HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 401 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN PUSHING COOLER AIR OVER
THE GULF WATERS. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH A SURFACE WAVE OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL BRING A
CHANCE OF RAIN ON FRIDAY. THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN
INTENSITY ON FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 1.25 INCHES ACROSS THE
AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. A GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
THE FARSHORE WATERS.
MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT ALONG THE COAST. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME WATER PILING AND TIDES
TO RUN ABOUT ONE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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