HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 748 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI JAN 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE TO ABOVE 20 KNOTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS IN THE WAKE
OF A PASSING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT.
THE PEARL RIVER AT PEARL RIVER AND BOGALUSA...AS WELL AS THE
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER NEAR MORGAN CITY...REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND RIVER
FORECASTS FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A HARD FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY NIGHTS OVER PARTS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OUTSIDE OF THE NEW ORLEANS AREA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AS A STRONG ARCTIC AIR MASS SETTLES OVER THE
REGION. A LIGHT FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NEW ORLEANS AREA.
WINDS BEHIND THE THURSDAY COLD FRONT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
CONTINUE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
THIS MAY NEED TO BE CONTINUED INTO FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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