SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1222 PM CST TUE MAR 15 2005
LAZ027>033-041>045-051>054-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-152200-
ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-CAMERON-EVANGELINE-
HARDIN-IBERIA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-NEWTON-
ORANGE-RAPIDES-ST. LANDRY-ST. MARY-TYLER-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-
VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODVILLE...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...
NEWTON...KOUNTZE...JASPER...BEAUMONT...OBERLIN...ABBEVILLE...
VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...MARKSVILLE...
LEESVILLE...LAKE CHARLES...LAFAYETTE...JENNINGS...DERIDDER...
CROWLEY...CAMERON AND ALEXANDRIA
...SEVERE WEATHER THREAT DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ORIENTED WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL
MOVE NORTHWARD TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT OVER
THE WESTERN GULF. AS THE FRONT NEARS COASTAL LOUISIANA...INCREASINGLY
UNSTABLE WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION. THIS COMBINED WITH STRONG VEERING
WINDS IN THE LOW LEVELS...AND FAVORABLE UPPER AIR SUPPORT WILL SET
THE STAGE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
LARGE DAMAGING HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE THREAT WILL
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.
