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September 2007 ArchivesYesterday, I talked about the surprise showers showing up in Saturday's forecast... and then added a chance of rain today. But, with most people expecting a nice dry weekend... an explanation is in order! ...A few tweaks to the official forecast this afternoon... as a couple of stray showers have shown up on our PinPoint Doppler radar. It's still a very nice day, with mostly sunny skies, drier air from the north and highs in the mid to upper 80's. ...Blue skies, a light breeze, and temps in the 80s will rule the weekend. Enjoy the nice calm weather...it should stick with us for the next 5-7 days! Tropics look quiet for us. TS Karen is expected to weaken over weekend. TD 14 could become Melissa over weekend. Both expected to stay in the Atlantic Ocean. ...Looking forward to this gorgeous weekend forecast with plenty of blue sky... still warm temperatures, but drier air. Tropical depression #14 has formed off the coast of Africa... it will move toward the middle of the Atlantic. Karen is still out in the middle of the Atlantic, and Lorenzo is dumping heavy ran on Southern Mexico after making landfall overnight. ...Lingering coastal showers have ended this morning. The cold front has stalled over NW Lousiana. It will push through later today, bringing drier air to the region. Looks like a nice weekend. While a surface high stays to our north and an upper level trough moves just east of us, look for cool, drier air moving into the region. ...TD 13 has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Lorenzo...and a fairly strong tropical storm at that. ...A cold front that will be our main weather maker over the next several days is located over Arkansas and the Ohio/Tennesse River Valleys right now. It looks like it will move through the area overnight Thursday into Friday morning. TD#13 and Karen struggling this morning. Go to our hurricane page for the latest. ...A front is coming late Thursday night/early Friday morning. Drier air will move in during the afternoon Friday and over the weekend. Rain chances will be 30% Thursday and 20% Thursday night/Friday morning. TD #13 will not affect the U.S. and will strengthen to TS Lorenzo. This system will move into Mexico on Friday. TS Karen may not intensify further, but will remain in the Atlantic. Another area is being watched along and ...
TS Karen is located 1355 miles east of the Lesser Antilles moving wnw at 14 mph. Further strengthening is possible and at this time, it appears that Karen will remain over open water through the ...
TS Karen will slowly strengthen well east of the Lesser Antilles, but it appears that this storm will stay out in the Atlantic Ocean and not bother any land area. All tropical info on our hurricane page at wwltv.com ...Air Force Reconaissance Aircraft are flying through the disturbed weather in the Gulf, and will be sending back info this afternoon...we could possibly see another depression in the SW Gulf. ...T.S. Karen forms in Eastern Atlantic....no threat to land. ...
We are also watching a disturbance in the sw Gulf of Mexico and over the northern Lesser Antilles. Both these also can develop. The next names on the list are Karen, Lorenzo, and Melissa. ...
