For extra information, here is the complete New Orleans forecast from the NWS:
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-
UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LAPLACE…RESERVE…DESTREHAN…NORCO…
METAIRIE…KENNER…NEW ORLEANS…BELLE CHASSE…CHALMETTE…
VIOLET…YSCLOSKEY
520 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008
.TODAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
AROUND 90. EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. EAST
WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.LABOR DAY…HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 40 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT…HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SHOWERS AND CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAINFALL. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
90 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY…HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. MOSTLY
CLOUDY WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY…TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
