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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA
935 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA..

  THE 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.


&&

LAC101-232135-
/O.CON.KLIX.FL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MCGL1.1.WT.091020T0820Z.091116T1100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
935 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY AT AROUND
  6.0 FEET THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...THE CITY DOCK WILL BE UNDER WATER. WATER WILL
  COVER THE LOWER END OF BELLEVIEW FRONT STREET IN BERWICK. VESSEL
  TRAFFIC WILL BE AFFECTED BY STRONGER RIVER CURRENT AND VESSEL
  TRAFFIC SAFETY RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED BY THE U. S. COAST
  GUARD.

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
710 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA...TEXAS..
  SABINE RIVER NEAR DEWEYVILLE

LAC011-019-TXC351-361-231510-
/O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DWYT2.2.DR.091030T1205Z.091109T0315Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
710 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SABINE RIVER NEAR DEWEYVILLE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.3 FEET BY
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR.
  LOW-LYING ROADS IN SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH...INCLUDING
  ROBERT CLARK ROAD WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM.

$$


Dense Fog Advisory


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
856 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

.CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT WITH CALM WINDS WILL LEAD TO THE FORMATION
OF FOG OVERNIGHT. MOISTURE FROM THE RECENT RAINFALL WILL KEEP THE
SURFACE MOIST ALLOWING FOR FOG TO DEVELOP AS THE TEMPERATURE
DROPS INTO THE 40S OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A
QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-231100-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FG.Y.0015.091123T0600Z-091123T1500Z/
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GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...
COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...
CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...
FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE...
LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...
MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PALACIOS...
PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...
ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...
THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS...
WINNIE
856 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST MONDAY.

CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT WITH CALM WINDS WILL LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF
FOG OVERNIGHT. MOISTURE FROM THE RECENT RAINFALL WILL KEEP THE
SURFACE MOIST ALLOWING FOR FOG TO DEVELOP AS THE TEMPERATURE
DROPS INTO THE 40S OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A
QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
726 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

.CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. THE
COMBINATION OF A MOIST GROUND...CALM WINDS...AND LACK OF DAYTIME
HEATING DUE TO THE CLOUD COVER HAS ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO
NEAR THE DEWPOINT VALUES THIS EVENING...FORMING PATCHY FOG. AS
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO COOL OVERNIGHT...PATCHY FOG WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE WITH VISIBILITIES LOWERING TO BELOW
ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THROUGH MID MONDAY MORNING.

LAZ027>032-041-042-051-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-231500-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FG.Y.0014.091123T0400Z-091123T1500Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-CALCASIEU-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-CAMERON-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-
ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...LAKE CHARLES...JENNINGS...
CAMERON...WOODVILLE...JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON...
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
726 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY.

PATCHY FOG WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND LOWER
VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES LATE SUNDAY
EVENING THROUGH MID MONDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY
IMPROVE BY MID MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

&&

$$


Hazardous Weather Outlook


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
651 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-240100-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-
EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-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-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
651 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A FEW AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT.

RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN
CITY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING FOR A SHORT
DURATION SATURDAY MORNING MAINLY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND THE
UPPER FLORIDA PARISHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
140 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
231945-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-
SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
140 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY.

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

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