HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 357 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009
Expiration: 400 AM CST THU DEC 17 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
FLOODING...
DRAINAGE ISSUES FROM THE PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINS ACROSS LAFOURCHE
AND ST CHARLES PARISHES WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN RESIDUAL
FLOODING IN ISOLATED AREAS TODAY.
RIVER FLOODING...
MANY RIVERS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA ARE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.
MARINE HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF LAST NIGHTS COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO LEAD TO GUSTY WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT OVER THE GULF WATERS WITH STRONG
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FEET EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
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.
MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THURSDAY THROUGH
MIDDAY FRIDAY. A SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WHILE A DISTURBANCE WORKS EAST ACROSS THE
SAME AREA. THIS WILL BRING RAIN...POSSIBLY MODERATE AT TIMES
ACROSS THE REGION. THE AREA THAT COULD SEE THE HEAVIEST RAIN LOOKS
TO BE ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM NEW IBERIA TO AMITE.
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES COULD BE SEEN.
NORMALLY THIS IS NOT OF ANY CONCERN BUT DUE TO THE RECENT AND
HISTORIC HEAVY RAINS ISOLATED AREAS THAT HAVEN`T BEEN ABLE TO
DRAIN COULD SEE SOME MINOR FLOODING ISSUES. THAT SAID WIDESPREAD
FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH WEDNESDAY...DECEMBER 23RD.
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