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Heat Advisory 22, NWS New Orleans, LA

September 3, 202115 parishes in Louisiana; Amite County, Wilkinson County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this heat advisory at Sep 3, 2021, 4:13 AM CDT for 15 parishes in Louisiana; Amite County, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. It took effect at Sep 3, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 3, 2021, 4:13 AM CDT (09:13 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 3, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 3, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA

Counties Assumption Parish, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Orleans Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA, Saint Tammany Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Amite County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 211 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2021-09-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 668 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2021-09-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
668 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1180 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

974 
WWUS74 KLIX 030913
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
Issued by National Weather Service Mobile AL
413 AM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

LAZ034>037-039-046>050-056>061-063>072-075>078-MSZ068-069-031715-
/O.NEW.KLIX.HT.Y.0022.210903T1500Z-210903T2300Z/
Pointe Coupee-West Feliciana-East Feliciana-St. Helena-Washington-
Iberville-West Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge-Ascension-Livingston-
Assumption-St. James-St. John The Baptist-Upper Lafourche-
St. Charles-Upper Jefferson-Upper Plaquemines-Upper St. Bernard-
Upper Terrebonne-Lower Terrebonne-Lower Lafourche-Lower Jefferson-
Lower Plaquemines-Lower St. Bernard-Northern Tangipahoa-
Southern Tangipahoa-Northwest St. Tammany-Southeast St. Tammany-
Western Orleans-Eastern Orleans-Wilkinson-Amite-
Including the cities of New Roads, Lettsworth, Livonia, Spillman,
St. Francisville, Wakefield, Jackson, Clinton, Felps, Darlington,
Easleyville, Greensburg, Montpelier, Bogalusa, Enon, Franklinton,
Bayou Sorrel, Plaquemine, White Castle, Port Allen, Addis, 
Brusly, Baton Rouge, Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Prairieville, 
Denham Springs, Watson, Walker, Pierre Part, Labadieville, 
Paincourtville, Convent, Lutcher, Gramercy, Laplace, Reserve, 
Thibodaux, Raceland, Larose, Destrehan, Norco, Metairie, Kenner, 
Belle Chasse, Chalmette, Violet, Houma, Bayou Cane, Chauvin, 
Cocodrie, Dulac, Montegut, Galliano, Cut Off, Golden Meadow, 
Leeville, Buras, Pointe A La Hache, Port Sulphur, Boothville, 
Venice, Empire, Myrtle Grove, Yscloskey, Amite, Kentwood, 
Roseland, Wilmer, Hammond, Robert, Ponchatoula, Mandeville, 
Covington, Lacombe, Slidell, New Orleans, East New Orleans, 
Centreville, Dolorosa, Fort Adams, Woodville, Gillsberg, Gloster,
Smithdale, and Liberty
413 AM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Mississippi and southeast 
  Louisiana.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 6 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat 
  illnesses to occur.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.

Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
775 
WWUS74 KLIX 031715
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
Issued by National Weather Service Mobile AL
1215 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

LAZ034>037-039-046>050-056>061-063>072-075>078-MSZ068-069-032300-
/O.CON.KLIX.HT.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-210903T2300Z/
Pointe Coupee-West Feliciana-East Feliciana-St. Helena-Washington-
Iberville-West Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge-Ascension-Livingston-
Assumption-St. James-St. John The Baptist-Upper Lafourche-
St. Charles-Upper Jefferson-Upper Plaquemines-Upper St. Bernard-
Upper Terrebonne-Lower Terrebonne-Lower Lafourche-Lower Jefferson-
Lower Plaquemines-Lower St. Bernard-Northern Tangipahoa-
Southern Tangipahoa-Northwest St. Tammany-Southeast St. Tammany-
Western Orleans-Eastern Orleans-Wilkinson-Amite-
Including the cities of New Roads, Lettsworth, Livonia, Spillman,
St. Francisville, Wakefield, Jackson, Clinton, Felps, Darlington,
Easleyville, Greensburg, Montpelier, Bogalusa, Enon, Franklinton,
Bayou Sorrel, Plaquemine, White Castle, Port Allen, Addis, 
Brusly, Baton Rouge, Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Prairieville, 
Denham Springs, Watson, Walker, Pierre Part, Labadieville, 
Paincourtville, Convent, Lutcher, Gramercy, Laplace, Reserve, 
Thibodaux, Raceland, Larose, Destrehan, Norco, Metairie, Kenner, 
Belle Chasse, Chalmette, Violet, Houma, Bayou Cane, Chauvin, 
Cocodrie, Dulac, Montegut, Galliano, Cut Off, Golden Meadow, 
Leeville, Buras, Pointe A La Hache, Port Sulphur, Boothville, 
Venice, Empire, Myrtle Grove, Yscloskey, Amite, Kentwood, 
Roseland, Wilmer, Hammond, Robert, Ponchatoula, Mandeville, 
Covington, Lacombe, Slidell, New Orleans, East New Orleans, 
Centreville, Dolorosa, Fort Adams, Woodville, Gillsberg, Gloster,
Smithdale, and Liberty
1215 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Mississippi and southeast 
  Louisiana.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 6 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat 
  illnesses to occur.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.

Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Sep 3, 12:22 AM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 12:22 AM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
Issued by National Weather Service Mobile AL
1222 AM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

.AVIATION (06Z TAF)...Mostly VFR conditions expected through the
TAF period. Any SHRA/TSRA has now moved off the coast ahead of a
frontal boundry that has dropped down to near (or just offshore)
the coast. Some very patchy light fog, generally no more than
MVFR conditions overnight. VFR conditions expected area wide on
Friday with primarily only scattered mid to high clouds expected.
Light and variable winds overnight, then light north to
northeasterly winds on Friday. /12

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  90  70  91  70 /  10   0  10   0
BTR  90  70  91  72 /  20   0  20   0
ASD  92  72  91  72 /  10  10  20   0
MSY  92  76  92  76 /  20  10  20   0
GPT  90  73  89  74 /  10  10  20   0
PQL  90  72  89  72 /  10  10  20   0

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...None.
GM...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.
&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 2, 7:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXOrleans52 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.