000 FLUS44 KLCH 271146 HWOLCH HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 546 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2009 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055- TXZ180>182-201-215-216-281200- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD- ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA- LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- 546 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FROSTY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO MILD TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE LOWER SABINE RIVER NEAR DEWEYVILLE AND ALONG THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...BRINGING A COLD RAIN TO THE AREA THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THE RAIN IS FORECAST TO FALL OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...A PROLONGED RAINFALL EVENT WITH AMOUNTS OF UP TO FOUR INCHES IS FORECAST OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. SOME OF THE AREA RIVERS ARE ALREADY RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL AND WITH THE GROUND ALREADY WET...THIS RAINFALL MAY BE ENOUGH TO PROLONG ONGOING FLOODING OR CAUSE AREAS OF ADDITIONAL FLOODING TO DEVELOP. WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT ANY SPECIFIC LOCATIONS...ALL THAT HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS OR OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS NEED TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL WATERS LATE MONDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH SATURDAY. $$