HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 644 PM CST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 645 PM CST SAT DEC 05 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
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THAT ARE GENERALLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 AND 12 CORRIDOR AND WEST OF THE
INTERSTATE 59 CORRIDOR. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE NEW ORLEANS
METRO AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT FOR
INFORMATION CONCERNING EXPECTED CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE
ACCUMULATIONS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS THAT ARE
GENERALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST AND THE NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA. PLEASE
REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PRODUCT CONCERNING EXPECTED
CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION CAN FREEZE ON
ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES LEADING TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
ADDITIONALLY...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO CREATING STRONG WINDS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
MARINE...
MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING TO AROUND 15
KNOTS BY NOON.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...PLEASE RELAY ANY
REPORTS OF HEAVIER SNOW OR SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
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