HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 634 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 645 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MID MORNING. WIDESPREAD
FOG...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT
TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING. THE FOG
IS EXPECTED TO LIFT AFTER A FEW HOURS OF DAYTIME HEATING.
DENSE FOG IS LIKELY TO RETURN TO A GOOD PART OF THE AREA AGAIN
TONIGHT.
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY.
TWO DAY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY AS THE FRONT NEARS AND MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10
CORRIDOR...WHERE THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
RAINFALL FROM MONDAY NIGHT WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS
THE COLD FRONT PROGRESSES THROUGH THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...WHERE THE RISK OF FLOODING WILL
BE GREATEST.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TO MONITOR POTENTIAL
FLOODING TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF STREET
FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
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