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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1244 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

LAZ029-032-033-044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-
TXZ515-516-615-616-170700-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0012.261016T1800Z-261017T1800Z/
Avoyelles-Evangeline-St. Landry-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 Lawtell, Vidor, Westlake, Burns Point, New
Iberia, Bayou Vista, Johnson Bayou, Welsh, Simmesport,
Abbeville, Opelousas, Klondike, Meaux, Reddell, Hathaway, St.
Landry, Hayes, Eunice, Marksville, Lake Arthur, Mansura, Berwick,
Vinton, Bell City, Jeanerette, Sea Rim State Park, Stephensville,
Church Point, Jennings, Bridge City, Lafayette, Avery Island,
Rutherford Beach, Elton, China, Sulphur, Cypremort Point, Mamou,
Fenton, Patterson, Moss Bluff, Rayne, Breaux Bridge, Grand Lake,
Maurice, Intracoastal City, Lake Charles, Morse, Gueydan, Branch,
Cameron, Iowa, Mauriceville, Ville Platte, Carlyss, Sabine Pass, De
Quincy, Beaumont, Grand Chenier, Franklin, Iota, Hackberry, Orange,
Forked Island, Beaver, Creole, Nederland, Cottonport, Bunkie, Port
Arthur, Crowley, Morgan City, Topsy, Centerville,
Cade, Effie, Kaplan, and St. Martinville
1244 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT Saturday.

* 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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Silas