Special Weather Statement, NWS New Orleans, LA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
422 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

.SHORT TERM...
Not as much convection across the forecast area most of the
showers and storms have remained along the coast. Still thinking
that there could be more development later on just before sunset
as most of the heaviest convection has been well north of the area
in Central Mississippi and those storms have a southerly movement.
We will have to see if anything develops along any outflow
boundaries as they move south this evening, but if nothing
happens today with these boundaries we will have to watch them for
development tomorrow as they could settle across the northern
portions of the forecast area and help enhance convection for
tomorrow. The heat continues for tomorrow but I think that Sunday
may be the last day of really having to worry about high heat
indices for the rest of the week. It will still be pretty warm
Sunday with heat index values expected to stay below Heat Advisory
criteria, but we will still have to monitor and update in the next
forecast package. 13/MH

.LONG TERM...
Moving into next week the relief from the heat could come in the
form of a prolonged rainy pattern that could lead to some flooding
issues across the Gulf Coast. Guidance for the last few days has
been pointing at this upper low over the northeastern Gulf of
Mexico creating a abundant amount of rain starting Monday through
next weekend over the Deep South. The National Hurricane Center
even highlights this area with a 20 percent of tropical
development over the next few days. We do not think this will
become a tropical system...however there will be ample tropical
moisture across the Deep South including our forecast area.
Precipitable water values for most of the week will be in the 2.3
to 2.5 inch range which is very high for this time of year. We see
these values and higher with tropical systems and this type of
moisture will be readily available for any shower or storm that
develops this week. This is concerning because not only will there
be plenty of moisture but movement of the low is very slow and the
movement of individual storms or clusters of storms will be slow
as well. Expect rain each day this week and when it rains it
should be very efficient. The Weather Prediction Center paints a
bullseye of 14 inches of rain just off Alabama coast south of
Mobile over the next 7 days. In the same timeframe, we could see a
very tight gradient of rainfall accumulations over our area with
as little as 1 to 2 inches over southwest Mississippi to possibly
5 to 7 inches over the Mississippi Gulf Coast counties over the
next 7 days. We will have to really watch the evolution of this
situation over the next few days as some sort of flood watch may
be needed at some point next week. All interests along the Gulf
Coast needs to be aware of the forecast over the next week as a
prolonged rain event seems to be in the cards. 13/MH

&&

.AVIATION...
Main concerns aviation wise will continue to be convection
through this evening. With any tsra lowered cigs and reduced vsbys
will be possible...likely leading to IFR and possibly LIFR status.
Outside of convection most sites will stick to VFR status however
the typical problem sites may see shallow light br again during
the early morning hours. /CAB/

&&

.MARINE...
Troughiness remains along the coast and should continue for the next
several days. Showers and thunderstorms continue to fire along this
boundary and move east along the trough interface. Expect rounds of
nocturnal thunderstorms to develop each night through much of the
week. Most of this activity should stay along and east of the
Mississippi River over the next several days.

&&

.DECISION SUPPORT...
DSS code: Green.
Deployed: None.
Activation: None.
Activities: None.

Decision Support Services (DSS) Code Legend
Green  = No weather impacts that require action.
Blue   = Long-fused watch, warning, or advisory in effect or high
         visibility event.
Yellow = Heightened impacts with short-fused watch, warning or
         advisory issuances; radar support.
Orange = High Impacts; Slight to Moderate risk severe; nearby tropical
         events; HazMat or other large episodes.
Red    = Full engagement for Moderate risk of severe and/or direct
         tropical threats; Events of National Significance.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  76  94  76  93 /  20  60  30  50
BTR  77  95  76  92 /  20  60  30  60
ASD  80  94  78  92 /  20  60  30  60
MSY  80  94  79  92 /  20  50  30  60
GPT  80  92  79  91 /  20  60  30  60
PQL  79  93  78  90 /  20  60  30  60

&&

.LIX Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
LA...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for LAZ034>037-039-040-
     046>050-056>072.

GM...None.
MS...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for MSZ068>071-077-
     080>082.

GM...None.
&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
220 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>037-
039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-070730-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO
PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND
LOUISIANA OUT 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-
EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON-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-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
220 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN THROUGH TODAY WITH MAX HEAT INDEX READINGS
REACHING 108 TO 112 DEGREES BEFORE RAIN COOLS SOME LOCATIONS.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A FEW STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. THE GREATEST RISK WILL BE
DOWNBURST WIND GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH...FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT CAN RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS.
WATERSPOUTS AND TROPICAL FUNNELS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. A FEW STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY. THE GREATEST RISK WILL
BE DOWNBURST WIND GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH...FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT CAN RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS.
WATERSPOUTS AND TROPICAL FUNNELS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH
DAY.

THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL BE A CONCERN FROM MID WEEK
AND INTO THE WEEKEND. A SYSTEM WILL MEANDER OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE WEEK AND SLOWLY SLIDE WEST ALONG THE
COAST. VERY ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE...ESPECIALLY OVER
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
VERY EFFICIENT AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD OCCUR IN A SHORT
TIME. TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY COULD RANGE
FROM AS LITTLE AS 1 TO 2 INCHES IN EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI TO POSSIBLY 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHERS
AMOUNTS OVER COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...ANY STORM DAMAGE
SHOULD BE PROMPTLY REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN SLIDELL.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
750 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

LAZ039-MSZ070-071-077-070130-
WASHINGTON-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
750 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WASHINGTON PARISH...
SOUTHERN WALTHALL...NORTHWESTERN PEARL RIVER AND SOUTHEASTERN PIKE
COUNTIES...

AT 750 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DEXTER TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MAGNOLIA. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...TYLERTOWN...VARNADO...CROSSROADS...
MOUNT HERMAN...DEXTER AND ANGIE.

LAT...LON 3107 8992 3108 8986 3105 8983 3100 8984
      3100 8978 3078 8957 3077 9027 3094 9035
      3100 9035 3100 9037 3112 9042 3113 8994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 327DEG 19KT 3107 8996 3107 9037

TD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
757 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

LAZ040-070200-
ST. TAMMANY-
757 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ST. TAMMANY
PARISH...

AT 755 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE CLUSTERED FROM NEARSLIDELL
TO NEAR COVINGTON... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SLIDELL...COVINGTON...PEARL RIVER...ABITA SPRINGS...MADISONVILLE...LACOMBE AND SLIDELL AIRPORT.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3047 8994 3045 8978 3048 8971 3045 8968
      3042 8968 3026 8977 3025 8986 3026 8989
      3025 8993 3026 8996 3032 9001 3032 9004
      3039 9013 3038 9016 3039 9020 3037 9024
      3039 9024 3055 9016
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 326DEG 29KT 3032 8980

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
801 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

LAZ040-062-MSZ080-070145-
ORLEANS-ST. TAMMANY-HANCOCK-
801 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ORLEANS...
SOUTHEASTERN ST. TAMMANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND
HANCOCK COUNTIES...

AT 801 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF KILN TO NEAR STENNIS
SPACE CENTER TO NEAR SLIDELL. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SLIDELL...BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...KILN...
PEARLINGTON...SHORELINE PARK AND STENNIS SPACE CENTER.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3063 8935 3037 8936 3033 8938 3034 8936
      3029 8936 3024 8942 3017 8967 3015 8966
      3018 8968 3018 8975 3012 8978 3000 8990
      3011 8985 3010 8982 3011 8982 3018 8976
      3021 8979 3048 8965 3045 8952
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 022DEG 10KT 3051 8944 3039 8955 3042 8963 3029
8973

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