Severe Thunderstorm Warning 206, NWS New Orleans, LA

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WWUS54 KLIX 221421
SVSLIX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
821 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011

LAC005-007-033-037-047-063-077-091-093-121-125-MSC005-157-221430-
/O.CON.KLIX.SV.W.0206.000000T0000Z-111222T1430Z/
AMITE MS-WILKINSON MS-ST. JAMES LA-ASCENSION LA-WEST BATON ROUGE LA-
ASSUMPTION LA-ST. HELENA LA-POINTE COUPEE LA-EAST FELICIANA LA-
EAST BATON ROUGE LA-LIVINGSTON LA-WEST FELICIANA LA-IBERVILLE LA-
821 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CST
FOR WILKINSON AND WESTERN AMITE COUNTIES...AND IBERVILLE...WEST
FELICIANA...WESTERN LIVINGSTON...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST FELICIANA...
POINTE COUPEE...WESTERN ST. HELENA...NORTHERN ASSUMPTION...WEST BATON
ROUGE...ASCENSION AND WESTERN ST. JAMES PARISHES...

AT 818 AM CST...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO 
WEAKEN BUT ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS 
OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROSBY TO CENTREVILLE TO CLINTON TO BAKER TO 
BRUSLY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES WEST OF LIBERTY TO 
14 MILES NORTH OF CLINTON TO CLINTON TO BAKER TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST 
OF PORT ALLEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CARVILLE...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT...DONALDSONVILLE...GARDERE...
GLOSTER...GEISMER...OAK HILLS PLACE...BATON ROUGE...WESTMINSTER...
WATSON...WALKER...SORRENTO...PRIDE...PRAIRIEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...
GREENWELL SPRINGS...GONZALES...FELPS...EASLEYVILLE...DENHAM
SPRINGS...DARLINGTON AND CONVENT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3098 9180 3105 9173 3105 9166 3099 9165
      3103 9158 3112 9163 3133 9112 3136 9078
      3101 9069 3081 9069 2995 9079 2991 9122
      2999 9127 3003 9123 3011 9148 3023 9148
      3026 9160 3044 9164 3050 9176 3078 9173
TIME...MOT...LOC 1420Z 244DEG 44KT 3124 9112 3107 9105
          3089 9106 3062 9113 3039 9124

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
359 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN GULF JUST OFF THE
COAST OF TEXAS. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA WHERE IT
JOINS A STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS TO ANOTHER LOW CENTERED OVER
MAINE.

A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
LOCATED TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE SURFACE LOW. THESE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE WARM FRONT
AND ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ISENTROPIC LIFT OVER THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY
NORTHEASTWARD TODAY IN RESPONSE TO A FAST MOVING UPPER SHORT WAVE.
THE LOW SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA DURING THE
MORNING HOURS...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE REGION. HAVE BUMPED POPS UP TO 100 PERCENT ACROSS MOST
OF THE AREA. REMEMBER THAT 100 PERCENT POPS DO NOT INDICATE THE
DURATION OF THE RAINFALL OR THE AMOUNT OF THE RAINFALL. MOST
RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT...AND I/VE TRIED TO
CAPTURE THAT TREND WITH DETAILED WEATHER GRIDS FOR THE FIRST 12
HOURS OF THE FORECAST.

STILL LOOKS LIKE THERE MIGHT BE A NARROW WINDOW OF TIME DURING
WHICH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO MARGINALLY
SEVERE. AS THE LOW PASSES THROUGH THE REGION...ROUGHLY THE
SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN IN THE WARM SECTOR WHERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BECOME SURFACE BASED. WE SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF
MOISTURE WITH STRONG ONSHORE FLOW BRING HIGHER DEWPOINTS INTO THE
REGION. ADDITIONALLY...THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF A 100+ KT UPPER
JET STREAK SHOULD BE PASSING OVER THE AREA...WHICH WILL PROVIDE
PLENTY OF LIFT AS WELL. THE LIMITING FACTOR STILL LOOKS TO BE
THE PRESENCE OF ONLY MARGINAL INSTABILITY. CAPE VALUES STILL
FORECAST TO PEAK IN THE 500 TO 700 J/KG RANGE ACROSS MOST OF THE
AREA AND LI VALUES ARE ONLY SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE BOTTOMING OUT AROUND
-2.

THE STRONG ASCENT...AMPLE MOISTURE AND ADDED FRONTAL FORCING
SHOULD STILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SQUALL LINE...OR AT LEAST
SOME SHORT LINE SEGMENTS...ALONG THE FRONT. THE BEST FORCING AND
INSTABILITY LOOK TO BE A BIT MORE REMOVED TO THE EAST AND
NORTHEAST OF THE LOCAL AREA. HOWEVER...ONE OR TWO STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS CAN/T BE RULED OUT AND SPC CONTINUES TO INDICATE A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. IT STILL LOOKS
LIKE THE AREA OF HIGHEST RISK WILL BE GENERALLY EAST OF THE
INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR.

AS FOR TIMING...BIGGEST THREAT SHOULD BE DURING THE MORNING HOURS
AS THE LOW PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. BY MID AFTERNOON...THE LOW
IS FORECAST TO BE OVER ALABAMA WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD MOVING INTO THE COASTAL WATERS. ONCE THE
FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE REGION...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER
WILL END.

THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
STRONG/DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. HOWEVER...WITH STRONG
SOUTHERLY/SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AT THE SURFACE TRANSITIONING TO
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...STORM RELATIVE HELICITY WILL BE
NEARING 200 M2/S2. WITH THAT SAID AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO
CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

BEHIND THE FRONT...COLDER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION...BRINGING MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE AREA.

