Here is the morning advisory from the U.S. Weather Bureau back on this date in 1957 as tropical depression number one was over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The depression would intensify rapidly into Hurricane Audrey, which smashed into the Southwest Louisiana coast during the early morning hours of June 27, 1957. It is interesting to note that there was no single center issuing hurricane forecasts in 1957. In 1935, the hurricane warning service was revamped and hurricane forecast centers were established at Jacksonville, New Orleans, Boston and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

BULLETIN 4 AM CST JUNE 25 1957

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO HAS REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE NIGHT. IT WAS ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AT 4 AM CST. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THAT IT IS BEGINNING TO INTENSIFY AND A SLOW NORTHWARD MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AROUND 40 MPH IN SQUALLS NEAR THE CENTER.
SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST SHOULD NOT VENTURE INTO THE OPEN GULF.

THE NEXT RELEASE WILL BE AT 10 AM CST UNLESS DEVELOPMENTS WARRANT AN EARLIER RELEASE.
KRAFT WEATHER BUREAU NEW ORLEANS

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It may be a cliche' but it accurately describes the forecast for today and this weekend! The heat, the haze, and ever-increasing humidity will make for a less-than-comfortable weekend, unless you happen to be one of the lucky ones to get underneath one of the showers that develop!

Today, the ridge (high) that has kept the cap on widespread rain this week is weakening and moving east toward the Atlantic Coast. Because of the way ridges work, spreading air away from the center in a clock-wise direction, the same feature that has kept the weather relatively dry will help bring more widely scattered showers and some afternoon thunderstorms back to Alabama this weekend. A stubborn upper-air low over Florida will get caught up in the ridge's circulation tonight, and that moisture will push northwest toward the central Gulf Coast. As moisture increases around here, look for an increased chance of a scattered shower or thunderstorm starting Sunday afternoon, lasting through the middle of next week.

As is the case in the summertime, afternoon high temperatures will really only change by a degree or two each day. The only real changes from day to day will be whether or not you see a shower or not! Rain is not expected to occur on a widespread basis for the next 7 days, but showers and thunderstorms could overspread a large chunk of the state each afternoon next week!

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