HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1133 AM CST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 01 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY WILL BRING
COOLER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. WHILE NO HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED OVER
LAND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
FOR INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.
RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER NEAR
MORGAN CITY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR
DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY
NIGHT...BRINGING STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE GULF
COASTAL WATERS. THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
OVER LAND REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME BUT WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON THE
EXACT PATH OF THE LOW. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED AS THIS LOW
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS.
MARINE... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING AND A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM
NOON TUESDAY THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY.
STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO PROVIDE A SHORT PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS ON EAST FACING COASTLINES TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL AREAS.
RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER NEAR
MORGAN CITY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR
DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT BUT MAY
NEED TO BE ACTIVATED TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED
FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE ACTIVATION FOR TUESDAY.
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