593 FXUS64 KLIX 192331 AFDLIXArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service New Orleans LA 631 PM CDT Fri Sep 19 2025
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.SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Saturday) Issued at 1228 PM CDT Fri Sep 19 2025
The region remains under a stagnant and somewhat quasi-zonal flow aloft with some weak surface ridging over the southeast. This afternoon, humidity values will drop once again with stronger surface heating/mixing taking shape. That said, cannot rule out a rogue shower or storm along the lake/sea breeze boundaries later this afternoon along and north of I10/12. Any shower or storm will certainly be the exception rather than the rule, again with overall limited coverage.
Going into tonight and Saturday, the fairly stagnant upper pattern will persist. The already lower-end rain chances this afternoon will quickly decrease after sunset this evening. The weak surface high pressure will remain over the region on Saturday and guidance has come in rather dry from a QPF perspective so went with silent 10s at the very best. The only slight change for Saturday is maybe daytime temperatures warming a skosh more into the middle 90s vs lower 90s like today. (Frye)
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.LONG TERM... (Saturday night through Thursday) Issued at 1228 PM CDT Fri Sep 19 2025
The overall pattern early in the long term doesn`t change much from the short term. However, going into late Sunday and Monday there is a bit of a pattern change in terms of surface features that will help increase POPs a bit each day. As the surface ridge pulls eastward, expected low level flow to become more onshore with much better moisture quality slowly streaming northward. This will help with diurnally driven convection along the lake/sea breezes and any surface mesoscale boundaries that develop (such as outflow boundaries). The POPs start low early in the week and gradually increase going into the middle part of the next week. As mentioned, the upper level pattern remains rather light and stagnant at least early on in the period. However, this is looking to change. The globals all have an upper level trough digging southward from the Pacific Northwest and Northern Plains. This will send a cold front through the region late in the period, which will likely require a bit higher POPs late Wednesday and into at least early Thursday. Timing is a bit more uncertain, however, strength of the trough seem to match up quite well among the globals and respective ensembles. Behind the front expect at least much drier conditions, if not just slightly cooler during the overnight and early morning hours. (Frye)
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.AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 629 PM CDT Fri Sep 19 2025
No significant concerns to aviators are expected over the next 24 hours at any of the forecast terminals. A dry high pressure system will keep VFR conditions in place through the period. Fog probabiltiies have decreased at MCB and BTR, and fog wording has been removed from the forecast.
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.MARINE... Issued at 1228 PM CDT Fri Sep 19 2025
Surface high pressure and generally light surface winds will continue through the weekend and into the start of the new workweek. Overall winds less than 12 kts can be anticipated through the forecast period. Waves will also be on the lower side generally less than 4ft at most. That said, convective potential will gradually increase as low level moisture increases later this weekend and especially during the new workweek. One should expect winds and seas to be locally higher in and around convection. (Frye)
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MCB 67 93 69 91 / 10 10 0 10 BTR 69 94 70 93 / 0 0 0 10 ASD 68 92 68 91 / 0 0 0 10 MSY 74 94 74 93 / 0 0 0 10 GPT 71 92 72 90 / 0 0 0 0 PQL 67 94 69 91 / 0 10 0 10
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.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...None. GM...None. MS...None. GM...None. &&
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