FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 902 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SABINE RIVER NEAR DEWEYVILLE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.5 FEET BY
FRIDAY EVENING...THEN HOLD STEADY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR.
LOW-LYING ROADS IN SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH...INCLUDING
ROBERT CLARK ROAD WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM.
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 405 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LAKE
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY.
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...WHICH HAVE REACHED ADVISORY CRITERIA AT
SEVERAL LOCATIONS NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON...ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT RE-INTENSIFY AFTER MIDNIGHT
AS A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA IN THE MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. BEHIND THE FRONT...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH MAY ALSO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
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