FLUS44 KLIX 091602 HWOLIX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1102 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077- 080>082-101215- 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- 1102 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS ONGOING ALONG THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT RED RIVER LANDING THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTH AND BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THOSE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA PRIMARILY TO THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. RIVER FLOODING... MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING DURING THE PERIOD...AND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AT BATON ROUGE ON THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS. MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY DURING THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. $$