Alert archive / Louisiana / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Jan 11, 2018, 3:58 PM CST for 10 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 11, 2018, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2018, 3:58 PM CST (21:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2018, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2018, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 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 22:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 489 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
536 WWUS74 KLCH 112158 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 358 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2018 ...Winds Advisory In Effect Late This Evening through Friday morning... .Gusty northwest winds are expected to develop behind a cold front that will move across the region late tonight. These gusty winds will continue through Friday morning before beginning to decrease in the afternoon. TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-120600- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.180112T0300Z-180112T1800Z/ Tyler-Hardin-Jefferson-Orange-Northern Jasper-Northern Newton- Southern Jasper-Southern Newton- Including the cities of Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe, Spurger, Warren, Woodville, Lumberton, Silsbee, Beaumont, Sabine Pass, Sea Rim State Park, Orange, Vidor, Bridge City, Holly Springs, Jasper, Kirbyville, Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, Roganville, Burkeville, Farrsville, Jamestown, Newton, Wiergate, Bleakwood, Call, Gist, Buna, Evadale, and Deweyville 358 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 9 PM this evening to noon CST Friday. * TIMING...Late this evening through Friday morning * WINDS...Around 20 MPH with gusts around 30 MPH * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles, especially on east to west oriented and elevated roadways. Loose objects will be blown around and small tree limbs can be broken. 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. && $$ LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-120600- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.180112T0600Z-180112T1800Z/ Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry- Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Lafayette-Upper St. Martin- Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron- East Cameron- Including the cities of Fort Polk, Pickering, Leesville, Slagle, Alexandria, Pineville, Effie, Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport, Simmesport, Mansura, Bundick Lake, De Ridder, Fields, Oretta, Oakdale, Kinder, Ville Platte, Beaver, St. Landry, Mamou, Reddell, Lawtell, Opelousas, Eunice, Lake Charles, Sulphur, Hathaway, Jennings, Topsy, Roanoke, Welsh, Lake Arthur, Crowley, Rayne, Branch, Church Point, Richard, Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Cade, St. Martinville, Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Meaux, Forked Island, Kaplan, New Iberia, Morgan City, Burns Point, Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Stephensville, Hackberry, Johnson Bayou, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, Grand Chenier, and Rutherford Beach 358 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to noon CST Friday. * TIMING...Tonight through Friday morning * WINDS...Around 20 MPH with gusts around 30 MPH * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles, especially on east to west oriented and elevated roadways. Loose objects will be blown around and small tree limbs can be broken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 20 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
3 follow-up statements
653 WWUS74 KLCH 120308 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 908 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2018 ...Winds Advisory In Effect Late This Evening through Friday morning... .Gusty northwest winds are expected to develop behind a cold front. These gusty winds will continue through Friday morning before beginning to decrease in the afternoon. TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-121500- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180112T1800Z/ Tyler-Hardin-Jefferson-Orange-Northern Jasper-Northern Newton- Southern Jasper-Southern Newton- Including the cities of Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe, Spurger, Warren, Woodville, Lumberton, Silsbee, Beaumont, Sabine Pass, Sea Rim State Park, Orange, Vidor, Bridge City, Holly Springs, Jasper, Kirbyville, Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, Roganville, Burkeville, Farrsville, Jamestown, Newton, Wiergate, Bleakwood, Call, Gist, Buna, Evadale, and Deweyville 908 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...Late this evening through Friday morning * WINDS...Around 20 MPH with gusts around 30 MPH * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles, especially on east to west oriented and elevated roadways. Loose objects will be blown around and small tree limbs can be broken. 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. && $$ LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-121500- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.180112T0600Z-180112T1800Z/ Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry- Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Lafayette-Upper St. Martin- Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron- East Cameron- Including the cities of Fort Polk, Pickering, Leesville, Slagle, Alexandria, Pineville, Effie, Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport, Simmesport, Mansura, Bundick Lake, De Ridder, Fields, Oretta, Oakdale, Kinder, Ville Platte, Beaver, St. Landry, Mamou, Reddell, Lawtell, Opelousas, Eunice, Lake Charles, Sulphur, Hathaway, Jennings, Topsy, Roanoke, Welsh, Lake Arthur, Crowley, Rayne, Branch, Church Point, Richard, Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Cade, St. Martinville, Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Meaux, Forked Island, Kaplan, New Iberia, Morgan City, Burns Point, Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Stephensville, Hackberry, Johnson Bayou, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, Grand Chenier, and Rutherford Beach 908 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...Tonight through Friday morning * WINDS...Around 20 MPH with gusts around 30 MPH * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles, especially on east to west oriented and elevated roadways. Loose objects will be blown around and small tree limbs can be broken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 20 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
015 WWUS74 KLCH 121000 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 400 AM CST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...Winds Advisory In Effect through noon today... .Gusty northwest winds has developed behind the latest strong cold front that moved through last night. These gusty winds will begin to decrease by the late morning hour as the pressure gradient begins to relax. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 121800- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180112T1800Z/ 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 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, Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe, Spurger, Warren, Woodville, Lumberton, Silsbee, Beaumont, Sabine Pass, Sea Rim State Park, Orange, Vidor, Bridge City, Holly Springs, Jasper, Kirbyville, Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, Roganville, Burkeville, Farrsville, Jamestown, Newton, Wiergate, Bleakwood, Call, Gist, Buna, Evadale, and Deweyville 400 AM CST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...through noon * WINDS...Around 20 MPH with gusts around 30 MPH * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles, especially on east to west oriented and elevated roadways. Loose objects will be blown around and small tree limbs can be broken. 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. && $$ K. Kuyper
172 WWUS74 KLCH 121820 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1220 PM CST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...Wind Advisory no longer in effect... .Gusty northwest winds in the wake of a departing cold front have diminished...thus the Wind Advisory issued previously has been allowed to expire. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 121930- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180112T1800Z/ 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 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, Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe, Spurger, Warren, Woodville, Lumberton, Silsbee, Beaumont, Sabine Pass, Sea Rim State Park, Orange, Vidor, Bridge City, Holly Springs, Jasper, Kirbyville, Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, Roganville, Burkeville, Farrsville, Jamestown, Newton, Wiergate, Bleakwood, Call, Gist, Buna, Evadale, and Deweyville 1220 PM CST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Gusty northwest winds in the wake of a departing cold front have diminished...thus the Wind Advisory issued previously has been allowed to expire. Elevated winds will linger this afternoon, with an occasional gust exceeding 20 mph, but sustained criteria winds are no longer expected. $$ 25
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 7:50 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 10, 7:50 PM CST | Gale Watch | LCH | 20 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:07 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 56 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:35 PM CST | Gale Warning | LCH | 20 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:35 PM CST | Low Water Advisory | LCH | 22 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:35 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 44 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:24 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 66 min |
| Jan 11, 2:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Sabine | 61 min |
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.