Even Cold in Louisiana

[BreinLa]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
350 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2005

GMZ450-455-470-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-
212200-
ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-CAMERON-
CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-EVANGELINE-HARDIN-IBERIA-
JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON, LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-LOWER ST MARTIN-
NEWTON-ORANGE-RAPIDES-ST LANDRY-ST MARY-TYLER-UPPER ST MARTIN-
VERMILION-VERNON-
350 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2005

...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 70S FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL COME TO AN
END AFTER A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT.

BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH AND
GUSTY FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT. THIS WILL DROP TEMPERATURES FROM THE 60S
AT SUPPERTIME...TO THE 40S AREAWIDE BY MIDNIGHT...TO THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 30S BY SUNRISE SUNDAY. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH
20 DEGREES FOR MOST LOCATIONS BY SUNRISE AS WELL.

WITH THE CONTINUED NORTHERLY WINDS BRINGING IN COLDER AIR...SUNDAY
AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL ONLY REBOUND INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 40S...SOME
30 DEGREES COLDER FROM A DAY BEFORE.

THE AREA WILL LIKELY SEE A HARD FREEZE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH SETTLES OVER THE AREA...PROVIDING
CALM WINDS AND EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE FROM THE LOWER 20S ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...MIDDLE 20S ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR...TO THE LOWER 30S AT
THE COAST.

$$

LANDRENEAU


Can't we just have a little precip from the Gulf Maybe lol Have a great weekend everyone and you guys on the east coast, stay home enjoy the snow!!! No Driving please

[PTrackerLA]

This looks to be a pretty decent cold snap, I'm actually surprised how cold the models are coming in. We could easily be in the mid 20's sunday night, time to take in the plants again.

[wxid-2]

Weird , eh? Frozen Boudin and anyone? BTW, what the 'h' is a 'Cacahoe' ?

[gboudx]

Weird , eh? Frozen Boudin and anyone? BTW, what the 'h' is a 'Cacahoe' ?

Bait fish.

http://www.bertaut.com/cocahoe.gif

[BreinLa]

for Lafayette showing 23 for Sunday Night and 30 for Saturday Night

[cajungal]

Yes, it is cold. The wind is brutal. That is why it feels so cold. I hope it warms up before the Hercules parade kicks off in Houma Friday night. If it is this cold, I will have to be stuck in the Brick House all night.

[southerngale]

BRRRR

[Lindaloo]

It is not going to warm up for that parade cajun. Going to be really cold in the morning.

[PTrackerLA]

It's still only 37 degrees at 1:45pm. This is quite a cold airmass, I'd be surprised if we hit 40 today and tonight could easily be in the low 20s.

[LAwxrgal]

It was 40 at midnight and we're sitting at 39 right now with a windchill of 26.

[Kennethb]

Here in Baton Rouge, with the dewpoints in low teens and ideal conditions we'd get into the teens. However it looks like some cirrus clouds may keep us from getting that cold, more like the mid twenties.

[Lindaloo]

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK- HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-POINTE COUPEE- ST. HELENA-ST. JAMES-ST. TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-WALTHALL-WASHINGTON- WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON- 451 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2005
... A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT TO 830 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF MISSISSIPPI AND THE PARISHES NORTH AND WEST OF LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS TO THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER.

COLD ARCTIC AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LIGHTER LEVELS TONIGHT AND ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL STEADILY BELOW FREEZING BY LATE THIS EVENING. A FREEZE DURATION OF 10 TO 12 HOURS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA WITH HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS BELOW 28 DEGREES LIKELY FOR A DURATION OF 5 TO 8 HOURS.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHENEVER A SIGNIFICANT DURATION OF TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES IS EXPECTED. THIS IS COLD ENOUGH TO FREEZE EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND KILL TENDER VEGETATION. MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN DURING THE RELATIVE WARMTH OF THE DAY TO PROTECT PIPES... PLANTS... PETS AND PEOPLE THAT MAY NEED ASSISTANCE.

SPACE HEATERS ARE TYPICAL CAUSES OF FIRES AND CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. ENSURE THAT ALL HEATING DEVICES ARE WELL AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS AND ITEMS THAT CAN IGNITE EASILY. ALLOW ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO AVOID HARMFUL GAS BUILD-UP IN CLOSED AREAS. THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CURRENT AIRMASS WILL MAKE IGNITION OF MATERIALS EASIER THAN WHAT IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED IN THIS AREA. USE ALL FORMS OF FIRE AND HEATING WITH EXTREME CAUTION DURING THIS COLD WEATHER EPISODE.

[southerngale]

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
345 PM CST SUN JAN 23 2005

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-241000-
ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-CAMERON-EVANGELINE-
HARDIN-IBERIA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-
LOWER ST MARTIN-NEWTON-ORANGE-RAPIDES-ST LANDRY-ST MARY-TYLER-
UPPER ST MARTIN-VERMILION-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...CAMERON...CROWLEY...DERIDDER...JASPER...
JENNINGS...KOUNTZE...LAFAYETTE...LAKE CHARLES...LEESVILLE...
MARKSVILLE...MORGAN CITY...NEW IBERIA...NEWTON...OBERLIN...
OPELOUSAS...ORANGE...ST MARTINVILLE...VILLE PLATTE...WOODVILLE
345 PM CST SUN JAN 23 2005

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA...

COLD MIDWEST AIR IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. AS THE NORTHERLY
WINDS DIMINISH THIS EVENING, THE AIR NEAR THE GROUND WILL BEGIN
A RAPID COOL DOWN. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE OBSERVED JUST BEFORE
MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE
I-10 CORRIDOR SOUTHWARD TO THE COAST. ACROSS THE LAKES REGION OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO
THE LOWER 20S BY THE PREDAWN HOURS. AREAWIDE...TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK BY MID MORNING.

PERSONS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT PLANTS BY COVERING THEM OR
BRINGING THEM INSIDE.

[frankthetank]

cold air hitting warm LA water ... I witnessed people fishing below the lock and dam up here (Mississippi River L&D)...on the ice!...that water must be cold even when it hits the gulf?

[ColdFront77]

Yep. Freezing temperatures (as low as the low to mid 20's) are expected across northern and central Florida... even south-central Florida is expected to get to or just below freezing for a period of time early this morning.

So, there's no surprise Louisiana is expecting temperatures that low.