Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
915 FXUS64 KLIX 241122 AFDLIX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service New Orleans LA 622 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Monday night) Issued at 1130 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025 Upper level low located around Ontario is forecasted to deepen and the associated trough will dig slowly through the eastern part of the CONUS. A cold (relatively speaking) front will move southward and eventually reach the area late Sunday into Monday. The temperatures will be closer to 90 or the upper 80s, but the bigger thing is the drier air it will push into the area. This should help knock the daily heat index values from the 100+ F we have been seeing daily into the 90s instead. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through Saturday night) Issued at 1130 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025 The cold front`s impacts linger through most of the work week with relatively comfortable temperature and dew point compared to how normal late August is. Lows will be in the mid 70s (closer to the coast) and down into the 60s further away. Depending on where the front ends up stalling, there is some low chance (10-30%) of showers and storms mostly near the coast but overall it should should be fairly dry especially the further away you get from the coast. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 621 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 VFR through this taf cycle. Cigs will remain along the coast through the day while dissipating inland but still in VFR range. && .MARINE... Issued at 1130 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025 Other than showers and thunderstorms causing localized increases in waves/seas and wind gusts, it generally will be benign on the coastal waters. There may be a period Tuesday through Wednesday for areas east of the mouth of the Mississippi River that may require small craft exercise caution criteria as a trough digs into the area but otherwise winds should remain less than 15 knots. -BL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MCB 93 69 93 68 / 0 0 0 0 BTR 95 72 95 71 / 0 0 10 0 ASD 94 71 93 69 / 20 0 10 0 MSY 95 77 94 77 / 20 0 20 10 GPT 93 74 92 71 / 20 10 10 10 PQL 93 71 93 67 / 20 10 10 0 && .LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...None. GM...None. MS...None. GM...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...BL LONG TERM....BL AVIATION...TE MARINE...BL