NOUS54 KLCH 172032
OAVLCH
NOTIFICATION REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WFO LAKE CHARLES LA
330 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011
TO: FORENSIC SERVICES MANAGER (W/OS52)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
C/O TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY
SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND 20910
INFO: NWS SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS...ATTM RAM
ALPHA: PILOT.......STACY WILLIAMS
ACFT TYPE...HELICOPTER...HILLER 12D
REG NMBR....11CU
BRAVO: LOCATION........LACASSINE, LOUISIANA
DATE............03/17/11
INCIDENT TIME...1730 UTC
CHARLIE: 0 ABOARD: 0 FATALITIES.
NO INJURIES...AIRCRAFT WAS HOVERING AT THREE FEET WHEN A
WIND GUSTS FORCED THE BLADES TO HIT THE GROUND, TIPPING
THE AIRCRAFT OVER. AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLED.
DELTA: LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT
METAR KLCH 171753Z 19009G19KT 10SM FEW022 SCT034 24/17
A3025 RMK AO2 SLP252 T02440167 10244 20172 50000
5 MINUTE KLCH 1735Z 18013G19KT 10SM SCT025 SCT029
BKN034 24/17 A3026
SPECI KLCH 171733Z 19011G19KT 10SM SCT025 BKN032 24/17
A3026 RMK AO2
5 MINUTE KLCH 1730Z 20013G19KT 10SM SCT023 24/17
A3026
5 MINUTE KLCH 1725Z 20013G19KT 10SM BKN023 24/17 A3026
METAR KLCH 171653Z 19010G18KT 10SM BKN023 BKN029 24/17
A3026 RMK AO2 SLP253 T02390167
ECHO:
KLCH 171718Z 1717/1812 18010G16KT P6SM BKN023 BKN030
FM172300 15005KT P6SM SKC
FM180500 16004KT 6SM BR SCT004 BKN007
FM180700 16003KT 6SM BR OVC004
FM181000 17003KT 1/2SM FG OVC002
FOXTROT: WINDS ALOFT BASED ON LCH RADAR
1000 FT WND 19517 KTS
2000 FT WND 19320 KTS
3000 FT WND 19421 KTS
4000 FT WND 19822 KTS
5000 FT WND 19923 KTS
GOLF:
WAUS44 KKCI 171445
WA4S
DFWS WA 171445
AIRMET SIERRA UPDT 3 FOR IFR VALID UNTIL 172100
.
AIRMET IFR...TX AR LA MS AND CSTL WTRS
FROM ELD TO 40ENE MLU TO 20WSW MCB TO 30S BTR TO 20SSE
LCH TO 50SE IAH TO 40E PSX TO 50W IAH TO 50NW AEX TO
ELD CIG BLW 010/VIS BLW 3SM BR. CONDS ENDG 15-18Z.
.
OTLK VALID 2100-0300Z...IFR TX LA AND CSTL WTRS
BOUNDED BY 30SE LFK-50SSE AEX-60SE LCH-50SSE PSX-50NW
PSX-30SE LFK CIG BLW 010/VIS BLW 3SM BR. CONDS DVLPG
00-03Z. CONDS CONTG THRU 03Z.
....
WAUS44 KKCI 171445
WA4T
DFWT WA 171445
AIRMET TANGO UPDT 2 FOR TURB AND LLWS VALID UNTIL 172100
.
AIRMET TURB...OK TX AR TN MS NE KS MN IA MO WI LM LS MI LH
IL IN KY
FROM 70N SAW TO 20SE SSM TO YVV TO 30SE ECK TO FWA TO CVG
TO MEM TO 30S TXK TO 20S TTT TO 40NNW ABI TO OVR TO RHI TO
70N SAW MOD TURB BLW 080. CONDS CONTG BYD 21Z THRU 03Z.
.
LLWS POTENTIAL...OK TX AR NE KS MN IA MO WI LM MI LH IL
IN BOUNDED BY 50ESE SAW-ASP-BVT-LIT-20S SPS-SLN-30SSE
MCW-50ESE SAW LLWS EXP. CONDS ENDG 15-18Z.
.
OTLK VALID 2100-0300Z...TURB OK AR TN IA MO WI LM LS MI LH
IL IN KY
BOUNDED BY 30NW SSM-YVV-30SE
ECK-FWA-CVG-HNN-HMV-50SSE DYR-50S
FSM-DBQ-30NW SSM
MOD TURB BLW 080. CONDS CONTG THRU 03Z.
....
WAUS44 KKCI 171445
WA4Z
DFWZ WA 171445
AIRMET ZULU UPDT 2 FOR ICE AND FRZLVL VALID UNTIL 172100
.
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE OF CNVTV ACT.
.
FRZLVL...RANGING FROM 110-140 ACRS AREA
120 ALG 60ENE DYR-60WSW BNA-60SSE BNA-GQO
....
