HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 740 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 745 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
COOL HIGH PRESSURE ADVANCING TO THE EAST OF THE AREA WILL RESULT
IN A WARMING SOUTHERLY FLOW. PATCHY FOG WILL RAPIDLY BURN OFF
EARLY THIS MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WEDNESDAY WILL BRING OUR NEXT SIGNIFICANT CHANCE FOR SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
PARTICULARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND AHEAD
OF AN ACCOMPANYING COLD FRONT ADVANCING ACROSS THE AREA.
FAVORABLE SHEAR WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND
HAIL...AS WELL AS A FEW TORNADOES.
MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A LONG FETCH AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING FRONT IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER
THE GULF WATERS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET
NEAR SHORE AND 6 TO 9 FEET OFFSHORE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
BE REQUIRED. THE FRONT WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF
THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IN ITS WAKE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
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