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WGUS84 KLIX 250123
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
723 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
LOUISIANA...
 
  ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY AFFECTING ST. MARY PARISH 
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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723 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  6:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE DUE TO WIND AND TIDAL FLUCTUATION. 
* IMPACT...AT 4.0 FEET...WATER WILL MOVE UP THE BANK AND ACROSS ACCESS
  ROADS BELOW THE CITY DOCK. FLOODWALL GATES SHOULD BE CLOSED BY THE 
  5 FOOT STAGE TO PROTECT AGAINST HIGHER STAGES. VESSEL TRAFFIC WILL 
  BE AFFECTED BY STRONGER RIVER CURRENT AND VESSEL TRAFFIC SAFETY 
  RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED BY THE U. S. COAST GUARD.
* IMPACT...AT 4.0 FEET...THE IMPACT ON RIVER SIDE INDUSTRY WILL LESSEN
  AS THE RIVER BEGINS TO RECEDE.

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