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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Mar 18, 2024, 9:32 AM CDT for 10 parishes in Louisiana; Jefferson County, Orange County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 18, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2024, 9:32 AM CDT (14:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2024, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 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 Landry 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), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 1731 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
078 WWUS74 KLCH 181432 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 932 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 LAZ033-182245- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.240318T1600Z-240318T2200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.FR.Y.0001.240319T0700Z-240319T1400Z/ St. Landry- Including the cities of Eunice, Opelousas, and Lawtell 932 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, north winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph expected. For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...St. Landry Parish. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 5 PM CDT this afternoon. For the Frost Advisory, from 2 AM to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ LAZ044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-TXZ515-516- 615-616-182200- /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.240318T1600Z-240318T2200Z/ Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron-East Cameron-Northern Calcasieu-Northern Jefferson Davis-Northern Acadia-Upper Vermilion-Upper Iberia-Upper St. Mary-Southern Calcasieu-Southern Jefferson Davis-Southern Acadia-Lower Vermilion-Lower Iberia-Lower St. Mary-Upper Jefferson-Northern Orange-Lower Jefferson-Southern Orange- Including the cities of Jennings, Morse, Franklin, Bayou Vista, Morgan City, Intracoastal City, Grand Lake, Vinton, Crowley, Lafayette, Jeanerette, De Quincy, Topsy, Vidor, Beaumont, Sea Rim State Park, Iota, Avery Island, Maurice, Creole, Lake Arthur, Cypremort Point, Breaux Bridge, Carlyss, Johnson Bayou, Abbeville, Sulphur, Gueydan, Moss Bluff, Rayne, Bell City, Hackberry, Grand Chenier, Centerville, China, Branch, Iowa, Cade, Cameron, Rutherford Beach, Sabine Pass, Kaplan, Hathaway, Fenton, Forked Island, Bridge City, Klondike, Lake Charles, Westlake, Stephensville, St. Martinville, Elton, Hayes, Berwick, New Iberia, Port Arthur, Mauriceville, Orange, Nederland, Burns Point, Meaux, Patterson, Church Point, and Welsh 932 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. * WHEN...Until 5 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ LAZ028-029-182245- /O.CON.KLCH.FR.Y.0001.240319T0700Z-240319T1400Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.FZ.A.0001.240319T0500Z-240319T1400Z/ Rapides-Avoyelles- Including the cities of Mansura, Effie, Alexandria, Bunkie, Cottonport, Pineville, Simmesport, and Marksville 932 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 33 possible. For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Avoyelles and Rapides Parishes. * WHEN...For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Tuesday morning. For the Frost Advisory, from 2 AM to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ LAZ032-182245- /O.CON.KLCH.FR.Y.0001.240319T0700Z-240319T1400Z/ Evangeline- Including the cities of Ville Platte, Beaver, Reddell, Mamou, and St. Landry 932 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Evangeline Parish. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ MC
2 follow-up statements
841 WWUS74 KLCH 181815 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 115 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 LAZ033-190215- /O.UPG.KLCH.FR.Y.0001.240319T0700Z-240319T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.FZ.W.0001.240319T0500Z-240319T1400Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-240318T2200Z/ St. Landry- Including the cities of Eunice, Opelousas, and Lawtell 115 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A FREEZE WARNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 33 expected. * WHERE...St. Landry Parish. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 5 PM CDT this afternoon. For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ LAZ028-029-190215- /O.UPG.KLCH.FR.Y.0001.240319T0700Z-240319T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KLCH.FZ.A.0001.240319T0500Z-240319T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.FZ.W.0001.240319T0500Z-240319T1400Z/ Rapides-Avoyelles- Including the cities of Mansura, Effie, Alexandria, Bunkie, Cottonport, Pineville, Simmesport, and Marksville 115 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A FREEZE WARNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 33 expected. * WHERE...Avoyelles and Rapides Parishes. