Interactive NWS Alert Information

Event Upgraded for 70358
Coastal Flood Watch valid from Jun 30 10 3:59 AM to 7:00 PM CDT
Sent to E-Mail at Jun 30 10 4:02 AM CDT
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Radar Time: Jun 30 2010 4:00 AM CDT
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WHUS44 KLIX 300859
CFWLIX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
359 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT...

.TIDES ACROSS THE REGION ARE RUNNING ABOUT ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF
FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM PROLONGED MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST
WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY
TODAY...HOWEVER...TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ONE TO TWO FEET
ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

LAZ040-062-064-066>070-MSZ080>082-301700-
/O.UPG.KLIX.CF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-100701T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLIX.CF.Y.0002.100630T0859Z-100701T0000Z/
ST. TAMMANY-ORLEANS-UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST. BERNARD-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
359 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY.
THE ONSHORE WINDS ALONG WITH WAVE ACTION WILL RESULT IN TIDE
LEVELS RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL
OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE RISE IN TIDES
WILL RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAINLY DURING HIGH TIDE.
FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS AND SHELL ROADS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE
SHORE.

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