HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1002 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 1015 AM 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AND A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED EFFECTIVE TONIGHT. AVERAGE RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2
INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES POSSIBLE. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT AND
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
MARINE HAZARDS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY TODAY AND
TONIGHT AS A LOW MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER THE GULF WATERS...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 15 NAUTICAL
MILES FROM SHORE.
RIVER FLOODING...
SEVERAL AREA RIVERS REMAIN 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
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.
PLEASE REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT AND HYDROLOGIC
OUTLOOK FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE
AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF
COAST REGION.
RIVER FLOODING...
SEVERAL 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 FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
.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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