Three systems being watched in the tropics. One in the SW Gulf of Mexico and two in the Atlantic Ocean. All three can become depressions during the next day or two. We also still have Tropical Depression Jerry in the North Atlantic. The next names on the list are Karen, Lorenzo, and Melissa. ...A little bit of everything weatherwise this Monday morning! ...Tailgaters may experience periods of heavy rain for the Saints home opener. Currently, there is an 80 percent chance of showers Monday afternoon. Right now, showers have let up a little bit on this Sunday evening, but the moisture continues to pile up in the central Gulf. ...The remnants of TD #10 actually gave us some nice weather Saturday as far as keeping the dry air coming in from the north. We had some isolated thunderstorms. Now that that low has tracked west... southeasterly winds are pushing tropical moisture into the region. Good chance of rain for the next couple of days. ...Coastal thunderstorms developing overnight will move into the region starting Sunday morning. Overall, the chance of thunderstorms Sunday starts off at 40 percent. ...While TD # Ten is gone... leaving little rain over our area, the National Hurricane Center has turned its attention to another disturbance kicking up showers and thunderstorms in the Northern Caribbean/Southern Gulf near the Yucatan Peninsula. Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate 94L Sunday afternoon. ...Rain chances continue to dimish this Saturday afternoon. A low pressure system, the remnants of TD #10 are moving over the area... but the moisture drawn in along with the system is limited. A few showers moving through Baton Rouge region during the start of today's game will continue to move to the south. ...Good morning! TD #10 has been steadily dying out overnight...other than a few showers, we won't feel many effects from the storm today. ...At 10pm, the last advisory was issued on TD #10 located about 10 miles NE of Pensacola, FL at 30.6N 87.1W. Movement was to the NW at 9 mph with sustained winds of 30 mph. All Tropical Storm Warnings and the Coastal Flood watch have been dropped. Saturday's weather can be found on the Detailed forecast link. ...From Chief Meteorologist Carl Arredondo: The Tropical Storm Warning for southeast Louisiana has been dropped. The depression is already on land and will not strengthen. ...TD #10 makes landfall near Ft. Walton Beach, FL. ...#10 is located at 29.9N 86.4W or 45 miles wsw of Panama City, FL or 202 miles ese of Slidell, LA. #10 is moving wnw at 9 mph with sustained winds of 35 mph. This could become Tropical Storm Jerry this evening before it makes landfall near the AL/FL border. SE Louisiana and coastal MS could experience tropical storm force winds beginning at daybreak Saturday and continuing through the day, winds of 40-45 mph. Rainfall amounts of 2-4"... The National Hurricane Center's latest analysis of depression #10 indicates it has become a tropical depression... otherwise no major changes since the 10am advisory. ...Hurricane Hunter aircraft found a low level circulation the National Hurricane Center is now calling Subtropical Depression #10. Right now, we are expecting the possibility of locally heavy rain, winds up to 40 miles per hour and tidal flooding along coastal parishes. ...A Coastal Flood Watch is in effect from the MS/AL coast through Terrebonne parish, including Lakes Pontchartrain/Maurepas until Saturday evening. Tides will run Friday 1-2' above normal and on Saturday 2-3' above normal. The disturbance is still not very organized. The upper low is still playing a part in the slow development of this system today. Also dry air has been drawn in today as well. This is an example that it doesn't matt... A Coastal Flood Watch is in effect from the MS/AL coast through Terrebonne parish, including Lakes Pontchartrain/Maurepas until Saturday evening. Tides will run Friday 1-2' above normal and on Saturday 2-3' above normal. The Hurricane Hunter flew through the disturbance and did not find an organized tropical system. This area still could become a tropical or sub-tropical storm. Computer models still bring this system to the coast an...
The models have now initialized farther southwest, where the low was developing this morning. ...Even though we still don't have a center of circulation just yet, lots going on this morning in the Eastern Gulf. ...
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Computer models are still all over the place due to the lack of a starting point or organized system. The system may start to develop overnight or Thursday morning, then the models will have a starting point to focus on. Interests along t... This morning, not much has changed with the disturbance around the Bahamas. Models are still fairly widespread, but this disturbance needs to be monitored by those living along the Gulf Coast. ...Late evening model runs show the uncertainty of where the disturbance will go. Some have it along the Eastern U.S., Panhandle of FL, SE Louisiana, Upper Texas coast,and towards Brownsville. If development happens, it will not be until Thursday when the system enters the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Stay tuned to wwltv.com and Eyewitness News for the latest. ...
Stay tuned to WWL-TV, WWLTV.COM, and My 54 for further information. ...It will be a bit more humid Tuesday thanks to an easterly flow off the Gulf. Any chance for rain will be around 10% mainly along coastal areas. A tropical wave is expected to move into the Gulf on Thursday from Florida and increase our chance for rain on Friday and especially Saturday & Sunday. Some computer models have the wave developing into a tropical system, but whether it develops or not, it appears that it would travel from ... Even though the tropics are quiet right now, a few things point to possible development later in the week. ...Officially, not yet. The Autumnal Equinox takes place at 4:51am on Sunday, September 23rd. A cold front has passed through the area, bringing cooler, drier air. ... |