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THE CHARGES. KWEILYN: IT IS 6:16. THE INFLUX OF THE DUST, AND WE SAW SOME OF THAT YESTERDAY WITH SOME OF THE GOLD LAYER IN THE SKY. SAME DEAL TODAY POTENTIALLY WITH HAZY AND HUMID CONDITIONS. THAT DUST HELPS TO KEEP THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCES AT BAY. HAZY HOT AND HUMID TODAY, THAT INCLUDES THE HEADLINES FOR THIS AFTERNOON, BACK INTO THE LOW AND MID 90’S. THE BREAK FROM THE HEAT IS OVER. WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR DAILY SHOWERS. VISIBILITY’S ARE DOWN, FIVE MILES AT THE LAKEFRONT, SEVEN IN HOUMA. YOU CAN SEE THE VISIBILITY’S ARE DOWN RIGHT NOW. AT THE AIRPORT, EIGHT MILES, 82 DEGREES. BUT IT FEELS LIKE 90. STILL SOME 70’S HANGING OUT OVER THE NORTH SHORE, 73 IN HOUMA, 76 IN GULFPORT. THE HEAT STARTING TO CLIMB ALREADY. BY 1:00, INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90’S. 20% OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO INCLUDING A RISK FOR SOME STRONG STORMS AT TIMES. STARTING TO SEE SHOWERS AROUND THE COASTAL WATERS AND NORTH OF BATON ROUGE, BUT THIS SAME DISTURBANCE WILL LIFT TO THE EAST AND TO THE NORTHEAST. THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA ARE UNDER A MARGINAL RISK. OUR MAIN CONCERNS IS THE DAMAGING WIND AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. THROUGH THE MORNING WE WILL WATCH WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TEXAS TRADE THAT DISTURBANCE STARTS TO LIFT TO THE EAST. FOR MORNING PLANS, I THINK YOU WILL BE FINE, MAINLY DRY. IN THE AFTERNOON, WE HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF STORMS. LUCKILY HEAVY RAIN, SOME DAMAGING WIND POSSIBLE, INTO EARLY EVENING. TONIGHT WE ARE MORE DRY TRADE WEDNESDAY ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS BEST IN THE AFTERNOON, AROUND 20 TO 30%. THE RAIN POTENTIAL STARTS TO CLIMB HEADING INTO THE END OF THE WEEK, BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY WIDESPREAD FLOODING CONCERNS. AGAIN THE SAHARA DUST FLOATING OVER THE ATLANTIC, -- NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING OVER THE NEXT TWO TO FIVE DAYS. HOT AND HUMID TODAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND THE TRIPLE DIGITS. RAIN CHANCES UP FRID

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