Published on: August 31, 2008 at 6:41 PM

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-
UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LAPLACE…RESERVE…DESTREHAN…NORCO…
METAIRIE…KENNER…NEW ORLEANS…BELLE CHASSE…CHALMETTE…
VIOLET
444 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

…HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT…
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING…

.TONIGHT…TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
50 MPH INCREASING TO 45 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.LABOR DAY…HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 85 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT…TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 40 TO
50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH DECREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY…TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ALSO POSSIBLE. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING…THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 80S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
AROUND 90. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 80S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.