HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 736 PM CST WED DEC 02 2009
Expiration: 730 PM CST THU DEC 03 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
722 PM CST WED DEC 2 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-
722 PM CST WED DEC 2 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
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TIDAL LAKES THROUGH
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THROUGH 4 AM ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. STRONG
WINDS OF 20- TO 25 KNOTS AND HIGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS.
ADDITIONALLY...THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WILL REMAIN
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS WEEK AND WILL
PRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR WINTER PRECIPITATION IN SOME AREAS. THE
AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF SNOW INCLUDE THOSE THAT ARE
GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM BATON ROUGE TO HAMMOND TO PICAYUNE.
THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX FOR AREAS ALONG
THE INTERSTATE 10 AND 12 CORRIDOR. SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATES...ONLY
RAIN IS FORECAST AT THIS TIME. SHOULD SNOWFALL OCCUR...ACCUMULATION
IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM AROUND ONE INCH ACROSS SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI TO AROUND ONE HALF INCH ACROSS THE UPPER FLORIDA
PARISHES AND ONE QUARTER INCH OR LESS ACROSS THE NORTH SHORE AREA
AND THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST. THERE CONTINUES TO BE HIGH
UNCERTAINTY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SUCH AN EARLY SNOWFALL EVENT AT
THIS TIME AND FUTURE FORECASTS WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE THE DETAILS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. WINTER WEATHER WATCHES OR ADVISORIES
MAY BE NECESSARY LATER IN THE WEEK.
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 IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
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