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Coastal Flood Statement 10, NWS New Orleans, LA

December 24, 2009

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this coastal flood statement at Dec 24, 2009, 10:52 PM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2009, 10:52 PM CST (04:52 UTC)
Expired
Dec 25, 2009, 6:00 AM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this coastal flood statement 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 coastal flood statement went out at Dec 24, 4:53 PM CST, 5 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 4:53 PM CST, 5 hours 59 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 11:01 AM CST, 11 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1101 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-250030-
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-AMITE-
ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK-
HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS-
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-
1101 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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

A SQUALL LINE CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM AROUND WOODVILLE THROUGH THE
BATON ROUGE AREA TO NEAR HOUMA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND
AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
THIS AFTERNOON.  THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS SQUALL LINE WILL BE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.  TORNADO
WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.

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 THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS NEAR SHORE OF 5 TO 9 FEET AND 9 TO 11 FEET
OFFSHORE.

SEVERAL AREA RIVERS REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND RIVER FORECASTS FOR
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SEVERAL AREA RIVERS WILL REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND RIVER FORECASTS FOR
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 7
TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS
WELL AS SOUTHERN AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS
OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHERS SERVICE OFFICE IN
SLIDELL OR TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 24, 5:00 PM CST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 9:15 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX3 hr

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Coastal Flood Statements in Louisiana, 2009Every coastal flood statement in 2009

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