Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
556 AM CST WED FEB 10 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-
556 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MARINE HAZARDS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND
MAUREPAS EARLY THIS MORNING...AND ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS
MORNING AS CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT DUE
TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO
THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN 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. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

ON THURSDAY NIGHT...WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

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 IN THESE AREAS TOO.

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 INTERSTATE 55...AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON OVER
AREAS TO THE EAST AND SOUTH.

MARINE HAZARDS...
THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINDS AND
SEAS FOR SMALL CRAFT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

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...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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22/TD

Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA
841 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA..

THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING AFFECTING EAST BATON
ROUGE...POINTE COUPEE AND WEST FELICIANA 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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841 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 51.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 48.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING UNTIL CRESTING
  AT AROUND 51.5 FEET ON SATURDAY MORNING.  THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO
  BEGIN FALLING THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT...AT 51.0 FEET...ALL RIVER ISLANDS ALONG THE REACH FROM RED
  RIVER LANDING TO BATON ROUGE WILL BE INUNDATED. RECREATIONAL CAMPS
  AND RIVER BOTTOM FARM LAND WILL BE UNDER WATER.

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