949 FPUS74 KLIX 210851 NOWNEW SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 345 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2002 LAZ040-062>064-069-070-MSZ080-081-211031- HANCOCK-HARRISON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST BERNARD-ORLEANS- ST TAMMANY-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILOXI...GULFPORT...NEW ORLEANS...SLIDELL 345 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2002 .NOW... THROUGH 530AM...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM COAST NEAR GULFPORT TO THE NORTHERN CHANDELEUR SOUND WILL MOVE WEST AND AFFECT COASTAL SECTIONS OF HANCOCK COUNTY AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA PARISHES OF ST BERNARD...ORLEANS PLAQUEMINES AND SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY PARISHES. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS. $$