536 FPUS74 KLIX 270029 NOWLIX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 715 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 GMZ530-550-555-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082- 270139- PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM-AMITE- ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK- HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS- LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES- LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE- POINTE COUPEE-ST CHARLES-ST HELENA-ST JAMES-ST JOHN THE BAPTIST- ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE- UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-WALTHALL- WASHINGTON-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATON ROUGE...BILOXI...GULFPORT... BOGALUSA...GRAND ISLE...HAMMOND...HOUMA...MCCOMB...METAIRIE... NEW ORLEANS...PASCAGOULA...PICAYUNE...SLIDELL 715 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 .NOW... THROUGH 830 PM...ISOLATED AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTHWARD AT AROUND 15 MPH. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY WILL BE FOCUSED MAINLY ALONG AND NEAR I-12 BETWEEN KROTZ SPRINGS AND HAMMOND LOUISIANA. RAINFALL RATES WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN A HALF AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER HOUR WITH LOCALLY UP TO FOUR INCHES PER HOUR MAINLY IN RURAL AREAS EAST OF KROTZ SPRINGS. BESIDES HEAVY RAINFALL...EXPECT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG I-12 BETWEEN HAMMOND AND BATON ROUGE SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR BRIEF REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND PONDING OF THE ROADWAY. GP $$