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Freeze Warning 8, NWS New Orleans, LA

December 8, 200612 parishes in Louisiana; 5 counties in Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this freeze warning at Dec 8, 2006, 5:42 AM CST for 12 parishes in Louisiana; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Dec 8, 2006, 8:00 PM CST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 8, 2006, 5:42 AM CST (11:42 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 8, 2006, 8:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 9, 2006, 9:00 AM CST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA

Counties Assumption Parish, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Amite County, MS, Pearl River County, MS, Pike County, MS, Walthall County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Dec 7, 3:43 PM CST, 13 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 3:43 PM CST, 13 hours 59 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 11:32 AM CST, 18 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1132 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-081230-
AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK-
HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-
ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-POINTE COUPEE-ST CHARLES-ST HELENA-ST JAMES-
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-
UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
WALTHALL-WASHINGTON-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON-
1132 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

COLD AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE DEEP SOUTH BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD
FRONT WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL BE BRISK BEHIND THE FRONT...DROPPING WIND
CHILL READINGS IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A DONALSONVILLE TO
SLIDELL TO PASCAGOULA LINE...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S FOR
SEVERAL HOURS.  TEMPERATURES SOUTH OF THIS LINE WILL DROP INTO THE
LOWER 30S FOR A FEW HOURS AROUND SUNRISE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THE RISK
OF WILDFIRES TOMORROW.  A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ISSUED TODAY
FOR THE DAYLIGHT HOURS FRIDAY.

SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE IS FORECAST FOR AREAS WEST AND NORTH
OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ530-550-555-570-575-081230-
PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER 20-60 NM OUT-
SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM-
SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER 20-60 NM OUT-
LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS-
1132 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE GULF
OF MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE POSTED FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS AT OR EXCEEDING GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS. VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL SPREAD OFFSHORE
LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...AND OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PUSH TIDES
BELOW NORMAL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS FRIDAY.  OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

92/JSS

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Louisiana, 2006Freeze Warnings in Mississippi, 2006Every freeze warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.