River Flood Warning 67, NWS Lake Charles, LA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
259 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.SHORT TERM...
COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS NORTH LOUISIANA AND EXTENDED FROM
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI TO UPPER SOUTHEAST TEXAS COASTAL AREA.
LEADING EDGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PUSHED EAST OF THE
ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AND BACK END OF RAIN AREA SLOWLY ERODING NEAR
SABINE RIVER AS MOISTURE AXIS IS BECOMING ELONGATED FROM RAPIDLY
EXITING REMNANTS OF IKE INTO THE GREAT LAKES STATES AND DEVELOPING
LOW PRESSURE AREA ALONG LOWER TEXAS COAST. THE GFS MODEL WAS
AGGRESSIVE IN SPREADING COPIOUS RAINFALL NORTHWARD INTO THE
FORECAST AREA BUT THIS DOES NOT SEEM PLAUSIBLE BASED ON LATEST
SATELLITE TRENDS. OPTED TO GO WITH DRIER NAM SOLUTION THAT
ACKNOWLEDGED THE ELONGATION AND DEFORMATION OF MOISTURE AXIS THIS
AFTERNOON. MAY NEED TO MAINTAIN CLOUDINESS LONGER UNTIL THE UPPER
TROUGH AXIS SWINGS THROUGH LATE MONDAY. THEREAFTER...HIGH PRESSURE
SHOULD BUILD INTO THE REGION AND ONSET A MUCH NEEDED DRYING TREND.

&&

.LONG TERM...
AUTUMN-LIKE CONDITIONS EXPECTED AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
IN PLACE WITH SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEK
AND BELOW NORMAL RAIN CHANCES BEYOND TUESDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  70  82  64  83  63 /  50  20  20  20  10
KBPT  69  84  64  83  62 /  50  20  20  20  10
KAEX  67  82  59  82  58 /  40  10  20  20  10
KLFT  70  83  62  82  62 /  50  20  20  20  10

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

24/LIX

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
527 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-
201-215-216-151030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-
ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-
LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
527 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS THE REMNANTS OF IKE MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...THE RISK FOR A
FEW BRIEF TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE
WESTERN LOUISIANA COAST. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CONTINUE IN THE
LINGERING OUTER RAIN BANDS OF IKE. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION BY LATE AFTERNOON...LEADING TO MORE
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL LIKELY OCCUR. AVOID HIGH
WATERS. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR
COASTAL AREAS THROUGH THE MORNING. EXPECT GUSTS TO DIMINISH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE
DAY ALSO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE MORNING.