9231
TIME...MOT...LOC 0716Z 188DEG 48KT 2962 9234

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