Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 17, 2005

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1100 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2005

.UPDATE...

STRONG MCV LOCATED OVER ARKLATEX REGION...COMBINED WITH UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI WILL ALLOW
FOR A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 494 WILL BE ADDED
TO THE ZONE PACKAGE TO REFLECT SEVERE THREAT.  DAMAGING WINDS WILL
BE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS SOUTH OK AND NORTH TX AND MCV
ASSOCIATED WITH MCS OVER EASTERN OK INTO THE ARKLATEX REGION WILL
BE THE MAIN WEATHER MAKERS TODAY. IT IS QUESTIONABLE AS TO
WHETHER THE MCS WILL HOLD TOGETHER AS IT MAKES ITS WAY SOUTHEAST
INTO THE FORECAST AREA. REGARDLESS...IF THIS SYSTEM DISSIPATES...
THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH...MCV...COOL POOL ALOFT SHOULD HELP
DESTABILIZE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A DECENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
BY LATE MORNING OR AFTERNOON ALONG AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH SPLITS THE FORECAST AREA. HIGH INSTABILITY
AND THE STRENGTH OF WIND FIELDS ALOFT AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR APPEAR
FAVORABLE FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS. MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA IS IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.

ANOTHER MINOR SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
CONVECTION TONIGHT...BUT THIS SHOULD BE DISORGANIZED AND ISOLATED
IN MOST LOCATIONS.

ON SATURDAY...A LINGERING WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A LOW CHANCE OF CONVECTION
BEFORE DRY AIR AT ALL LEVELS WORKS IN LATE IN THE DAY.

SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN
SEABOARD AND BUILDING RIDGE TO OUR WEST SHOULD SET UP A WEDGE OF
DRY AIR WHICH SHOULD SUPPRESS ALL OR MOST CONVECTION AND BRING THE
INTENSE HEAT BACK INTO THE PICTURE.

A WEAKNESS IN THE UPPER RIDGE IS ADVERTISED THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...SO RAIN CHANCES MAY SLOWLY INCREASE DURING THAT TIME.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  90  67  91  68 /  40  20  20   0
BTR  90  70  92  71 /  50  20  30  10
MSY  92  73  90  75 /  40  20  30  10
GPT  91  70  89  70 /  20  20  20   0

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
MS...NONE.
SE LA AND MS COASTAL WATERS...NONE.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1122 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2005

LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-180030-
AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK-
HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-
ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-POINTE COUPEE-ST. CHARLES-ST. HELENA-
ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-
UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-
UPPER TERREBONNE-WALTHALL-WASHINGTON-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-
WILKINSON-
1122 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL AND COASTAL
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 6 PM FOR ALL PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND ALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS THE REGION...

DISCUSSION...
DEEP NORTHWEST FLOW AND STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DIVING INTO THE
REGION FROM THE ARKLATEX REGION CONTINUES TO KEEP THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION.  A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS
CURRENTLY PUSHING INTO THE AREA FROM NORTHERN LOUISIANA.  THIS
COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN THIS
AFTERNOON...AS IT INTERACTS WITH A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

DUE TO THE ATMOSPHERIC PROFILE ACROSS THE REGION...THE MAIN THREAT
FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS.  WINDS COULD GUST TO 70 MPH AT TIMES WITH THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

MARINE...
THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS THE COMPLEX OF
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVES INTO THE COASTAL WATERS.  THE
STRONGEST ACTIVITY COULD CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND
DAMAGING LIGHTNING.  MARINERS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ROUGH SEAS
AND HIGH WAVES AS THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES THROUGH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY SATURDAY COULD
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING.  GOING INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD ONCE
AGAIN DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AS
NORTHWEST FLOW REMAINS IN PLACE.  THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN
BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...BUT A FEW STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE
GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.

ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY...BUT THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN WEAK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY
BE REQUESTED AT A LATER TIME.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1055 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2005

LAZ034>036-MSZ068-069-171700-
AMITE-EAST FELICIANA-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON-
1055 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2005

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARDS
WILKINSON...AMITE...WEST FELICIANA...EAST FELICIANA... AND
POINTE COUPEE...

DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CURRENTLY OVER
CONCORDIA PARISH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. THE LINE WILL
MOVE OVER NORTHWEST WILKINSON COUNTY BY 1100 AM THIS MORNING AND
OVER AMITE COUNTY...EAST AND WEST FELICIANA AND POINTE COUPEE
BY 1130 AM THIS MORNING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO 1 INCH WITHIN A 30 MINUTE PERIOD.