HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1052 AM CST THU NOV 26 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM CST FRI NOV 27 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
AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO SETTLE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR A FEW HOURS
NEAR DAYBREAK FRIDAY. A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
PORTIONS OF THE AREA THAT ARE GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM ST. FRANCISVILLE TO HAMMOND TO SLIDELL TO PASCAGOULA. PLEASE
REFER TO THE FREEZE WARNING PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER NEAR
MORGAN CITY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR
DETAILS.
MARINE...BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. A
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINE IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AS WELL AS THE TIDAL LAKES. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED OVER THE GULF WATERS FOR A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE MONDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE FRONT STALLS...A STRONG SURFACE
LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THIS LOW WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE LOCAL AREA ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE GULF COASTAL WATERS. THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER LAND IS CURRENTLY LOW...BUT
WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW.
MARINE...HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG
SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE COASTAL WATERS BEHIND A COLD FRONT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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