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Wind Advisory 4, NWS New Orleans, LA

March 30, 20214 parishes in Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this wind advisory at Mar 30, 2021, 10:43 AM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Mar 31, 2021, 5:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2021, 10:43 AM CDT (15:43 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 31, 2021, 5:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 30, 2021, 12:04 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA

Counties Assumption Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 2021-03-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 60 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 2021-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 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
60 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-225 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
902 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

446 
WWUS74 KLIX 301543
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1043 AM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

LAZ040-049-050-056>070-072-MSZ080>082-302345-
/O.NEW.KLIX.WI.Y.0004.210331T2200Z-210401T1300Z/
St. Tammany-Ascension-Livingston-Assumption-St. James-
St. John The Baptist-Upper Lafourche-St. Charles-Upper Jefferson-
Orleans-Upper Plaquemines-Upper St. Bernard-Upper Terrebonne-
Lower Terrebonne-Lower Lafourche-Lower Jefferson-
Lower Plaquemines-Lower St. Bernard-Southern Tangipahoa-Hancock-
Harrison-Jackson-
Including the cities of Slidell, Mandeville, Covington, Lacombe, 
Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Prairieville, Denham Springs, Watson, 
Walker, Pierre Part, Labadieville, Paincourtville, Convent, 
Lutcher, Gramercy, Laplace, Reserve, Thibodaux, Raceland, Larose,
Destrehan, Norco, Metairie, Kenner, East New Orleans, 
New Orleans, Belle Chasse, Chalmette, Violet, Houma, Bayou Cane, 
Chauvin, Cocodrie, Dulac, Montegut, Galliano, Cut Off, 
Golden Meadow, Leeville, Buras, Pointe A La Hache, Port Sulphur, 
Boothville, Venice, Empire, Myrtle Grove, Yscloskey, Hammond, 
Robert, Ponchatoula, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Diamondhead, 
Gulfport, Pascagoula, Ocean Springs, Moss Point, Gautier, 
and St. Martin
1043 AM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast and southern Mississippi and 
  southeast Louisiana.

* WHEN...From 5 PM Wednesday to 8 AM CDT Thursday.

* 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
306 
WWUS74 KLIX 301704
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1204 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

LAZ040-049-050-056>070-072-MSZ080>082-301815-
/O.CAN.KLIX.WI.Y.0004.210331T2200Z-210401T1300Z/
St. Tammany-Ascension-Livingston-Assumption-St. James-
St. John The Baptist-Upper Lafourche-St. Charles-Upper Jefferson-
Orleans-Upper Plaquemines-Upper St. Bernard-Upper Terrebonne-
Lower Terrebonne-Lower Lafourche-Lower Jefferson-
Lower Plaquemines-Lower St. Bernard-Southern Tangipahoa-Hancock-
Harrison-Jackson-
Including the cities of Slidell, Mandeville, Covington, Lacombe, 
Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Prairieville, Denham Springs, Watson, 
Walker, Pierre Part, Labadieville, Paincourtville, Convent, 
Lutcher, Gramercy, Laplace, Reserve, Thibodaux, Raceland, Larose,
Destrehan, Norco, Metairie, Kenner, East New Orleans, 
New Orleans, Belle Chasse, Chalmette, Violet, Houma, Bayou Cane, 
Chauvin, Cocodrie, Dulac, Montegut, Galliano, Cut Off, 
Golden Meadow, Leeville, Buras, Pointe A La Hache, Port Sulphur, 
Boothville, Venice, Empire, Myrtle Grove, Yscloskey, Hammond, 
Robert, Ponchatoula, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Diamondhead, 
Gulfport, Pascagoula, Ocean Springs, Moss Point, Gautier, 
and St. Martin
1204 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind advisory will be reissued after the zone updates take place
wihtin the next hour. 

$$

CAB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 9:26 AM CDTGale WatchLIX19 hr
Mar 30, 2:11 PM CDTWind AdvisoryLIXAssumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Orleans, Saint Bernard, Saint James and 3 more45 hr
Mar 30, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPearl River45 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.