HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 825 PM CST FRI DEC 18 2009
Expiration: 630 AM CST SAT DEC 19 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
MARINE HAZARDS...
A STRONG SURFACE LOW MOVING ALONG THE CAROLINAS COAST HAS MOVED
SUFFICIENTLY AWAY FROM THE AREA AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE
TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT ON TIDAL LAKES. HOWEVER...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
ON COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS ON THE COASTAL
WATERS HAVE DECREASED...BUT REMAIN STRONG. IN ADDITION...HAZARDOUS
WAVES AND SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT.
RIVER FLOODING...
A LARGE NUMBER OF RIVERS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA ARE NEAR OR ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR
DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
RIVER FLOODING...
MANY AREA RIVERS WILL REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. SOME
LOCATIONS ARE FORECAST TO RISE TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOOD LEVELS.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND RIVER
FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILS.
THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AND ANOTHER
BOUT OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AROUND WEDNESDAY. A STRONG SYSTEM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LOWER AND MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. MOISTURE
AND INSTABILITY WILL BE ON THE RISE AND DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH
AND TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM WE COULD SEE SEVERE WEATHER AND MORE
HEAVY RAIN. PLEASE MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AS THIS COULD AFFECT
YOUR CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NECESSARY WEDNESDAY...DECEMBER
23RD.
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