Weather for Abbeville, Louisiana
Lat: 29.97N, Lon: 92.12W
Wx Zone: LAZ052
CWA Used: LCH
| High Tides: | 4:53 AM (1.3ft) | 1:14 PM (1.3ft) |
| Low Tides: | 9:40 AM (1.2ft) | 10:15 PM (-0.3ft) |
Louisiana Drought MonitorThe Louisiana Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of Louisiana land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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Louisiana Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential.
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FGUS74 KLCH 211516
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LAC001-003-009-019-039-053-055-079-099-101-113-115-TXC199-241-245-
351-361-457-221516-
PROBABILISTIC HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1016 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013
...ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE (AHPS) LONG
RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK FOR THE SABINE RIVER BASIN
IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IN LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
HAS IMPLEMENTED THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE
(AHPS) FOR THE SABINE RIVER BASIN IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. AHPS
ENABLES THE NWS TO PROVIDE LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS.
THIS SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.
IN THE TABLE BELOW...THE 90 THROUGH 10 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE
THE CHANCE THE RIVER COULD RISE ABOVE THE LISTED STAGE LEVELS
DURING THE NEXT 90 DAYS. FOR EXAMPLE...THE SABINE RIVER NEAR
DEWEYVILLE HAS A FLOOD STAGE OF 24 FEET. THERE IS A 50 PERCENT
CHANCE THE DEWEYVILLE FORECAST POINT WILL RISE ABOVE 21.8 FEET
DURING THE NEXT 90 DAYS.
CHANCE OF EXCEEDING STAGES AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
VALID FOR MARCH 20 TO JUNE 19
LOCATION FS(FT) 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
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SABINE RIVER
BURKEVILLE 43 14.7 15.1 15.5 15.8 16.2 17.6 19.0 26.0 27.9
BON WEIR 30 15.8 16.3 16.6 17.0 18.2 19.3 20.0 24.2 27.4
DEWEYVILLE 24 18.6 19.2 19.8 20.9 21.8 22.2 23.7 24.1 25.3
ORANGE 4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.8
BAYOU ANACOCO
ROSEPINE 17 6.3 7.4 8.7 9.6 10.0 11.9 13.4 16.7 19.2
THIS LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK CONTAINS NUMBERS THAT ARE
CALCULATED USING MULTIPLE SCENARIOS FROM 50 YEARS OF HISTORICAL
CLIMATOLOGICAL AND STREAM FLOW DATA. THESE NUMBERS ALSO TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT CURRENT RIVER FLOWS AND SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS. BY
PROVIDING THE COMPLETE RANGE OF PROBABILISTIC NUMBERS...THE LEVEL OF
RISK ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-RANGE PLANNING DECISIONS CAN BE DETERMINED.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE DATA AND EXPLANATION ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LCH
(INTERNET ADDRESS IS ALL LOWER CASE).
LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED AROUND THE THIRD
THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
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