HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 509 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 515 AM CST WED DEC 23 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT
COOL HIGH PRESSURE ADVANCING TO THE EAST OF THE AREA WILL RESULT
IN A WARMING SOUTHERLY FLOW TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
BEGIN TONIGHT FOR INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WEDNESDAY WILL BRING OUR NEXT SIGNIFICANT CHANCE FOR SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
PARTICULARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND AHEAD
OF AN ACCOMPANYING COLD FRONT ADVANCING ACROSS THE AREA.
FAVORABLE SHEAR WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND
HAIL...AS WELL AS A FEW TORNADOES.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A
FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BE
COMMON WITH SEAS UP TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 9 FEET FROM 20
TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN FROM 1 TO
1 AND 1/2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
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