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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1147 AM CST Thu Jan 8 2026

LAZ044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-TXZ515-516-
615-616-090000-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0002.260108T1800Z-260109T0000Z/
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 Cade, Lafayette, Iota, Maurice, Cameron,
Centerville, Iowa, Avery Island, Lake Arthur, Meaux, Franklin,
Bayou Vista, Westlake, Hathaway, Sabine Pass, Bridge City,
Branch, Welsh, Fenton, Sea Rim State Park, De Quincy, Grand
Chenier, Morse, Jennings, Klondike, Topsy, Creole, Berwick,
Intracoastal City, Lake Charles, Nederland, Morgan City, Port
Arthur, Rayne, Stephensville, Grand Lake, Breaux Bridge, Crowley,
Church Point, Forked Island, China, Elton, Vidor, New Iberia,
Burns Point, Hayes, Bell City, Mauriceville, Patterson, Cypremort
Point, Gueydan, Rutherford Beach, Jeanerette, Beaumont, Orange,
Abbeville, St. Martinville, Sulphur, Carlyss, Johnson Bayou,
Kaplan, Moss Bluff, Vinton, and Hackberry
1147 AM CST Thu Jan 8 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds around 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Louisiana and
  southeast Texas.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening.

* 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.

&&

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MC