Gulf Coast SnowGasm ? 1/28/14

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1/27/14-1/29/14

[Joe-Nathan]

FOR LAFAYETTE AREA:

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
528 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014

Quote:.DISCUSSION...OBSERVATIONS SHOWING FOG...OCCASIONALLY
DENSE...PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR
AND INTO THE NEAR COASTAL WATERS. DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR POINTS FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT
FURTHER NORTH. OTHERWISE...LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES RUNNING
GENERALLY FROM 15 TO 20 DEGREES WARMER THAN THIS TIME YESTERDAY
MORNING. NE-SW ORIENTED COLD FRONT NOW DRAPED ACROSS ARKANSAS AND
INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS. FEATURE WILL BE BLASTING ACROSS THE AREA
THIS MORNING...AND BY EVENING WILL BE DEEP WITHIN THE COASTAL
WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR COASTAL
WATERS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. AN INLAND WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO
IN PLACE FOR THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE I-10
CORRIDOR ALSO BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. RADAR DEPICTING A FEW
SHOWERS OVER ACADIA AND POINTS EAST...NOTHING ELSEWHERE. CARRYING
LOW END POPS FOR SHOWERS TODAY AS MOISTURE REMAINS LIMITED AND
GENERALLY CONFINED TO THE LOWER LEVELS. CONTINUING THE LOW END
POPS FOR TONIGHT...BEFORE RAMPING UP FOR A POTENTIAL WINTER
WEATHER EVENT FOR TUESDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL BE PLUNGING INTO THE
AREA TODAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HARSHLY COLD TEMPERATURES FOR
SOUTH LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. HIGHS WILL COME PRE-
FRONTAL...THEN WILL SLIP DOWN AS STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION TAKES
OVER AND SKIES REMAIN CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT PROGGED TO
FALL INTO THE MID 20S OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...THEN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 FURTHER SOUTH.

TUESDAY...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER LOOKS ON TAP AND HAVE
INCREASED POPS TO LIKELY AREA-WIDE. COLD ARCTIC DOME WILL BE IN
PLACE WITH FLOW TRENDING WESTERLY ABOVE. ISENTROPIC LIFT DEVELOPING
WITH APPROACH OF MAIN SYNOPTIC TROF AND ENHANCED BY EMBEDDED
SHORTWAVE ENERGY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR PRIMARILY SNOW AND
SLEET OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA...TRENDING TOWARD FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW FURTHER SOUTH. DID TRIM DAYTIME HIGHS DOWN
FOR TUESDAY...KEEPING TEMPERATURES AT FREEZING OR BELOW WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THIS WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BY
KEEPING ANY PRECIP TYPE FREEZING/FROZEN. ACCUMULATIONS CONTINUE TO
APPEAR CONCERNING. A WINTER WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT AND WILL BE
TRANSITIONING TO A WARNING BY THE INCOMING DAY SHIFT. PRECIP WILL
BE WINDING DOWN TUESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO POSSIBLY
THE COLDEST OF THE SEASON.

MUCH WELCOME RETURN FLOW SETS UP THURSDAY...AND TEMPERATURES
WILL BEGIN TO HEAD BACK TOWARD THE NORM. INCOMING GULF MOISTURE WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SHOWERS LATER IN THE WEEK.

&&

.MARINE...ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL TRAVEL SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO TODAY. POLAR AIR WILL SPILL IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING
FRONT. CAMPECHE AIR WILL RETURN NORTHWARD ON TUESDAY...UPSLIDING
THE NEWLY-ARRIVED POLAR AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF
MEXICO. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE COASTAL MARSHES AND ADJACENT WATERS. PRECIPITATION WILL
BE COMING TO AN END BY EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY.


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 59 28 32 17 38 / 20 20 70 50 20
KBPT 62 28 32 18 39 / 20 20 60 50 20
KAEX 49 24 30 16 40 / 20 20 60 40 10
KLFT 55 29 32 19 37 / 30 20 70 60 20

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ACADIA...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...IBERIA...
JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY...
UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...WEST CAMERON.

WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ACADIA...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...
IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...
ST. MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...WEST CAMERON.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...
BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...EVANGELINE...
IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...
RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...ST. MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...
VERMILION...VERNON...WEST CAMERON.

TX...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: JEFFERSON...ORANGE.

WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: JEFFERSON...ORANGE.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: HARDIN...JEFFERSON...
NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN
JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON...TYLER.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...COASTAL
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM...SABINE LAKE...VERMILION
BAY...WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20
TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20
TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

&&

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Looks like more of an Ice Storm to me than it does a snow event. If that's the case I am not sure how much live streaming I will do

[raine1212]

Looks like i may be in the heaviest snow, this area has no snow removing equipment. I will staying home

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also by starting this thread it is sure to jink any snow chance for the Mobile area

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(01-27-2014 07:33 AM)raine1212 Wrote:  Looks like i may be in the heaviest snow, this area has no snow removing equipment. I will staying home

Where are you located ?

[raine1212]

Evans, GA

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New Nam is showing 5 -7 inches of snow for Mobile,AL

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[raine1212]

Roll what is it showing for Evans Ga.. I am hearing 8 to 12 with maybe .50 ice