Warm Temperatures and a Potential Tropical Disturbance Update from The National Weather Service in Lake Charles
Warm Temperatures and a Potential Tropical Disturbance Update from The National Weather Service in Lake Charles
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has created a video update on the very warm temperatures expected through the week of July 8 - 14, 2019, and a potential tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico late this week.
Some of the points they touch on include the following:
- Very hot conditions causing the potential for heat advisories to be issued.
- An area of low pressure over the U.S. that will drift south into the Northeast Gulf of Mexico over the next few days.
- The National Hurrican Center is giving this system a 60% chance of development this week.
Video originally published July 7, 2019, at 8:00 p.m.
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