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NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 21, 2:04 PM CST, 4 hours 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
304 PM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005
.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS NW LA THIS
AFTERNOON WHILE NRN SECTIONS HAVE REMAINED DRY. LOOKING AT TEMPS
AROUND THE FCST AREA...HEAT INDICES HAVE HOVERED AROUND 105 TO 107
IN SEVERAL PLACES EXCEPT TYR AND GGG. SEVERAL COOP LOCATIONS REPORTED
DRY BULB TEMPS AT OR ABOVE 100 ON SATURDAY. AS FOR THIS EVENING
EXPECT CONVECTION TO DISSIPATE WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.
SHORTTERM...
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHILE A WEAK
SURFACE FRONT SAGS SOUTH AND WASHES OUT ACROSS THE FCST AREA. THE
FRONT CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL NORTH ACROSS MO WILL APPROACH THE
AREA LATER TOMORROW BUT THE LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL NEVER REACH OUR
AREA. WILL CONT THE CHC POPS AS THE BOUNDARY SHOULD ACT TO FOCUS
CONVECTION MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN TODAYS TSTMS. WITH THE AIRMASS
NOT CHANGING IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WILL ISSUE A HEAT ADVISORY FOR
MONDAY WITH TEMPS ONCE AGAIN FLIRTING WITH THE CENTURY MARK IN
SEVERAL PLACES. DEWPOINTS WILL FALL OFF IN PLACES TOMORROW AFTN AS
DRIER AIR MIXES DOWN. THE GFS APPEAR TO HEAVE CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK
AS IT DEVELOPS AN MCS LATE TONIGHT OVER OK AND MOVES IT SOUTHEAST
INTO AR TOMORROW WHILE THE NAM TRIES TO DEVELOP AN MCS OVER NE LA
MON NIGHT AND MOVE IT SOUTH TUE MORNING.
LONGTERM...WITH WHAT IS LEFT OF THE WEAK BOUNDARY IN THE
AREA...WILL INTRODUCE LOW CHC POPS FOR WED/THU. OTHERWISE DRY
CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE UPPER RIDGE THAT HOLDS
FIRM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN AND SHIFT EAST
TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST STATES AS AN UPPER TROF DIGS INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 78 100 78 96 / 20 20 20 20
MLU 76 99 76 95 / 20 20 20 20
DEQ 73 99 72 92 / 20 30 30 20
TXK 78 100 77 95 / 20 30 30 20
ELD 75 100 75 94 / 20 20 20 20
TYR 77 98 77 97 / 10 20 20 20
GGG 76 99 77 97 / 10 20 20 20
LFK 75 98 76 97 / 20 20 20 20
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COLUMBIA...HEMPSTEAD...HOWARD...LAFAYETTE...LITTLE
RIVER...MILLER...NEVADA...SEVIER...AND UNION AR.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COLUMBIA...HEMPSTEAD...HOWARD...LAFAYETTE...LITTLE
RIVER...MILLER...NEVADA...SEVIER...AND UNION AR.
LA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BIENVILLE...BOSSIER...CADDO...CALDWELL...CLAIBORNE...DE
SOTO...GRANT...JACKSON...LA
SALLE...LINCOLN...NATCHITOCHES...OUACHITA...RED
RIVER...SABINE LA...UNION LA...WEBSTER...AND WINN.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES:
BIENVILLE...BOSSIER...CADDO...CALDWELL...CLAIBORNE...DE
SOTO...GRANT...JACKSON...LA
SALLE...LINCOLN...NATCHITOCHES...OUACHITA...RED
RIVER...SABINE LA...UNION LA...WEBSTER...AND WINN.
OK...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: MCCURTAIN.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: MCCURTAIN.
TX...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ANGELINA...BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...GREGG...HARRISON...MARION...MORRIS...NACOGDOCHES...PANOLA...RED
RIVER...RUSK...SABINE TX...SAN
AUGUSTINE...SHELBY...SMITH...TITUS...UPSHUR...AND WOOD.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES:
ANGELINA...BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...GREGG...HARRISON...MARION...MORRIS...NACOGDOCHES...PANOLA...RED
RIVER...RUSK...SABINE TX...SAN
AUGUSTINE...SHELBY...SMITH...TITUS...UPSHUR...AND WOOD.
&&
02HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1140 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-221100- ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD- HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION- MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA- PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX- SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR- WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD- 1145 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST...AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR STATE AREA WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES FROM THE UPPER 90S TO JUST OVER 100 DEGREES. THIS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. AN ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM COULD BRING RELIEF FROM THE HEAT...BUT MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN RAIN FREE. CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION...HEAT CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES...HEAT STROKE MAY RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS...RELATIVES...OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD ESPECIALLY CHECK ON PEOPLE THEY THINK MIGHT BE AT RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM SPOTTERS...WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. 02
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:32 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two roofs were taken off buildings with damage to a third in the south part of town.
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