HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1148 PM CST WED DEC 2 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST FRI DEC 04 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS THROUGH 4
AM CST. STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND HIGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE GULF WATERS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY OVER THE
TIDAL LAKES AND A SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINE IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST.
ADDITIONALLY...THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WILL REMAIN
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS WEEK AND WILL
PRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR WINTER PRECIPITATION IN SOME AREAS. THE
AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF SNOW INCLUDE THOSE THAT ARE
GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM BATON ROUGE TO HAMMOND TO PICAYUNE.
THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX FOR AREAS ALONG
THE INTERSTATE 10 AND 12 CORRIDOR. SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATES...ONLY
RAIN IS FORECAST AT THIS TIME. SHOULD SNOWFALL OCCUR...ACCUMULATION
IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM AROUND ONE INCH ACROSS SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI TO AROUND ONE HALF INCH ACROSS THE UPPER FLORIDA
PARISHES AND ONE QUARTER INCH OR LESS ACROSS THE NORTH SHORE AREA
AND THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST. THERE CONTINUES TO BE HIGH
UNCERTAINTY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SUCH AN EARLY SNOWFALL EVENT AT
THIS TIME AND FUTURE FORECASTS WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE THE DETAILS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. WINTER WEATHER WATCHES OR ADVISORIES
MAY BE NECESSARY LATER IN THE WEEK.
ADDITIONALLY...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
CREATING STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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