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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SQUALL LINE CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM AROUND WOODVILLE THROUGH THE
BATON ROUGE AREA TO NEAR HOUMA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND
AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
THIS AFTERNOON.  THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS SQUALL LINE WILL BE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.  TORNADO
WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.

RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED IN VERY SATURATED SOIL ACROSS
THE AREA. THIS MAY LEAD TO A HIGHER THAN NORMAL POTENTIAL FOR
SHALLOWLY ROOTED TREES TO BE UPROOTED BY STRONG WINDS.
ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 12.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
AND TIDAL LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS NEAR SHORE OF 5 TO 9 FEET AND 9 TO 11 FEET
OFFSHORE.

SEVERAL AREA RIVERS REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND RIVER FORECASTS FOR
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SEVERAL AREA RIVERS WILL REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND RIVER FORECASTS FOR
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 7
TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS
WELL AS SOUTHERN AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS
OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHERS SERVICE OFFICE IN
SLIDELL OR TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.