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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1131 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

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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-
1131 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

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

MARINE HAZARDS...
CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT ACROSS THE TIDAL
LAKES AND COASTAL WATERS DUE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND OUR
COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE NIGHT.

RIVER FLOODING...
MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN IN HIGH FLOWS OR IN FLOOD. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR MORE
DETAILS.

COLD WEATHER...
THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL
CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP INTO THE 30S LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON OR EVENING...AND IN THE 20S DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
A LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZE IS EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
OVER AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN INTO SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO
THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN OR CENTRAL GULF WATERS
LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A COLD AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE AS
MOISTURE INCREASES OVER THE REGION ON THURSDAY. LIGHT RAIN IS
LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY...AND SOME LIGHT SLEET MAY
MIX IN NEAR THE INTERSTATE 10 AND 12 CORRIDORS...WITH A MIX OF
LIGHT RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

ON THURSDAY NIGHT...WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. IF A
HEAVY BAND OF PRECIPITATION CAN DEVELOP ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF THE
I 10/12 CORRIDOR ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER FLORIDA PARISHES...NORTH OF BATON
ROUGE...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGEOVER TO MOSTLY SNOW...AND THERE
COULD BE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS METROPOLITAN BATON
ROUGE...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHSHORE...AND AREAS JUST INLAND FROM
THE COAST IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. IF MORE SNOW THAN RAIN
FALLS...THERE COULD BE LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY
MORNING.

FARTHER SOUTH...AREAS SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE MAINLY RAIN FROM THIS
SYSTEM...HOWEVER SOME LIGHT SLEET COULD MIX IN DURING THE ONSET ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ANY SLEET IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON SURFACES THAT
WILL BE WELL ABOVE FREEZING...SO NO SIGNIFICANT ICING OF ROADS OR
BRIDGES IS EXPECTED IN THIS AREA AT THIS TIME.

ALL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END FRIDAY MORNING WEST OF LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN AND I-55...AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON OVER AREAS TO
THE EAST AND SOUTH.

MARINE HAZARDS...
CONDITIONS MAY REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT WEDNESDAY MORNING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS FOR SMALL
CRAFT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

RIVER FLOODING...
MANY RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN HIGH FLOWS OR IN FLOOD. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR MORE
DETAILS.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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