TORNADO WATCH
Issue Date: 700 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 100 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 807
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
700 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
LAC001-003-009-011-019-023-039-045-053-055-079-097-099-101-113-
115-241900-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.A.0807.000000T0000Z-091224T1900Z/
TORNADO WATCH 807 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 PARISHES
IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA
AVOYELLES             EVANGELINE            RAPIDES
ST. LANDRY
IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
IBERIA                LAFAYETTE             ST. MARTIN
ST. MARY
IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
ACADIA                ALLEN                 BEAUREGARD
CALCASIEU             CAMERON               JEFFERSON DAVIS
VERMILION
IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA
VERNON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...
BAYOU VISTA...BERWICK...BREAUX BRIDGE...BUNKIE...CAMERON...
CHURCH POINT...COTTONPORT...CROWLEY...DE RIDDER...EUNICE...
FRANKLIN...HACKBERRY...JENNINGS...KAPLAN...KINDER...LAFAYETTE...
LAKE CHARLES...LEESVILLE...MAMOU...MANSURA...MARKSVILLE...
MORGAN CITY...NEW IBERIA...NEW LLANO...OAKDALE...OPELOUSAS...
PATTERSON...PINEVILLE...RAYNE...SIMMESPORT...ST. MARTINVILLE...
SULPHUR AND VILLE PLATTE.
$$

FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 619 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1219 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA..
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY AFFECTING ST. MARY PARISH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN
AROUND AND DON`T DROWN.
A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.
LAC101-241819-
/O.CON.KLIX.FL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MCGL1.1.WT.091020T0820Z.091116T1100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
619 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  5:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY FALL TO A STAGE OF
AROUND 4.6 FEET BY NEXT MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...FLOODWALL GATES WILL BE CLOSED TO PROTECT
AGAINST HIGHER STAGES. VESSEL TRAFFIC WILL BE AFFECTED BY STRONGER
RIVER CURRENT AND VESSEL TRAFFIC SAFETY RULES WILL BE STRICTLY
ENFORCED BY THE U. S. COAST GUARD.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 543 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

Expires:200912251130;;
FLUS44 KLCH 241123
HWOLCH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
523 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-
TXZ180>182-201-215-216-251130-
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-
ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-
LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
523 AM CST THU DEC 24 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
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 PM. A SQUALL LINE IS MARCHING THROUGH
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AT THIS TIME WILL MOVE INTO SW LOUISIANA AROUND
6 AM AND CONTINUE MOVING OFF TO THE EAST.
WINDY AND MUCH COOLER BEHIND THE FRONT WITH A LAKE WIND ADVISORY
FOR AREA LAKES THROUGH 6 PM.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
$$

LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 405 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL PRAIRIES ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 10...
.GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY IN ADVANCE OF A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS.
LAZ041>045-051>055-TXZ215-216-240600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.LW.Y.0035.091224T0600Z-091225T0000Z/
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-JEFFERSON-
ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...JENNINGS...CROWLEY...
LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON...ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA...
MORGAN CITY...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
405 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LAKE
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY.
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...WHICH HAVE REACHED ADVISORY CRITERIA AT
SEVERAL LOCATIONS NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON...ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT RE-INTENSIFY AFTER MIDNIGHT
AS A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA IN THE MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. BEHIND THE FRONT...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH MAY ALSO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
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