HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 559 PM CST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 04 2009

Expires:200912050000;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
559 PM CST THU DEC 3 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-
559 PM CST THU DEC 3 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE NEAR MORGAN
CITY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT. FOR AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 12 CORRIDOR AND
WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 59 CORRIDOR...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX MAY START
AS EARLY AS 3 PM WITH A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY 6 PM. ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR AND THROUGH THE RIVER PARISHES...A RAIN
SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED BY AROUND 9 PM WITH A POTENTIAL CHANGE OVER
TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE AREA OF LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING
AROUND 9 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST PROBABILITY OF ACCUMULATION
WILL BE ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DONALDSONVILLE
LOUISIANA TO SAUCIER MISSISSIPPI. WINTRY PRECIPITATION CAN ALSO
FREEZE ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS LEADING TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THAT ARE GENERALLY
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 12. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST AND ST. TAMMANY PARISH.
ADDITIONALLY...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
CREATING STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 409 PM CST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009

...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG GULF LOW...COMBINED WITH COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION
WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN
THE REGION. A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE
AREA FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TURNING COMPLETELY OVER TO SNOW FOR
FRIDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL NORTH OF THE I-12
CORRIDOR AND INCLUDES THE BATON ROUGE METRO AREA...FLORIDA
PARISHES...AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. CLOSER TO THE COAST IN COASTAL
MISSISSIPPI AND THE NORTHSHORE OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN..SNOWFALL
WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN AN INCH.
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POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-
WASHINGTON-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-
LIVINGSTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA...
ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER...
HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...PLAQUEMINE...
WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...
GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...
CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...GLOSTER...LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB...
TYLERTOWN...PICAYUNE
409 PM CST THU DEC 3 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT.
A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...THE FLORIDA PARISHES...AND THE BATON ROUGE
METRO AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW IS
EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT
BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3
INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS REGION. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HIGHER
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS,
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELLING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
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