Monday, September 19, 2011

La. Weather - September 19, 2011

SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA: Today has a 70 percent chance for daytime thunderstorms with a decrease to 20 percent at night and continuing on into Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday will have a 40-50 percent chance of thunderstorms with a decrease in the evenings to 20 percent. Friday will be mostly sunny during the day and mostly clear at night.
Temperatures: Today: 88/71, Tuesday: 89/69, Wednesday: 89/69, Thursday: 88/64, Friday: 84/61.
Hazardous Weather:  Scattered to numerous showers and embedded thunderstorms will increase in areal coverage and intensity through the day across southern Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana. Main concerns will be cloud to ground lightning and locally heavy rain that may produce minor ponding of water in low lying areas. The air mass over the central Gulf Coast will continue to be more humid and unstable through Thursday. There is a good chance of showers and thunderstorms across the outlook area each day until a strong cold front pushes through Thursday night. Heavy rainfall is possible at a few spots each day. Nuisance flooding of isolated low-lying areas and urban areas will be the main impact.

The Pearl River remains in minor flood stage at Bogalusa and the town of Pearl River., but expected to fall below flood stage on Thursday.

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA: Today has an 80 percent chance for daytime thunderstorms with a decrease to 20 percent isolated showers at night and continuing on through Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will be mostly sunny during the day and partly cloudy at night.
Temperatures: Today: 89/70, Tuesday: 90/70, Wednesday: 89/68, Thursday: 89/66, Friday: 86/60.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER:  An associated line of pre-frontal showers and thunderstorms will exit into the coastal waters this morning. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds have been observed in vicinity of the line. Light showers are found in wake of the advancing convective line. A dry secondary midwest front will advance south, entering the northwest Gulf of Mexico by Thursday evening.
 
CENTRAL LOUISIANA: Today has an 80 percent chance for daytime thunderstorms with a decrease to 20 percent isolated showers at night and continuing on through Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will be mostly sunny during the day and partly cloudy to clear at night.
Temperatures: Today: 87/68, Tuesday: 89/66, Wednesday: 91/65, Thursday: 87/61, Friday: 84/57.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER:  An associated line of pre-frontal showers and thunderstorms will exit into the coastal waters this morning. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds have been observed in vicinity of the line. Light showers are found in wake of the advancing convective line. A dry secondary midwest front will advance south, entering the northwest Gulf of Mexico by Thursday evening.
 
NORTHERN LOUISIANA: Today has a 20 percent chance of daytime thunderstorms and mostly cloudy at night. Tuesday and Wednesday will be partly sunny during the day. Wednesday evening and Thursday has a 20 percent chance for thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and mostly clear skies return on Friday.
Temperatures: Today: 86/64, Tuesday: 87/65, Wednesday: 88/63, Thursday: 85/60, Friday: 82/57.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER:  No hazardous weather to report.

Captain Tommy C. Boyett, LEM-P
Director, West Feliciana OHSEP
P.O. Box 796
9938 West Feliciana Parkway
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Cell (225) 245-4221
Office (225) 635-6428
Fax (225) 635-6996
tboyett@wfpso.org
tcboyett@gmail.com
wfpeoc@att.net