HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 703 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 715 PM 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...TONIGHT
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT.
RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR
DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE WEST GULF OF MEXICO
WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TUESDAY NIGHT AND SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE VARIOUS THREATS
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM.
SEVERE WEATHER...ISOLATED TORNADOES AND LOCALIZED HIGH GUSTS NEAR
60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN LOWER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND THE
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT
THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.
COASTAL FLOODING...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL
MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL LOUISIANA FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. TIDES MAY REACH 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG EAST
FACING SHORES...PARTICULARLY AT HIGH TIDE TUESDAY NIGHT.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING...EFFICIENT RAINFALL FOR SEVERAL HOURS
MAY PRODUCE STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST AND LOWER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
LESSER ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND TAPERING TO 1 TO 2 INCHES OR LESS IN EAST-CENTRAL
LOUISIANA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA.
HIGH WINDS...MODERATE EAST WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
WILL BECOME STRONG SOUTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH PERIODS OF
HIGHER GUSTS. A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BE
EXPECTED PARTICULARLY ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND SPANS THAT CROSS
LARGE BODIES OF WATER.
RIVER FLOODING...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WILL REMAIN
ABOVE FLOOD LEVEL THROUGH SUNDAY. RIVERS IN THE MISSISSIPPI GULF
DRAINAGE SYSTEM MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED FLOOD LEVELS WEDNESDAY
DEPENDING ON FUTURE RAINFALL FROM THE GULF LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME ACTIVATIONS
MAY BE NEEDED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IMPACTS MAINLY NEAR COASTAL AREAS. STAY TUNED
FOR LATER STATEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY.
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