Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
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012 FXUS64 KSHV 151731 AAA AFDSHV Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1231 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 ...New AVIATION... .UPDATE... Issued at 1058 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 No major wholesale updates are required to the forecast package at this hour. Temperatures rise steadily into the lower 90s, on track to reach the upper 90s this afternoon, with many sites reaching the century mark or just exceeding 100 degrees. As has been the case for much of this week, oppressively sticky mid-morning dew points are slow to mix out, likely only dropping into the early afternoon, allowing temperatures to rapidly warm for a few hours. still looking at a slight chance of showers and storms this afternoon in LaSalle parish and neighboring areas of Louisiana, but likely to a lesser extent than yesterday, becoming neither long lived nor widespread in coverage. Ingested the latest several hours of temperature and dewpoint obs and interpolated through to 00Z. /26/ && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1231 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 VFR conditions will continue through the 15/18Z TAF period. A scattered cu field has develop across the region early this afternoon, and will persist through the day before diminishing by/shortly after sunset. Very isolated convection may develop by mid and late afternoon over ECntrl LA, but will not affect the MLU terminal. Aside from some thin cirrus overnight, SKC will prevail, with another cu field gradually developing across the region between 15-17Z Friday. SSW winds 5-9kts this afternoon will become S and diminish to 5kts or less after 00Z. /15/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 100 80 101 80 / 0 0 10 0 MLU 100 78 100 79 / 10 10 20 10 DEQ 101 75 99 74 / 0 0 10 10 TXK 101 79 101 78 / 0 0 10 0 ELD 101 76 99 76 / 10 0 10 0 TYR 100 79 99 79 / 0 0 0 0 GGG 100 77 99 77 / 0 0 0 0 LFK 98 76 97 76 / 10 0 0 0 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for ARZ050-051-059>061- 070>073. LA...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for LAZ001>004-010>012- 017-018. Excessive Heat Warning until 8 PM CDT this evening for LAZ005- 006-013-014-019>022. OK...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for OKZ077. TX...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for TXZ096-097-108>112- 124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167. && $$ SHORT TERM...26 AVIATION...15