HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 930 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST THU DEC 10 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
RIVER FLOODING...
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN
CITY...THE EAST HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK NEAR CAESAR...THE BILOXI RIVER
AT LYMAN...AND THE WOLF RIVER ABOVE GULFPORT. REFER TO THE LATEST
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.
MARINE HAZARDS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH SEAS
OFFSHORE BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
FLOODING...
A SLOW MOVING SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI OVER THE WEEKEND. ABUNDANT
MOISTURE AND WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH THIS SURFACE LOW
LEADING TO NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TIME PERIOD. THIS COULD
POSE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES BECAUSE OF THE RECENT VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK PRODUCT. ALSO...PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER
FORECASTS ON THIS EVENT.
MARINE HAZARDS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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