9:09 PM, Friday, July 30, 2010
From Chief Meteorologist David Paul in the Live Doppler 10 Weather Center:
SYNOPSIS - Expect a weekend of intense heat across Acadiana. Our normal high may "just" be 91°, but we'll jump well above that. Temps Saturday will peak in the upper 90s, with 100° or hotter on Sunday. The heat wave will continue thru next week with little chance for any rainfall.
TONIGHT – Clear. Low near 79. Winds W at 5 mph.
TOMORROW – Mostly sunny and hot. High near 98. Winds NW at 5-10 mph.
TOMORROW NIGHT – Clear. Low near 80. Winds light NW.
EXTENDED
SUN: Partly cloudy, HOT! Low: 80 High: 101 10%
MON: Partly cloudy, HOT! Low: 81 High: 98 10%
TUE: Partly cloudy. Low: 80 High: 98 10%
WED: Partly cloudy, slight rain chance. Low: 78 High: 98 20%
THU: Partly cloudy, slight rain chance. Low: 78 High: 98 20%
FRI: Partly cloudy. Low: 77 High: 97 10%
TROPICAL UPDATE – We're keeping an eye on a tropical wave in the Caribbean and one in the Atlantic, but development, if any, will be a slow process.
MARINE FORECAST SATURDAY – Light Chop on Coastal Lakes and Bays. Winds NW at 5-10 kts. Seas 1-2 feet.
Read the Live Doppler 10 Weather Blog at www.livedoppler10.com.
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Offshore Outlook
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River Data
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Coastal Lake and Bays
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Atchafalaya River
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Conditions:
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Light Chop
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Butte LaRose today:
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8.8
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Advisory:
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Morgan City today:
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3.5
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Winds:
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NW at 5-10 kts
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At Surrey Street:
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5.52
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Sabine River
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Seas:
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1-2 feet
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At Toledo Bend:
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168.06
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Fishing Forecast Saturday
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Tides
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Salt:
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Poor
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Saturday
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Fresh:
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Poor
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Low:
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12:25 am
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+0.6
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4:30 am to 8:00 am
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High:
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7:38 am
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+1.3
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Low:
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2:30 pm
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+0.5
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High:
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9:19 pm
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+1.0
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SUNRISE:
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6:25 am
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SUNSET:
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8:03 pm
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