Bonita, LA Hazardous Weather Outlook

Bonita, Louisiana

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 255 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
Expiration: 215 PM CST WED FEB 10 2010

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

.DAY ONE...FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR THE LARGER LAKES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH WILL OCCUR TODAY...RESULTING IN A VERY ROUGH CHOP ON THE
WATER. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LARGER LAKES FOR TODAY.
FOR THE SMALLER LAKES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH WILL OCCUR TODAY...RESULTING IN A ROUGH CHOP ON THE WATER. A
LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SMALLER LAKES FOR TODAY.
THESE WINDS FOLLOW A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVED ACROSS THE REGION
LAST NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH QUICKLY FALLING TEMPERATURES
TODAY TO RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 20...WITH READINGS IN THE 20S FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. WHILE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT TONIGHT...WIND CHILL READINGS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY IN THE TEENS FOR TONIGHT.

OTHERWISE FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO THE FIRST PART OF FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND GULF
LOW COMBINE TO BRING WINTRY WEATHER TO THE REGION. INITIALLY
PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO START AS A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SLEET FROM
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL
SNOW. WHILE THE DETAILS ON WHERE AND HOW MUCH SNOW WILL FALL
CONTINUE TO BE DETERMINED...CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT THE MOST
LIKELY AREAS FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-20.
LATEST INDICATIONS CONTINUE TO SUGGESTS THAT SOME PART OF THE
SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA MAY SEE AMOUNTS UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES. EVERYONE
IS URGED TO STAY UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FORECAST AND OUTLOOKS
CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOW EVENT.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS POSSIBLE FOR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.