National Weather Service: Flood Warning , Dense Fog Advisory

Lake Charles, LA

Current Conditions

Overcast

58 °F

Overcast

7 mph from the WNW

56 °F

29.96 in

93%

6.0 miles

Lake Charles Regional, LA

Updated — 11:53 PM CST on February 13, 2012

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Forecast for Calcasieu (70601)

Dense fog advisory in effect until 9 am CST Tuesday...
Tuesday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 74° / L 58°
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 Wednesday
tstorms
T-storms
H 76° / L 58°
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 Thursday
clear
Clear
H 70° / L 47°
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 Friday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 67° / L 45°
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 Saturday
chancerain
Chance of Rain
H 63° / L 45°
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Tuesday Night

Mostly clear in the evening...then partly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny. Areas of dense fog early in the morning. Warmer. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent in the morning increasing to 80 percent in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent in the evening.

Thursday

Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.

Thursday Night and Friday

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

Thursday Night and Friday

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

Friday Night and Saturday

Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

Friday Night and Saturday

Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

Statement as of 9:22 PM CST on February 13, 2012

Flood Warning


... Flood Warning extended until Saturday evening... the Flood Warning
continues for
the Calcasieu River at Old Town Bay.
* Until Saturday evening... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:00 am Monday the stage was 4.2 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Friday evening.
* Impact... at 4.0 feet... minor flooding of goos Ferry Road will
occur.





917 PM CST Mon Feb 13 2012

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Calcasieu River near salt water barrier.
* Until Tuesday morning... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:00 PM Monday the stage was 4.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
late tonight.
* Impact... at 4.0 feet... minor Marshland flooding occurs. Flooding
also begins on River Road in North Lake Charles.





Statement as of 10:42 PM CST on February 13, 2012

Dense Fog Advisory


... Dense fog advisory remains in effect until 9 am CST Tuesday...

* visibility... areas of fog with visibilities below 1/2 mile.
Patchy fog with visibilities below 1/4 mile.

* Impacts... slow to hazardous driving overnight.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A dense fog advisory means visibilities will frequently be
reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving... slow down...
use your headlights... and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.






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