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ LAZ032-190215- /O.UPG.KLCH.FR.Y.0001.240319T0700Z-240319T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.FZ.W.0001.240319T0500Z-240319T1400Z/ Evangeline- Including the cities of Ville Platte, Beaver, Reddell, Mamou, and St. Landry 115 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A FREEZE WARNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 33 expected. * WHERE...Evangeline Parish. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ LAZ044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-TXZ515-516- 615-616-182200- /O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-240318T2200Z/ Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron-East Cameron-Northern Calcasieu-Northern Jefferson Davis-Northern Acadia-Upper Vermilion-Upper Iberia-Upper St. Mary-Southern Calcasieu-Southern Jefferson Davis-Southern Acadia-Lower Vermilion-Lower Iberia-Lower St. Mary-Upper Jefferson-Northern Orange-Lower Jefferson-Southern Orange- Including the cities of Jennings, Morse, Franklin, Bayou Vista, Morgan City, Intracoastal City, Grand Lake, Vinton, Crowley, Lafayette, Jeanerette, De Quincy, Topsy, Vidor, Beaumont, Sea Rim State Park, Iota, Avery Island, Maurice, Creole, Lake Arthur, Cypremort Point, Breaux Bridge, Carlyss, Johnson Bayou, Abbeville, Sulphur, Gueydan, Moss Bluff, Rayne, Bell City, Hackberry, Grand Chenier, Centerville, China, Branch, Iowa, Cade, Cameron, Rutherford Beach, Sabine Pass, Kaplan, Hathaway, Fenton, Forked Island, Bridge City, Klondike, Lake Charles, Westlake, Stephensville, St. Martinville, Elton, Hayes, Berwick, New Iberia, Port Arthur, Mauriceville, Orange, Nederland, Burns Point, Meaux, Patterson, Church Point, and Welsh 115 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. * WHEN...Until 5 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MC
392 WWUS74 KLCH 182216 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 516 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 LAZ033-191400- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-240318T2200Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.FZ.W.0001.240319T0500Z-240319T1400Z/ St. Landry- Including the cities of Eunice, Opelousas, and Lawtell 516 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 34 expected. * WHERE...St. Landry Parish. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ LAZ044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-TXZ515-516- 615-616-182330- /O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-240318T2200Z/ Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron-East Cameron-Northern Calcasieu-Northern Jefferson Davis-Northern Acadia-Upper Vermilion-Upper Iberia-Upper St. Mary-Southern Calcasieu-Southern Jefferson Davis-Southern Acadia-Lower Vermilion-Lower Iberia-Lower St. Mary-Upper Jefferson-Northern Orange-Lower Jefferson-Southern Orange- Including the cities of Burns Point, Maurice, Hackberry, China, Patterson, De Quincy, Klondike, Jeanerette, Hayes, Morse, Johnson Bayou, Grand Chenier, Intracoastal City, Lake Arthur, Moss Bluff, Cypremort Point, Church Point, Orange, Creole, Rayne, Breaux Bridge, Cade, Fenton, Kaplan, Forked Island, Branch, Avery Island, Rutherford Beach, Beaumont, Bridge City, Welsh, Crowley, Sulphur, Westlake, Gueydan, Mauriceville, St. Martinville, Lake Charles, Hathaway, Stephensville, Franklin, Bayou Vista, Iowa, Abbeville, Carlyss, Elton, Lafayette, Morgan City, Bell City, Berwick, Cameron, Jennings, Nederland, Sabine Pass, Vidor, Vinton, Sea Rim State Park, New Iberia, Topsy, Meaux, Port Arthur, Centerville, Iota, and Grand Lake 516 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ LAZ028-029-032-191400- /O.CON.KLCH.FZ.W.0001.240319T0500Z-240319T1400Z/ Rapides-Avoyelles-Evangeline- Including the cities of Simmesport, Alexandria, Marksville, Beaver, Effie, Pineville, Cottonport, St. Landry, Mamou, Mansura, Reddell, Ville Platte, and Bunkie 516 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 33 expected. * WHERE...Avoyelles, Evangeline, and Rapides Parishes. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ Landreneau
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 3:00 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides | 10 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:15 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry | 20 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.