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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Dec 14, 2018, 3:47 AM CST for Cameron Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Dec 14, 2018, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2018, 3:47 AM CST (09:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2018, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Cameron Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 277 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 934 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
732 WWUS74 KLCH 140947 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 347 AM CST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST... .A deep surface low will move across northern Louisiana today. The pressure gradient associated with this system will tighten along coastal areas allowing for very breezy and gusty west winds, mainly during the afternoon hours. Winds will decrease by sunset as the low begins to move away from the area. LAZ052>054-073-074-TXZ215-142215- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.181214T1700Z-181215T0000Z/ Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-West Cameron-East Cameron-Jefferson- Including the cities of Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Meaux, Forked Island, Kaplan, New Iberia, Morgan City, Burns Point, Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Hackberry, Johnson Bayou, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, Grand Chenier, Rutherford Beach, Beaumont, Sabine Pass, and Sea Rim State Park 347 AM CST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 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 11 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * TIMING...Late morning into the afternoon. * WINDS...Sustained west winds 20 to 25 mph with occasional gusts over 30 mph. * IMPACTS...Loose objects outside may below away. Be sure to secure any trash cans, tents, canopies, patio furniture, bouncy houses, and high-profile cranes. High profile vehicles on southwest to northwest or south to north roads, especially elevated surfaces, may experience strong cross winds. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
199 WWUS74 KLCH 142044 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 244 PM CST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST... .Low pressure at the surface and aloft will move across Louisiana and Mississippi this afternoon and overnight. Strong west to northwest flow will continue this afternoon. Winds will diminish by sunset as the low begins to move away from the area. LAZ052>054-073-074-TXZ215-150000- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-181215T0000Z/ Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-West Cameron-East Cameron-Jefferson- Including the cities of Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Meaux, Forked Island, Kaplan, New Iberia, Morgan City, Burns Point, Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Hackberry, Johnson Bayou, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, Grand Chenier, Rutherford Beach, Beaumont, Sabine Pass, and Sea Rim State Park 244 PM CST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...This afternoon through 6 PM. * WINDS...Sustained west winds 20 to 25 mph with occasional gusts over 30 mph. * IMPACTS...Loose objects outside may below away. Be sure to secure any trash cans, tents, canopies, patio furniture, bouncy houses, and high-profile cranes. High profile vehicles on southwest to northwest or south to north roads, especially elevated surfaces, may experience strong cross winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 20 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 7:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 7 days |
| Dec 14, 1:23 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper | 9 days |
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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.