SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 845 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 845 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...VERY STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES TO THE AREA...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW DURING
THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE
FRONT MAINLY BRINGING THE RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS...POSSIBLY IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. A TORNADO OR TWO AND HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
WITH THE LINE. ADDITIONALLY THERE IS THE RISK OF A FEW STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE DURING THE EARLY MORNING TO
MIDDAY HOURS. IF ANY OF THESE STORMS AHEAD OF THE LINE BECOME
SEVERE THE TORNADO RISK WOULD INCREASE.
OUTSIDE OF SEVERE WEATHER WINDS WILL BE QUITE GUSTY. SOUTHERLY
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
STARTING EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THIS COULD POSE HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG
EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS. ALSO WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SQUALL
LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
WITH THE GREATEST RISK OVER OPEN ROADWAYS.
CHRISTMAS EVE IS NORMALLY A HIGH VOLUME TRAVEL DAY...IF YOU HAVE
TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE...PLEASE KEEP UP WITH
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FOR YOUR AREA.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 635 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 645 PM CST THU DEC 24 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
SEVERAL AREA RIVERS REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND RIVER FORECASTS FOR
SPECIFIC DETAILS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS ON THE AREA LAKES SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION TONIGHT.
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ALONG
A WARM FRONT MOVING NORTHWARD. AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY. A SQUALL
LINE IS LIKELY TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...AND STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE. THE TIME
OF GREATEST THREAT APPEARS TO BE FROM EARLY MORNING TO MID
AFTERNOON THURSDAY.
RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED IN VERY SATURATED SOIL ACROSS
THE AREA. THIS MAY LEAD TO A HIGHER THAN NORMAL POTENTIAL FOR
SHALLOWLY ROOTED TREES TO BE UPROOTED BY STRONG WINDS.
ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 12.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
AND TIDAL LAKES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30
KNOTS...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS OF 5 TO 9 FEET ARE ALSO
LIKELY...MAINLY OVER THE OUTER WATERS.
FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY ON THURSDAY.
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