000 WWUS84 KLIX 230246 AAA SPSNEW LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-231200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 945 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2002 .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF STATES WILL BE INTERACTING WITH AN INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORMS... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 25 MPH...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. AT THIS TIME...WIND PROFILES FROM THE SURFACE TO THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE DO NOT SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. .ACTIONS... NONE AT THIS TIME. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LIX (ALL LOWER CASE).