... Lake Wind Advisory in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening... ... Freeze warning in effect from midnight tonight to 8 am CST Thursday...
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a freeze warning... which is in effect from midnight tonight to 8 am CST Thursday. A lake Wind Advisory has also been issued. This lake Wind Advisory is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening.
An upper level low pressure system and an associated cold front will move through the region today. By this afternoon... Arctic high pressure will begin building in... bringing clear skies... light winds... and drier air into the region by tonight. This will allow temperatures to dip into the lower 30s by sunrise on Thursday. Temperatures will warm above freezing soon after sunrise.
Additionally... surface low pressure to the southeast... and high pressure to the northwest... will provide a tightening pressure gradient across parts of East Texas... and northwest Louisiana this afternoon. Winds will increase to 15 to 20 mph... with gusts to near 30 at times... by early afternoon.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A freeze warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
A lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop on area lakes. Small boats will be especially prone to capsizing.
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