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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Apr 29, 2023, 7:02 AM CDT for 9 parishes in Louisiana; Jefferson County, Orange County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 29, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2023, 7:02 AM CDT (12:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2023, 9:31 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Iberia Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, Jefferson County, TX, Orange County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:03 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 12:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1119 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
624 WWUS74 KLCH 291202 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 702 AM CDT Sat Apr 29 2023 LAZ044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-TXZ515-516- 615-616-292015- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.230429T1800Z-230430T0600Z/ Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron- East Cameron-Northern Calcasieu-Northern Jefferson Davis- Northern Acadia-Upper Vermilion-Upper Iberia-Upper St. Mary- Southern Calcasieu-Southern Jefferson Davis-Southern Acadia- Lower Vermilion-Lower Iberia-Lower St. Mary-Upper Jefferson- Northern Orange-Lower Jefferson-Southern Orange- Including the cities of Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Cade, St. Martinville, Stephensville, Johnson Bayou, Hackberry, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, Grand Chenier, Rutherford Beach, De Quincy, Moss Bluff, Sulphur, Westlake, Vinton, Hathaway, Jennings, Topsy, Fenton, Welsh, Elton, Crowley, Rayne, Branch, Church Point, Iota, Gueydan, Meaux, Kaplan, Maurice, New Iberia, Jeanerette, Morgan City, Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Lake Charles, Carlyss, Bell City, Hayes, Iowa, Lake Arthur, Morse, Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Forked Island, Avery Island, Burns Point, Cypremort Point, Beaumont, China, Mauriceville, Nederland, Port Arthur, Sea Rim State Park, Sabine Pass, Orange, Bridge City, and Vidor 702 AM CDT Sat Apr 29 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 1 AM CDT Sunday. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
123 WWUS74 KLCH 300231 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 931 PM CDT Sat Apr 29 2023 LAZ044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-TXZ515-516- 615-616-300345- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-230430T0600Z/ Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron- East Cameron-Northern Calcasieu-Northern Jefferson Davis- Northern Acadia-Upper Vermilion-Upper Iberia-Upper St. Mary- Southern Calcasieu-Southern Jefferson Davis-Southern Acadia- Lower Vermilion-Lower Iberia-Lower St. Mary-Upper Jefferson- Northern Orange-Lower Jefferson-Southern Orange- Including the cities of Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Cade, St. Martinville, Stephensville, Johnson Bayou, Hackberry, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, Grand Chenier, Rutherford Beach, De Quincy, Moss Bluff, Sulphur, Westlake, Vinton, Hathaway, Jennings, Topsy, Fenton, Welsh, Elton, Crowley, Rayne, Branch, Church Point, Iota, Gueydan, Meaux, Kaplan, Maurice, New Iberia, Jeanerette, Morgan City, Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Lake Charles, Carlyss, Bell City, Hayes, Iowa, Lake Arthur, Morse, Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Forked Island, Avery Island, Burns Point, Cypremort Point, Beaumont, China, Mauriceville, Nederland, Port Arthur, Sea Rim State Park, Sabine Pass, Orange, Bridge City, and Vidor 931 PM CDT Sat Apr 29 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 11:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 62 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.