FPUS74 KLIX 192046 NOWLIX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 346 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008 GMZ530-550-570-LAZ038-040-046>050-056>070-192300- LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-TANGIPAHOA- ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION- LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST- UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS- UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...SLIDELL... MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE... PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES... DONALDSONVILLE...DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...PIERRE PART... LABADIEVILLE...PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE... RESERVE...THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...DESTREHAN...NORCO... METAIRIE...KENNER...NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE... VIOLET...HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...CHAUVIN...DULAC...MONTEGUT... GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE... YSCLOSKEY 346 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .NOW... ISOLATED PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING RUSH HOUR OVER SOUTEHAST LOUISIANA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH...WITH MOST AREAS REMAINING DRY. $$ GMZ555-575-MSZ080>082-192300- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND... DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS... MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN 346 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS...AND ISOLATTED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND THE GULF WATERS EAST OF SOUTHWEST PASS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE EAST OF A LINE FROM PASCAGOULA TO SOUTHWEST PASS. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. $$