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New Orleans, LASubject | Weather Update 0600 hrs 080808 |
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Posting Date | 2008-Aug-08 |
0600 Hazmat Forecast 8/08/08 for New Orleans Fri Fri Night Saturday Sat Night Sunrise/Sunset: 0623 1948 0624 1948 Wind Dir/Speed: NW/5 NW/6 N/5 SW/5 Max Min Temp: 92 73 92 77 Rainfall Amount: 0.55" 0.10” 0.20” 0.01” Rain/TS Chance: 60% 30% 30% 20% Visibility: 8sm 5sm 8sm 8sm River Stage: 5.5’ 5.6’ 5.7’ 5.7’ Forecast Briefing: .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING... THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. 0600 Hazmat Forecast 8/08/08 for Head of Passes Friday Fri Night Saturday Sat Night Sunrise/Sunset: 0623 1948 0624 1948 Wind Dir/Speed: NW/8 W/7 N/6 SW/7 Max Min Temp: 88 80 88 81 Rainfall Amount: 0.70" 0.15” 0.20” 0.02” Rain/TS Chance: 60% 30% 30% 20% Visibility: 8sm 8sm 8sm 8sm Forecast Briefing: .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING... THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. Hazardous Weather Outlook: .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL FALL BELOW SEVERE LEVELS. BUT AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TIP OF MISSISSIPPI TO SLIDELL LOUISIANA. MAIN HAZARDS WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE...STRONG WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. MARINERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS TODAY AND MONITOR A WEATHER RADIO FOR SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE MARINE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH SATURDAY BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BATON ROUGE TO NEW ORLEANS. MAIN HAZARDS WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HAIL UP TO MARBLE SIZE...STRONG WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOW THEIR FORWARD SPEED TO 5 MPH OR LESS SATURDAY OVER THESE AREAS CAUSING SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS TO HAVE EXCESS RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITHIN A SHORT TIME. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED BUT AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE.