FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 714 PM CST TUE DEC 08 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 PM TUESDAY THE WATER ELEVATION WAS 81.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD ELEVATION IS 79.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AN ELEVATION OF 81.3
FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
OUACHITA RIVER
THATCHER L 79 81.5 TUE 07 PM 81.5 81.3 80.9 80.4 79.9
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 929 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST OVERNIGHT AND MIDDAY 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...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
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 OVERNIGHT.
THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE 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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