FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 845 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER LOCK AND DAM NEAR CALION.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 AM MONDAY THE WATER ELEVATION WAS 81.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD ELEVATION IS 79.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 82.5 FEET BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT
OUACHITA RIVER
THATCHER L 79 81.9 MON 07 AM 82.2 82.5 82.2 81.9 81.5
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 409 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A LAKE
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
CST WEDNESDAY.
A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND INTO
THE UPPER MID WEST OVER TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN QUICKLY BEHIND THE DEPARTING STORM AND THE DIFFERENCE
IN PRESSURE BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS WILL PRODUCE WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA.
THE WINDS WILL BE INITIALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST BUT SHIFT TO MORE
OF A WEST TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT.
THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH
MOVES IN AND THE STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
ANYONE PLANNING ON USING AREA LAKES WILL NEED TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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