LCH issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) 306 FXUS64 KLCH 140937 AFDLCH AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 437 AM CDT MON JUL 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS...IR IMAGERY SHOWS A MID LEVEL CIRCULATION MOVING WEST BEYOND THE HOUSTON AREA...POSSIBLY A REFLECTION OF THE TUTT LOW WHICH BROUGHT OUR INCREASING RAIN CHANCES LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. A SURGE OF MOISTURE IN THE WAKE OF THE TUTT LOW IS ALREADY BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT OF THE COASTAL WATERS AND INTO THE MARSHES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA. && .SHORT TERM...CHANCES FOR SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. DEEP GULF MOISTURE AND UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES WILL CONTINUE TO SET OFF CONVECTION WITH TRIGGER TEMPS IN THE UPPER 80S...EASILY REACHED BY LATE MORNINGS. && .LONG TERM...A SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL BE DRIVEN SOUTH INTO OUR AREA COURTESY OF A DISPLACED POLAR VORTEX AROUND HUDSONS BAY AND A STRONG MID-LATITUDE UPPER TROF THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES. AS THIS FRONT ENCOUNTERS DEEP MOISTURE...A DECENT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK RIGHT ON INTO SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE RUNNING WELL BELOW SEASONAL NORMS AS WELL. A REBUILDING BERMUDA RIDGE WILL BRING WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS AROUND SUNDAY. SWEENEY && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 92 76 90 75 90 / 30 20 40 30 30 KBPT 93 75 92 74 91 / 30 20 40 30 30 KAEX 94 74 90 70 88 / 20 30 50 20 20 KLFT 89 74 89 74 90 / 40 20 40 30 30 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.LAKECHARLES.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSLAKECHARLES WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSLAKECHARLES && $$
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 09:38:18 +0000
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