HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 502 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST SAT DEC 12 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
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED NEAR THE APPALACHIANS WITH LOW
PRESSURE FORMING OFF THE TEXAS COAST. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS FORMING A TROUGH ALONG THE COAST.
MEANWHILE...AN ACTIVE SOUTHERN JET STREAM WILL CARRY A SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL LIFT ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE
OVER THE TROUGH PRODUCING OVER-RUNNING TYPE RAINS...WITH A FEW
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALSO. THE RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 0.75 AND 1.25 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
THE STRONG EAST WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME WATER PILING ALONG THE
COAST CAUSING TIDES TO BE AROUND ONE FOOT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL
PREDICTED VALUES. THE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...ALONG WITH WAVE ACTION...MAY
CAUSE SOME VERY MINOR NUISANCE COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDES
ON FRIDAY EVENING.
STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL CAUSE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. SMALL
CRAFT ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY IN PORT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TUESDAY. SHOWERS
WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONT...COLD
CONDITIONS WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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