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Wind Advisory 12, NWS New Orleans, LA

September 22, 2021Orleans Parish, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this wind advisory at Sep 22, 2021, 9:03 AM CDT for Orleans Parish, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 10 hr.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 22, 2021, 9:03 AM CDT (14:03 UTC)
Expired
Sep 22, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA

Counties Orleans Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 35 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-09-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 195 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-09-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
195 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-227 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
739 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

676 
WWUS74 KLIX 221403
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
903 AM CDT Wed Sep 22 2021

LAZ060-061-063-064-070-077-078-222215-
/O.NEW.KLIX.WI.Y.0012.210922T1403Z-210923T0000Z/
St. Charles-Upper Jefferson-Upper Plaquemines-Upper St. Bernard-
Lower St. Bernard-Western Orleans-Eastern Orleans-
Including the cities of Destrehan, Norco, Metairie, Kenner, 
Belle Chasse, Chalmette, Violet, Yscloskey, New Orleans, 
and East New Orleans
903 AM CDT Wed Sep 22 2021

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

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* WHERE...St. Charles, Upper Jefferson, Upper Plaquemines, Upper 
  St. Bernard, Lower St. Bernard, Western Orleans and Eastern 
  Orleans Parishes.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
589 
WWUS74 KLIX 222030
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
330 PM CDT Wed Sep 22 2021

LAZ060-061-063-064-070-077-078-230000-
/O.CON.KLIX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-210923T0000Z/
St. Charles-Upper Jefferson-Upper Plaquemines-Upper St. Bernard-
Lower St. Bernard-Western Orleans-Eastern Orleans-
Including the cities of Destrehan, Norco, Metairie, Kenner, 
Belle Chasse, Chalmette, Violet, Yscloskey, New Orleans, 
and East New Orleans
330 PM CDT Wed Sep 22 2021

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

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* WHERE...St. Charles, Upper Jefferson, Upper Plaquemines, Upper 
  St. Bernard, Lower St. Bernard, Western Orleans and Eastern 
  Orleans Parishes.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 21, 8:46 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX39 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.