HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1216 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 700 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1216 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
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1216 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
RIVER FLOODING...
SEVERAL RIVERS IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI
ARE EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER
FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.
MARINE HAZARDS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH SEAS OFFSHORE
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
HEAVY RAIN...
A SLOW MOVING SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A WARM FRONT
OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF FRIDAY...THEN MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. ABUNDANT
MOISTURE COMBINED WITH THE SURFACE LOW AND WARM FRONT WILL LEAD TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
DUE TO SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. FOR MORE
INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK PRODUCT. ALSO...
PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS ON THIS EVENT.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE
REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
GULF COAST REGION.
MARINE HAZARDS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 432 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 300 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI LATE THIS WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND...
A SLOW MOVING SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI OVER THE WEEKEND. AS THE LOW
MOVES NORTHEASTWARD...MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BRING DEEP
GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AND
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. A FEW OF THE HEAVIER
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF BETWEEN 1.5
AND 2 INCHES PER HOUR.
AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TIME PERIOD. ORDINARILY...THESE RAINFALL
TOTALS WOULD NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD. HOWEVER...
SATURATED COLD GROUND CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER
THIS WEEK WILL LEAD TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND THE POSSIBILITY OF
FLASH FLOODING. LOCALIZED EFFECTS WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE
HEAVIEST STORMS... INCLUDING PONDING OF WATER ON LOW LYING
ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
SEVERAL AREA RIVERS REMAIN NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND WATER RUNOFF WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED
ELEVATED STREAM FLOWS AND COULD ALSO RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RIVER
FLOODING.
PEOPLE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE FLOODING
POTENTIAL...AND MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR ANY
STATEMENTS...WATCHES OR WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED.
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