Carl Arredondo: September 2008 Archives
5:32 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink
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After a brief bout with slightly higher humidity Monday & Tuesday, a front is moving through Tuesday evening that will bring back cooler morning lows and lower humidity for the rest of the week.
Lows will be in the 50s & 60s north of the lake Tuesday morning and 60s south of the lake. Highs may not get out of the 70s in some spots in the afternoon with highs around 80 and breezy conditions.
For info on Laura in the trop...
5:07 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink
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Another front is coming through Tuesday and low humidity will return. It will still be muggy Tuesday morning, but the front coming through later in the day will usher in drier air and lower tempertures.
Lows Tuesday in the 60s and highs in the mid 80s. Then on Wednesday, lows in the 50s north of the lake and 60s south and highs may not get out of the 70s. It will be breezy also with plenty of sunshine. Low humidity will co...
4:42 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink
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Cool mornings and warm afternoons for the weekend. Low humidity will continue so get outside. 50s north of the lake and upper 50s to low 60s south of the lake and highs in the mid 80s.
LSU game: Afternoon high around 84 in Baton Rouge with kickoff around 76. Temperatures will fall into 60s during the game.
For information on Kyle, see our Hurricane page.
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3:07 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink
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This nice weather will continue through weekend with 1st chance for rain not until Tuesday. Lots of sunshine the next few days with low humidity. We are taking advantage of the bad weather associated with an area of low pressure off the North Carolina coast. The flow on the backside of this low continues to bring in a dry flow over our area. This system may become a tropical or subtropical system.
Tropical Storm Kyle has formed n...
8:18 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink
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It will feel like fall on Thursday and Friday mornings with 60s south of the lake and 50s north of the lake with low humidity. Friday morning, we may even see some upper 50s south of the lake in some spots.
Sunshine and highs in the low to mid 80s can be expected.
An area of low pressure off the mid Atlantic coast may become a tropical or subtropical storm and bring nasty weather to North & South Carolina. The other di...
4:56 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink
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Drier air will be moving in overnight and last through the rest of the week and into the weekend. There will be plenty of sunshine too the next several days with really no chance for rain.
Lows will drop into the 50s Thursday, Friday, and Saturday mornings north of the lake while it will be in the 60s those mornings south of the lake. Afternoon highs will be in the low to mid 80s.
The next chance for rain will come on ...
4:16 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | Permalink
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Fall officially began today. Even though the air is still a bit humid, that will change over the next couple of days as some drier air moves in. Rain chances will be slim to none through the upcoming weekend. Thursday & Friday mornings, we will even have some 50s north of the lake for lows.
The area of disturbed weather around Puerto Rico may develop in the next few days. Computer models have this system moving towards the e...
4:48 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink
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Humidty returns on Friday with a 60% chance for scattered showers or thunderstorms. Highs will remain in the low 80s due to the clouds, rain, and an easterly wind.
Over the weekend, showers or thunderstorms will still be around with highs in the 80s.
Tropics fairly quiet.
LSU forecast in Auburn on Saturday. Kickoff temp around 70 with 60s for rest of the game. Any chance for rain low at 10%.
Saints g...
9:04 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink
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of lower than normal humidity on Thursday. Lows will be in the upper 50s to low 60s north of the lake and 60s south of the lake. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s.
Friday the humidity will rise and so will the chance for rain at 30%.
No tropical activity to develop in the next few days. With the landfall if Ike, 2008 has the record for consecutive landfalls with 6 from Dolly to Ike.
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9:44 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | Permalink
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Tropical Storm warnings dropped and replaced with a Wind Advisory through Saturday for winds of 20-30 mph.
Ike is about 53 miles from Galveston with winds of 110 mph, a category 2 hurricane. We are still feeling some tropical storm gusts around the area. Air Force Hunters reporting that winds a few hundred feet above the surface are category 4 force winds of 130 mph. This would do a number on the high rises in downtown Housto...
9:51 PM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | Permalink
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Tropical Storm winds will continue to spread inland overnight and spread all across the area during the day Friday. Powerlines and tree limbs may be affected by the strong winds. Heavy rain bands will move quickly through the area through Friday night and still possible on Saturday.
