344 WWUS84 KLIX 231057 SPSNEW LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-231600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 600 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2002 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES AND GULF COAST REGION WILL AGAIN RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. .THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. .ACTIONS... NONE AT THIS TIME. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LIX (ALL LOWER CASE).