SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1223 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 530 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

...VERY STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES TO THE AREA...
THERE WILL BE A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION STARTING EARLY THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SQUALL LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY 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.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1113 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1115 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1108 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-
EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-
IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-
ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
1108 AM CST WED DEC 23 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
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 OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ON AREA LAKES
THROUGH TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL GO INTO EFFECT FOR
THE GULF WATERS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND FOR THE LAKES BY THURSDAY
MORNING.
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
NEAR THE GULF COAST. THIS AREA WILL MOVE NORTHWARD WITH A WARM
FRONT OVERNIGHT BECOMING STRONGER AS THEY MOVE FARTHER INLAND. 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 THIS FRONT...AND STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE 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 ON 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 THE TIDAL LAKES THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS...SEAS AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 FEET ON THE INNER
WATERS... AND 7 TO 10 FEET ON THE OUTER WATERS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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