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Alexandria, Louisiana (71301)  Lat: 31.31N, Lon: 92.44W
Wx Zone: LAZ028 ICAO Used: KAEX
Special Weather Statements:
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 546 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT NOV 21 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

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN GULF
FROM TODAY INTO TONIGHT...BRINGING MAJOR IMPACTS TO AREAS ALONG
THE COAST IN THE GULF WATERS.

...RAINFALL...

ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF
MEXICO...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS LESS THAN 1 INCH ARE
EXPECTED NORTH OF I-10. DUE TO THE DRY CONDITIONS SEEN MOST OF THE
MONTH OF NOVEMBER...NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

...COASTAL FLOODING...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE ENTIRE SOUTHEAST
TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COASTLINE...INCLUDING SABINE LAKE
AND CALCASIEU LAKE. TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL MAY RESULT
IN WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 4 FEET AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY
EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

...WINDS...

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS
FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. EAST TO NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SABINE LAKE...CALCASIEU
LAKE...AND VERMILION BAY FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL
INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY...WITH EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON AND ORANGE
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AS WELL AS CALCASIEU...CAMERON...AND
VERMILION PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE GULF LOW WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY...WITH WINDS
SUBSIDING AND PRECIPITATION ENDING BY SATURDAY EVENING. DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...WITH A COLD FRONT
BRINGING A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY. COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.