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FPUS74 KLIX 231514
NOWNEW

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1015 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002

GMZ530-550-555-LAZ034>038-040-046>050-056>070-231600-
PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM-ASCENSION-
ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-IBERVILLE-
LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-
ORLEANS-POINTE COUPEE-ST CHARLES-ST HELENA-ST JAMES-
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-
UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATON ROUGE...GRAND ISLE...HAMMOND...
HOUMA...METAIRIE...NEW ORLEANS...SLIDELL
1015 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002

.NOW...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN BOTH NUMBER
AND INTENSITY THROUGH 11 AM WITH MOVEMENT RANGING FROM NEAR
STATIONARY TO NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. BECAUSE OF THE VERY SLOW
MOVEMENT...RAINFALL RATES WILL REACH AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN
ISOLATED LOCATIONS WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND SMALL
STREAMS. DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NEAR SHORE
COASTAL WATERS...BAYS...AND LAKES MAY PRODUCE BRIEF WATERSPOUTS.

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