Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS New Orleans, LA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA
1000 AM CDT MON JUN 26 2000

UPDATED ZONES TO SHOW BETTERE CHANCE FOR CONVECTION IN THE AFTERNOON.
ALSO ADDED MENTION OF SEVERE IN AREA EAST OF BTR BASED ON TRAJECTORY
OF 250MB JET.

.NEW...NONE.
LA...NONE.
MS...NONE.

LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-271700-

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
900 AM CDT MON JUN 26 2000

LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
MOIST AND UNSTABLE TROPICAL AIRMASS. UPPER AIR ANAYLSES INDICATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM
THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW
LYING AREAS.
THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN
YESTERDAY.

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR MORE WEATHER INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB-SITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LIX (ALL LOWER CASE).

LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-26700-

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
930 AM CDT MON JUN 26 2000

THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA HAS
BECOME VERY UNSTABLE. LATEST SOUNDINGS SHOW INCREASED
INSTABILITY...MODERATE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR...AND MOISTURE EQUAL TO
1.76 INCHE OF PRECIPITABLE WATER. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSES INDICATE A
HIGH POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FORMIMG WITH SOME OF
THESE BECOMING SEVERE.  EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG MICROBURSTS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMiENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR MORE WEATHER INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB-SITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LIX (ALL LOWER CASE).