Expires:201305240300;Remove:201305240300;592678 FPUS74 KLCH 240055 NOWLCH SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 755 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013 GMZ435-LAZ030>033-042>045-052>055-240300- VERMILION BAY-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION- IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER... VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...JENNINGS...WELSH... LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK... BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE 755 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013 .NOW... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MAINLY OVER LOWER ACADIANA WITH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY ALONG AND NEAR INTERSTATE 49 FROM OPELOUSAS TO LAFAYETTE. OTHER SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE SPREADING OVER EASTERN VERMILION AND WESTERN IBERIA PARISHES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY APPROACH A HALF INCH. $$