Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Blanchard, LA

DISCUSSION
Issued at 1108 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026

Upper-level ridge to continue building across the north-central gulf coast tonight into Tuesday while surface southerly flow continues to advect gulf moisture across the region. Heat index values earlier today (Monday) approached 105 degrees in many locations across portions of southwest Arkansas, southeast cross the entire ArkLaTex Oklahoma, and northeast Texas. Although conditions were marginal for a Heat Advisory, the strengthening ridge will likely be enough to drive heat index values to 105 degrees for a couple of hours across the aforementioned areas on Tuesday. Thus a Heat Advisory has been issued.

The upper-ridge will suppress convection across the region through the workweek. Aside from maybe a few stray thunderstorms across portions of north Louisiana and Deep East Texas, a dry forecast to prevail areawide with high temperatures forecast to approach the mid 90s through Thursday. Additional heat headlines may be necessary throughout the week.

An upper-level trough to swing east across the central CONUS on Friday and will help to to flatten the northern periphery of the ridge resulting in nearly zonal upper-flow across the I-30 corridor. Additionally, a weak frontal boundary will drift south into south Arkansas resulting in slightly cooler temperatures and increased rain chances. Rain chances expected to increase areawide through the weekend into early next week as the front shifts south. /05/

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1108 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026

SKC currently prevailing across most of our airspace late this evening but that will be short lived as we are already seeing hints of MVFR ceilings starting to creep northward across Deep East Texas in the vicinity of the LFK terminal. Not seeing quite the tight boundary layer pressure gradient we were seeing this time Sunday Night to support widespread MVFR ceilings overnight towards sunrise Tuesday Morning but have still advertised these conditions through mid morning across most terminal locations.
Think we will see these ceilings quickly scatter out by mid to late morning, faster than what we saw on Monday. Still cannot rule out isolated convection today, mainly across our southern most zones but coverage does not warrant a mention in this package.
Look for prevailing winds after sunrise from the S to SSW near 10kts.

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SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Issued at 1108 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026

Spotter activation is not expected over the next 24 hours.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
SHV 75 94 77 93 / 0 0 0 0 MLU 76 95 77 93 / 10 0 0 0 DEQ 75 93 76 92 / 0 0 0 0 TXK 76 96 77 95 / 0 0 0 10 ELD 75 94 77 93 / 0 0 0 0 TYR 75 94 77 94 / 0 0 0 0 GGG 75 94 77 94 / 0 0 0 10 LFK 74 94 76 94 / 0 10 0 20

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AR...Heat Advisory from 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Tuesday for ARZ050-051-059- 060-070.

LA...None.
OK...Heat Advisory from 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Tuesday for OKZ077.

TX...Heat Advisory from 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Tuesday for TXZ096-097-108- 109-111-112.