HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1028 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 1030 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS MOST
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AND A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
MARINE HAZARDS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE TIDAL LAKES AND
COASTAL WATERS. STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. SEAS OF 7 TO 11 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS.
RIVER FLOODING...
THE PEARL RIVER AT BOGALUSA AND THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN
CITY ARE NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED ELEVATED
STREAM FLOWS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS
AND RIVER FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT
FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA
MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT AND UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE MOVE
INTO THE GULF COAST REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
RIVER FLOODING...
SOME AREA RIVERS WILL REMAIN NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE
REFER TO THE THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND RIVER FORECASTS
FOR DETAILS.
MARINE HAZARDS...
EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINES OR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY
REMAIN IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING...AND THEN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AGAIN TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...PLEASE RELAY ANY
REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
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