Special Marine Warning 21, NWS New Orleans, LA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA
815 AM CST TUE MAR 26 2002

UPDATED ZONES AROUND 725 AM TO REMOVE DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR THE
LAKES AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI ZONES. ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA EXTENDING SOUTH
ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE MAUREPAS INTO NORTHERN LAFOURCHE
PARISH AT 805 AM. A LOOK AT TEMPERATURES SHOWS COOLER TEMPERATURES
IN THE 47 TO 49 DEGREE HAVE NOW WORKED INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA. WILL
ISSUE UPDATE TO ZONES AROUND MIDDAY AS THIS AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TRACKS EAST TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE DISTANCE
THIS UPPER 40 DEGREE AIR LAGS THIS LAST AREA OF SHOWERS.

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

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
446 AM CST TUE MAR 26 2002

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 42 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE
SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES OF MISSISSIPPI AND FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHES
IN EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...POINTE COUPEE...WEST FELICIANA...EAST
FELICIANA...ST HELENA...WEST AND EAST BATON ROUGE...AND IBERVILLE.

THE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...
LIVINGSTON...ST JAMES AND TANGIPAHOA PARISHES UNTIL 5 AM CST.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT SLIDELL INDICATED THE
SQUALL LINE CONTAINING SEVERE STORMS EARLIER HAS MOVED EASTWARD TO
LIVINGSTON TO ASSUMPTION PARISHES.

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

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
550 AM CST TUE MAR 26 2002

.SYNOPSIS...
A BROAD AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING ALONG A COLD
FRONT STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SOUTHWEST TO ATCHAFALAYA
BAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE LOWR MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
THIS MORNING.

.THUNDERSTORMS...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD EAST OVER THE REGION EARLY HIS MORNING ENDING FROM THE WEST
BY LATE MORNING. GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SQUALL LINE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL
LINGER BEHIND THE FRONT FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
MOSTLY BE ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING
WILL ALSO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MORE INTENSE STORMS.

.ACTIONS...ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WILL
NOT BE REQUIRED THIS MORNING. YOU CAN ACCESS FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION BY VISITING OUR LOCAL WEB SITE OR BY MONITORING
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES.

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