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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Mar 31, 2021, 3:03 AM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Mar 31, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2021, 3:03 AM CDT (08:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2021, 9:40 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Cameron Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 155 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 765 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
286 WWUS74 KLCH 310803 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 303 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021 LAZ033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-312000- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0005.210331T2000Z-210401T0300Z/ 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 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 303 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Travel may become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on east-west roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
3 follow-up statements
853 WWUS74 KLCH 311525 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1025 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021 LAZ033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-010300- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0005.210331T2000Z-210401T0300Z/ St. Landry-Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Lafayette- Upper St. Martin-Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin- West Cameron-East Cameron-Jefferson-Orange- Including the cities of Lawtell, Opelousas, Eunice, Lake Charles, Sulphur, Hathaway, Jennings, Topsy, Roanoke, Welsh, Lake Arthur, Crowley, Rayne, Branch, Church Point, Richard, Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Cade, St. Martinville, Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Meaux, Forked Island, Kaplan, New Iberia, Morgan City, Burns Point, Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Stephensville, Hackberry, Johnson Bayou, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, Grand Chenier, Rutherford Beach, Beaumont, Sabine Pass, Sea Rim State Park, Orange, Vidor, and Bridge City 1025 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
895 WWUS74 KLCH 312027 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 327 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021 LAZ033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-010300- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210401T0300Z/ 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 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 327 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
862 WWUS74 KLCH 010240 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 940 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021 LAZ033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-010345- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210401T0300Z/ St. Landry-Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Lafayette- Upper St. Martin-Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin- West Cameron-East Cameron-Jefferson-Orange- Including the cities of Lawtell, Opelousas, Eunice, Lake Charles, Sulphur, Hathaway, Jennings, Topsy, Roanoke, Welsh, Lake Arthur, Crowley, Rayne, Branch, Church Point, Richard, Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Cade, St. Martinville, Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Meaux, Forked Island, Kaplan, New Iberia, Morgan City, Burns Point, Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Stephensville, Hackberry, Johnson Bayou, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, Grand Chenier, Rutherford Beach, Beaumont, Sabine Pass, Sea Rim State Park, Orange, Vidor, and Bridge City 940 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... North winds will continue to subside across mos of the area the area the rest of this evening. They will remain elevated and a bit gusty across the coastal counties and parishes, but are expected to remain below advisory criteria. $$ 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 3:37 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LCH | 33 hr | |
| Mar 31, 7:22 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 4 hr | |
| Mar 31, 11:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides, Vernon | 84 min |
| Mar 31, 1:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Evangeline | 87 min |
| Mar 31, 1:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron, Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion | 48 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.