.LONG TERM...
WITH AN ELONGATED TROUGH EXTENDING BACK INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN
CONUS TOWARD A SLOWLY MOVING UPPER LOW...THE LOCAL AREA WILL REMAIN
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF UPPER LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING THROUGH THE AREA...SO
WE/RE NOT EXPECTING TOTAL CLEARING BEHIND THE FRONT. SHOULD KEEP
SCT TO BKN HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.

THE UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN TO EJECT OUT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN CONUS
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. THIS SHOULD INDUCE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ANOTHER SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF SIMILAR
TO TODAY/S SYSTEM. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO TAKE A MORE SOUTHERLY
TRACK COMPARED TO TODAY/S LOW...HOWEVER. WITH THAT SAID...IT DOES
NOT LOOK LIKE THE WARM FRONT/WARM SECTOR WILL MOVE FAR ENOUGH
NORTH TO RESULT IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. WE SHOULD
STILL SEE A VERY LARGE AREA OF ISENTROPIC LIFT RESULTING IN
NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT.

SHOWERS WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO THE SUNDAY MORNING HOURS...BUT
SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE IN THE MORNING AND DURING
THE EARLY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE PASSES THROUGH THE AREA ON
TUESDAY...BUT WILL HAVE NO MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...SO NO MENTION
OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WITH THAT SYSTEM.

&&

.AVIATION...
WARM FRONT MOVING NORTH OF THE LAST TWO SITES...BTR AND MCB.
VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED ABOVE AT LEAST 1SM THUS FAR AND PREVAILING
VIS BELOW A 1/4SM MAY BE LIMITED TO NORTH OF THE FRONT. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE TO IFR CONDITIONS WITH ASCENDING CEILING THROUGH MID
MORNING WITH AN INCREASING THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A
SURFACE LOW AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MVFR TO VFR CONDITIONS WILL
GENERALLY PREVAIL BY THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

&&

.MARINE...
AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAVE SHROUDED OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND
TIDAL LAKES THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD LIFT SOUTHERLY FLOW
STRENGTHENING. ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AS LOW
PRESSURE ON BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH REGION. FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION TONIGHT WITH NORTH AND NORTHEAST FLOW SPREADING OVER THE
AREA. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...AND MAY BE BRISK AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN
TIGHT FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  63  41  60  40 / 100  10  10  10
BTR  66  46  63  43 / 100  10  10  10
ASD  71  45  63  45 / 100  10  10  10
MSY  71  47  63  47 / 100  10  10  10
GPT  72  46  64  46 / 100  20  10  10
PQL  74  46  64  44 / 100  20  10  10

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...LIVINGSTON...LOWER
     JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST.
     BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE...ORLEANS...SOUTHERN
     TANGIPAHOA...ST. CHARLES...ST. JAMES...ST. JOHN THE
     BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER
     LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD...AND
     UPPER TERREBONNE.

MS...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     HANCOCK...HARRISON...AND JACKSON.

GM...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     BRETON SOUND...CHANDELEUR SOUND...COASTAL WATERS FROM
     BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
     RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO
     STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT
     FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL
     WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO
     PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM...LAKE BORGNE...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
     AND LAKE MAUREPAS...AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM THURSDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BRETON SOUND...CHANDELEUR SOUND...COASTAL
     WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
     PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL
     WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20
     NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
     RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON
     TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
     STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
     RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST
     PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO
     60 NM...AND COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM.

&&

AVIATION/MARINE...18
REST OF DISCUSSION...95/DM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
455 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011

GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>037-
039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-231100-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-
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-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
455 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW
AND COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH BOWING LINE SEGMENTS.
HOWEVER...ONE OR TWO WEAK AND SHORT LIVED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE. THE THREAT WILL ADVANCE FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE
MORNING HOURS AND WILL THEN TAPER OFF AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH
THE REGION DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. AN
EXERCISE CAUTION STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TIDAL LAKES AND
THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND THROUGH 6 PM CST. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
GULF WATERS...INCLUDING CHANDELEUR AND BRETON SOUNDS...A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM CST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE COASTAL
WATERS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. EXERCISE CAUTION STATEMENTS WILL
LIKELY BE NECESSARY. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY RISE TO ADVISORY CRITERIA
ON SUNDAY.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THURSDAY.

95/DM

LAZ034-035-MSZ068-221400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
653 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING WILKINSON
COUNTY...POINTE COUPEE PARISH...WEST FELICIANA PARISH...

AT 648 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 48 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LIBERTY TO 17 MILES WEST OF BREAUX BRIDGE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
FORT ADAMS...BATCHELOR...DOLOROSA...MORGANZA...LOTTIE AND WOODVILLE

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING
UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING
ROADWAYS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAZ034>036-046>049-056-221445-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
725 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING ASCENSION
PARISH...WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH...ASSUMPTION PARISH...POINTE COUPEE
PARISH...EAST FELICIANA PARISH...EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH...WEST
FELICIANA PARISH...IBERVILLE PARISH...

AT 718 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED  A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ROADS TO
67 MILES WEST OF NAPOLEONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING
UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THIS LINE ARE DEVELOPING
RAPIDLY THIS MORNING AND COULD CAUSE STRONG WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS
WELL. MONITOR YOUR LOCAL WEATHER MEDIA OUTLETS IN CASE WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED FOR ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.