380  
WWUS74 KLCH 081747  
NPWLCH  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MC  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab LA Page
The Nexlab TX Page Main Text Page