Water levels will continue to rise through Friday. High tides will be from mid morning to early afternoon. Tides are expected to be 6-8' above...
4:07 PM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | Permalink
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Hurricane Ike has a large wind field and that is why tropical storm warnings were extened earlier today to include New Orleans, northshore and to AL boarder. Tropical storm force winds extend out 275 miles on the eastern side of the storm. South of the lake is the most likely locations to see tropical storm force winds, but there may be gusts over tropical storm force on the northshore. Power outages are possible.
Water level...
10:04 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | Permalink
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Computer models still disagree some as to landfall from the central to upper TX coast. The forecast track has shifted a bit to the right. Ike is expected to turn more to the west/northwest overnight. Strengthening is expected to continue and will make landfall as a major hurricane.
Coastal flood warnings are up from MS through the Lake to Terrebonne parish for tides to run 3-5' above normal.
A tropical storm warning i...
4:02 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | Permalink
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Ike continues to gain strength as it moves over warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The models still target the Texas coast, but still spread out a bit from the Upper Texas coast to the Lower Texas coast. A tropical storm warning has been issued from the mouth of the MS river to Cameron, LA. A Coastal Flood warning is up tonight through Friday ...
10:41 PM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | Permalink
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Computer models continue to show Ike to head towards Texas. There may still be some shifts, but SE Louisiana continues to be out of the "cone of error". Coastal Flooding will be an issue Wednesday through Friday.
AT 10:00 PM THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 23.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.3 WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILE...
9:52 PM Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | Permalink
Carl Arredondo
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More encouraging data from the computer models. It seems that a shift more to the south is apparent. We have to make sure that there are no changes in the future. I remind everyone that on Friday the cone of error was from south Florida south to south of Cuba with the middle track to the Florida straits. Look where Ike is now, on the extreme southern edge of that cone of error. That is why I caution to don't just look at the middle...
3:59 PM Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | Permalink
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Computer models have shifted westward a bit more and gives the Louisiana coast a little breathing room. However, coastal flooding is likely with a strong east and southeast winds later in the week. There may be some heavy tropical rains from Ike. This also depends on how close Ike gets to SE Louisiana. We may also get strong winds even up to ...
6:12 AM Sun, Sep 07, 2008 | Permalink
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At 4am Gustav was located 21.1N 72.2W or 65 miles east of Great Inagua Island. Sustained winds are 135 mph, a category 4 hurricane and is moving w/sw at 15 mph. High pressure is steering Ike towards Cuba. There is a weakness in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and high pressure is building over the northern Gulf. It appears now that Ike may get close to our coast before bumping into the high and then travel west. How close it gets to our...
6:59 PM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | Permalink
Carl Arredondo
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Gustav still brought some rain and downpours to the area Thursday. We will have one more day of some rain/thunderstorms before some nicer conditions move in. A front will bring some drier air in later Saturday and Sunday and Monday. It will still be hot, but less rain and less humid.
This front may help down the road in keeping Ike from being a big threat in the Gulf of Mexico. There is still a chance that Ike can affect the...
8:26 PM Tue, Sep 02, 2008 | Permalink
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Tornadoes today from the feeder bands rotating around Gustav. Damage in Westwego around 5:10pm. Another one did damage at Abita Springs. A tornado touched down near Franklinton and near McComb on I-55.
More feeder bands will continue rotate around Gustav on Wednesday. A Flash Flood Watch continues until 8am Wednesday morning. A Coastal Flood warning continues as well.
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10:33 PM Mon, Sep 01, 2008 | Permalink
Carl Arredondo
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A coastal flood warning is in effect overnight for the MS and LA coasts including the Lake for tides to run 4-6' above normal. A persistant flow will continue from the S/SE and keep tide levels up.
A flash flood watch is in effect through Tuesday evening for heavy rain.
Gustav is a tropical storm 20 miles SW of Alexandria with winds of 60 mph.
The main concern is for coastal flooding, heavy rain, and tornadoes...
