WIND DAMAGE. SEE LOCAL STORM REPORT PRODUCT (AWIPS ID: NEWLSRLCH)
(WMO ID: NWUS54) FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A LINK FROM THE NWS LCH
WEBPAGE WITH A TRACK MAP AND THE STORM REPORTS WILL BE AVAILABLE
EITHER LATER TONIGHT OR TOMORROW EVENING.

&&

DML

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 340 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2008/

SYNOPSIS...
LARGE UPPER TROUGH IS SITUATED ACROSS THE ERN CONUS WITH THE MAIN
TROUGH AXIS STILL WEST OF THE AREA. AT THE SFC...HIGH PRESSURE IS
IN CONTROL. BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE USHERED IN COOLER DRIER
AIR. SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE AREA HAVE ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO WARM
TO THE UPPER 60S NORTH AND MID 70S SOUTH.

SHORT TERM...
MAIN 5H TROUGH AXIS WILL SHIFT EAST SUNDAY PROVIDING A NW FLOW
ALOFT. THIS WILL HELP TO REINFORCE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA.
OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE WELL BELOW CLIMO WITH
LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 40S. AFTN HIGHS WILL REBOUND TO THE UPPER
60S AND LOW 70S UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

LONG TERM...
MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNING LOOK TO BE THE COLDEST NIGHTS OF THE
UPCOMING FCST PERIOD AS ANOMALOUSLY LOW 5H HTS DIG SOUTH OVER THE
ERN CONUS. COULD POTENTIALLY SEE A FEW LOW TEMP RECORDS BROKEN TUESDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NRN ZONES.

WILL BEGIN TO SEE UPPER LEVEL RIDGING ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
AT THE SFC WILL MOVE EAST ALLOWING FOR RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK TO NEAR NORMAL IN RESPONSE...ALONG
WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BY THURSDAY. A SHORTWAVE IS
PROGGED TO MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK...BRINGING A
SFC FRONT AND OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY.

AVIATION...
BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY 00Z. VFR CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED.

MARINE...
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BRIEFLY TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE EARLY
SUNDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS IN RESPONSE TO A
REINFORCEMENT OF HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING SOUTH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND STRENGTHEN BY MIDWEEK AS THE HIGH MOVES
EAST AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE WEST.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  46  73  42  70 /   0   0   0   0
KBPT  46  73  41  72 /   0   0   0   0
KAEX  42  68  37  64 /   0  10   0   0
KLFT  45  72  43  66 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM
     20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO
     CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM
     LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING
     FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.

&&

$$