HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 642 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 645 AM CST SUN NOV 29 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
FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE ON THE LOWER SABINE NEAR DEWEYVILLE AND
THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY FOR MINOR FLOODING.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY. THIS FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. THE RAIN
IS FORECAST TO FALL OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND THUS FLASH
FLOODING IS NOT A CONCERN AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...RAINFALL AMOUNTS
THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH
THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS FORECAST TO FALL ALONG THE COAST. SOME OF THE
AREA RIVERS ARE ALREADY RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL AND RUNOFF COULD
PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLOODING ON AREA RIVER SYSTEMS AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. PERSONS WITH AN INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEMS
AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT ON
MONDAY...NORTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 25 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS. IN ADDITION...SEAS WILL BE RUNNING 5 TO 8
FEET OUT BEYOND 20 NM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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