FAUS44 KKCI 170945
FA4W
DFWC FA 170945
SYNOPSIS AND VFR CLDS/WX
SYNOPSIS VALID UNTIL 180400
CLDS/WX VALID UNTIL 172200...OTLK VALID 172200-180400
OK TX AR TN LA MS AL
.
SEE AIRMET SIERRA FOR IFR CONDS AND MTN OBSCN.
TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR CONDS.
NON MSL HGTS DENOTED BY AGL OR CIG.
.
SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES CNTRL NE. DRYLINE CNTRL NE-NW OK-W TX S
PLAINS-TX BIG BEND AREA. HI PRES TN VLY SWD. 04Z CDFNT N
LH-LOW PRES CNTRL LWR MI-NW IL-CNTRL MO-S CNTRL KS-LOW
PRES SW KS-SW CO. DRYLINE NW OK-E TX S PLAINS-E TX BIG
BEND AREA. WK HI PRES AL/S MS.
.
OK
PNHDL...BKN CI. OTLK...VFR.
W...BKN030-040 TOP 060. WND S G25KT. BECMG 1316 SCT CI.
WND SW G30KT. OTLK...VFR. TIL 00Z WND. OTLK...MVFR
E...BKN025 TOP 050. 15Z WND SSW G25KT. BECMG 1518 BKN
CI. OTLK...VFR. TIL 00Z WND.
.
NWRN TX
PNHDL...SCT-BKN CI. AFT 15Z WND SW G25KT. OTLK...VFR. TIL
01Z WND.
W HLF S PLAINS...SKC. AFT 15Z WND SW G25KT. OTLK...VFR.
TIL 00Z WND.
E HLF S PLAINS...SKC. 12Z BKN030 TOP 050. WND S G25KT. AFT
15Z SCT040. WND SW G30KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
.
SWRN TX
W OF PECOS RIVER...SKC. OTLK...VFR.
E OF PECOS RIVER...
NW SXNS...SKC. AFT 15Z WND SW G25KT. OTLK...VFR. TIL 01Z
WND. NERN SXNS...SKC. 11Z BKN030 TOP 050. WND S G25KT.
AFT 15Z SCT040. WND SW G30KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
SE SXNS...BKN025 TOP 050. 16Z SCT030. OTLK...VFR.
.
N CNTRL TX
W HLF...SKC. 12Z BKN025 TOP 050. WND S G25KT. BECMG 1417
SCT040. WND SW G30KT. OTLK...VFR WND
E HLF...BKN015-020 TOP 050. BECMG 1518 SCT040. WND S G25KT.
OTLK...VFR WND.
.
NERN TX
OVC010-020 TOP 050. VIS 3-5SM BR. BECMG 1518 SCT040. WND S
G25KT. OTLK...VFR. TIL 00Z WND.
.
SERN TX
OVC010-020 TOP 050. VIS 3-5SM BR. BECMG 1619 SCT030.
OTLK...VFR.
.
S CNTRL TX
HILL COUNTRY...BKN030 TOP 050. WND S G25KT. AFT 15Z
SCT040. WND SW G30KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
NERN SXNS...BKN015-020 TOP 050. BECMG 1518 SCT040. WND S
G25KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
CSTL SXNS...OVC010-020 TOP 050. VIS 3-5SM BR. BECMG 1619
SCT030. OTLK...VFR.
RMNDR...BKN025 TOP 050. 16Z SCT030. OTLK...VFR.
.
AR
W HLF...BKN025 TOP 050. 15Z WND SSW G25KT. BECMG 1518 BKN
CI. OTLK...VFR. TIL 00Z WND.
E HLF...SKC. 15Z SCT-BKN040 TOP 060. WND SW G25KT.
OTLK...VFR. TIL 00Z WND.
.
LA
W HLF...OVC010-020 TOP 050. VIS 3-5SM BR. BECMG 1619
SCT030. WND SW G25KT NRN SXNS. OTLK...VFR. TIL 00Z WND
NRN SXNS.
NERN...SKC. 15Z BKN015 TOP 030. WND SW G25KT THRU PD. 18Z
SCT030. OTLK...VFR. TIL 00Z WND.
SE...SCT010. VIS 3SM BR. 15Z SKC. OTLK...VFR.
.
TN
SKC. AFT 15Z WND SW G25KT W HLF...OTLK...VFR. TIL 00Z WND
W HLF.
.
MS
S QTR...SCT010. VIS 3SM BR. 15Z SKC. OTLK...VFR.
RMNDR...SKC. AFT 15Z WND SW G25KT NWRN SXNS. OTLK...VFR.
TIL 00Z WND NWRN SXNS.
.
AL
SKC. OTLK...VFR.
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HOTEL: WEATHER BRIEFING/DOCUMENTATION BY UNKNOWN
PREPARED BY KENT KUYPER
FORECASTER WFO LAKE CHARLES LA