513 FLUS44 KLIX 290944 HWOLIX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 444 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2014 GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>037- 039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-292145- LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA- 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-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA- SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 444 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. AREAS THAT RECEIVE SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS COULD RECEIVE TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IN A THREE HOURS PERIOD. SEVERAL AREA RIVERS HAVE GONE INTO FLOOD OVERNIGHT...WITH SEVERAL OTHERS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DURING THE DAY TODAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY OVER MUCH OF THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS AS SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY...WITH A DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE ON SATURDAY. THE PRIMARY THREATS DURING THIS TIME FRAME WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON FRIDAY. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THOUGH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH A FEW STRONG WIND GUSTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE RELAY ANY HEAVY RAINFALL MEASUREMENTS OR FLOODING REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. $$