FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 714 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER LOCK AND DAM NEAR CALION.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 PM TUESDAY THE WATER ELEVATION WAS 81.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD ELEVATION IS 79.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AN ELEVATION OF 81.3
FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
OUACHITA RIVER
THATCHER L 79 81.5 TUE 07 PM 81.5 81.3 80.9 80.4 79.9
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 725 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 77.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 70 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE A VERY SLOW FALL OF AROUND A
TENTH OF A FOOT PER DAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WORK WEEK.
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 443 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN WAKE OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MILES AN HOUR IN MOST PLACES ACROSS THE
FOUR STATE REGION...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. WIND SPEEDS
SHOULD START TO DIMINISH AFTER 12 NOON...THEN SUBSIDE TO LESS THAN
10 MILES AN HOUR AFTER SUNSET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE A ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING
AND SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA WATERWAYS.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN SHREVEPORT.
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D. BUTTS
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