FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 616 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1216 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI..
THE PEARL RIVER NEAR BOGALUSA AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY...WASHINGTON...
HANCOCK AND PEARL RIVER COUNTIES/PARISHES.
THE PEARL RIVER NEAR PEARL RIVER AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY...HANCOCK AND
PEARL RIVER COUNTIES/PARISHES.
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.
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616 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PEARL RIVER NEAR BOGALUSA.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  5:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF
AROUND 20.6 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL RISES
ARE POSSIBLE AFTER THAT DUE TO ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...WOODLANDS AND CROP ACREAGE ALONG THE RIVER
WILL BE FLOODED. THE BOGUE CHITTO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA WILL BE
INUNDATED WITH WATER IN RECREATIONAL CAMPS AND OVER ACCESS ROADS.
AT 21 FEET PROPERTY EAST OF LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 21 ALONG BOGALUSA
CREEK WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
$$

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 845 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 845 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...VERY STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES TO THE AREA...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW DURING
THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE
FRONT MAINLY BRINGING THE RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS...POSSIBLY IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. A TORNADO OR TWO AND HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
WITH THE LINE. ADDITIONALLY THERE IS THE RISK OF A FEW STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE DURING THE EARLY MORNING TO
MIDDAY HOURS. IF ANY OF THESE STORMS AHEAD OF THE LINE BECOME
SEVERE THE TORNADO RISK WOULD INCREASE.
OUTSIDE OF SEVERE WEATHER WINDS WILL BE QUITE GUSTY. SOUTHERLY
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
STARTING EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THIS COULD POSE HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG
EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS. ALSO WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SQUALL
LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
WITH THE GREATEST RISK 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.
$$
TE/CAB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 644 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 645 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
635 PM 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-
635 PM 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...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 ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS ON THE AREA LAKES SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION TONIGHT.
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ALONG
A WARM FRONT MOVING NORTHWARD. 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 THE FRONT...AND STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE 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 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 TIDAL LAKES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30
KNOTS...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS OF 5 TO 9 FEET ARE ALSO
LIKELY...MAINLY OVER THE OUTER WATERS.
FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY ON THURSDAY.
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