Name: Weather Expert Forecast: Friday Evening
Uploaded: 8/16/2019 10:35:16 PM
Duration: 204
Description: Meteorologist Chris Franklin has a look at our pretty typical August weekend and a check of the tropics.

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Tropical Update: Friday Evening

Tropical wave moving through Caribbean may enter Gulf next week

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Weather Expert Forecast: Friday Evening

Meteorologist Chris Franklin has a look at our pretty typical August weekend and a check of the tropics.

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Track Rain on Southeast Louisiana Radar

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Tropical Update: All is quiet, models hint at something next weekend

In the tropics: models are hinting at possible development in the Gulf late next week. A tropical wave may approach southern Texas around Brownsville by next weekend.

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Tropical Update: Thursday Evening

Meteorologist Chris Franklin highlights the quiet tropics and looks at the potential for development next week.

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Weather Expert Forecast: Thursday Evening

Meteorologist Chris Franklin has a look at the heat and rain chances heading into the weekend plus a check of the tropics.

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New Orleans Weather: Fewer Storms and Hotter Thursday

The "cold" front has moved through and it has not cooled us down. It did bring us some relief to the heat yesterday, but that is not the case today. We will have partly cloudy skies with spotty showers and storms mainly south of I-10 today.

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Models hint at possible tropical activity in Gulf next week

Forecast models have been hinting at a disturbance in the Gulf by the middle to end of next week. There is no agreement on the strength or track of this feature, but it is something worth keeping an eye on through this weekend and as we begin next week.

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Weather Expert Forecast: Wednesday Evening

Meteorologist Chris Franklin has a look at the decreasing rain chances and heat expected for the rest of the week and weekend. Plus a look at the tropics.

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Tracking Tropics: All quiet in the Atlantic for now

The tropical Atlantic remains free of organized areas of low pressure and current information suggests that there will not be any tropical development through the weekend. Expansive areas of dry, dusty air and unfavorable wind shear continue to suppress tropical cyclone formation across the basin and this is expected to continue through the weekend.

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New Orleans Weather: Scattered storms with heavy rain Wednesday

We will finally see a break in the heat today thanks to a "cold" front moving down from the north. This front will not cool us down, but it will help to set off scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms starting now through the evening.

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Excessive Heat Warning issued for Northshore as heat index above 113°F possible

There is now an Excessive Heat Warning for the Northshore to Baton Rouge until 8 PM. Heat Index will be over 113°F.

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New Orleans Weather: Heat advisory Tuesday with scattered storms

More oppressive heat is on tap today as the ridge of high pressure aloft starts to move back the west. We will have plenty of sunshine again today, but there will be a slightly better chance for showers and storms this afternoon and evening. This will be some much needed relief from the heat - if you are lucky enough to get some rain!

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'Dangerous' heat across Louisiana, Gulf Coast again Monday

The National Weather Service says temperatures will be in the low to mid-90s with heat index values between 108-112°F.

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Tracking Tropics: All quiet in the Atlantic for now

There are no organized tropical systems in the Atlantic basin and none are expected to develop through at least Friday of this week. The combination of dry, dusty air and moderate wind shear will keep all tropical waves across the main developmental region weak through the upcoming week.

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