HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 541 PM CST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 545 PM 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...TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THAT ARE GENERALLY NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 12 CORRIDOR AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR. A
RAIN AND SNOW OR SLEET MIX IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY EARLY EVENING
AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW DURING THE NIGHT ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF
UP TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 AND 12 CORRIDOR AND EAST OF THE
INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR. IN THESE AREAS...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS
EXPECTED BY LATE EVENING WITH A POTENTIAL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 INCH
ARE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1.5 INCHES POSSIBLE.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION CAN FREEZE ON
ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES LEADING TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
ADDITIONALLY...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE 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. HOWEVER...PLEASE RELAY ANY
REPORTS OF HEAVIER SNOW OR SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
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