HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 546 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT NOV 28 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
FROSTY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL
GIVE WAY TO MILD TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON. MINOR FLOODING
CONTINUES ON THE LOWER SABINE RIVER NEAR DEWEYVILLE AND ALONG THE
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY...BRINGING A COLD RAIN TO THE AREA THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
THE RAIN IS FORECAST TO FALL OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND FLASH
FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...A PROLONGED
RAINFALL EVENT WITH AMOUNTS OF UP TO FOUR INCHES IS FORECAST OVER
A TWO DAY PERIOD THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. SOME OF THE AREA RIVERS
ARE ALREADY RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL AND WITH THE GROUND ALREADY
WET...THIS RAINFALL MAY BE ENOUGH TO PROLONG ONGOING FLOODING OR
CAUSE AREAS OF ADDITIONAL FLOODING TO DEVELOP. WHILE IT IS TOO
EARLY TO PINPOINT ANY SPECIFIC LOCATIONS...ALL THAT HAVE INTERESTS
ALONG AREA RIVERS OR OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS NEED TO MONITOR
FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
IN ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL WATERS LATE MONDAY IN THE
WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH SATURDAY.
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