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SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
835 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2001

HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BE IN CONTROL OVER THE FORECAST AREA.
SHOULD BE ANOTHER CLEAR NIGHT WITH COOL TEMPS. NO CHANGES NEEDED
TO CURRENT FORECAST.

7-RUA

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION:

A 500 MB RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE ROCKIES TO THE GREAT LAKES
CONTINUES TO BRING A NORTHERLY FLOW OF DRY AIR ACROSS THE REGION.
SKIES REMAIN CLEAR AREAWIDE WITH TEMPERATURES PRIMARILY IN THE UPPER
70S.

ANOTHER BATCH OF COOL...DRY AIR WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY NOT NECESSARILY
LOWER TEMPERATURES SO MUCH AS IT WILL EXTEND THIS CURRENT WEATHER
PATTERN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

THE UPPER-LEVEL DYNAMICS WEAKEN TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. AN UPPER LOW CURRENTLY TO THE NORTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO
SLIDE INTO THE ATLANTIC AND THE RIDGE TO THE WEST WILL RETROGRADE
AND WEAKEN. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A ZONAL FLOW AND A GRADUAL WARMING
TREND WITH LOW TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER 60S. EXPECT HIGHS
TO REMAIN IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 80S.

NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

WINDS WILL REMAIN UP ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS
TONIGHT. WILL HEADLINE...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

.LCH...NONE.

.PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
AEX 49/77/50/75/50/78/52 0000000
BPT 54/78/55/75/53/79/55 0000000
LCH 53/78/54/74/55/80/54 0000000
LFT 52/77/53/75/54/79/54 0000000
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MAYEAUX