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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 28, 2021Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2021, 3:47 AM CDT for Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Apr 28, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2021, 3:47 AM CDT (08:47 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 28, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 28, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Cameron Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 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 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 88 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 765 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
765 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
781 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
3.2

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The text

As transmitted.

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WWUS74 KLCH 280847
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
347 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-281700-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0006.210428T1600Z-210429T0000Z/
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 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
347 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Louisiana and 
  southeast Texas.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 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.

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements
014 
WWUS74 KLCH 281549
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1049 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-290000-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0006.210428T1600Z-210429T0000Z/
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 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
1049 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds around 20 mph expected, with gusts up to
  30 mph at times.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Louisiana and 
  southeast Texas.

* WHEN...Until 7 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.

&&

$$
027 
WWUS74 KLCH 290015
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
715 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

LAZ041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ215-216-290115-
/O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210429T0000Z/
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 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
715 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Observations from around the area show that the elevated southerly
winds which were observed earlier have begun to diminish and this
trend should continue through the evening. Although winds may
remain near the advisory criteria for a short time longer in some
locations, the advisory has been allowed to expire.

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 9:02 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryLCHCameron, Saint Martin10 hr
Apr 28, 3:00 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH16 hr

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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.