HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 614 AM CST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 615 AM 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
THE AREA TONIGHT FOR AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10/12
CORRIDOR AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 59 CORRIDOR...A RAIN AND SNOW
MIX MAY START BY EARLY EVENING AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW DURING THE
NIGHT. ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR THROUGH MISSISSIPPI AND
THE RIVER PARISHES...A RAIN SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED BY LATE EVENING WITH
A POTENTIAL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH IS EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS
IN THE ADVISORY. SOME ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 1.5 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST SNOW BANDS. THE GREATEST PROBABILITY
OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
DONALDSONVILLE LOUISIANA TO SAUCIER MISSISSIPPI. WINTRY
PRECIPITATION CAN ALSO FREEZE ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS LEADING TO
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
ADDITIONALLY...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT AS A 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.
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