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Brittany Forecast

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM CST
TUESDAY.

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS HURRICANE IDA
APPROACHES THE CENTRAL GULF COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING TO HIGHER THE NORMAL
LEVELS AND PERSIST AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING THE WEEKEND AND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THESE HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ARE BEING
DRIVEN BY A COMBINATION OF STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND INCREASED
WAVE ACTION. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST AND ON THE TIDAL LAKES OUTSIDE THE
HURRICANE LEVEE PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
SITUATION. ALSO INTERESTS ALONG LOWER REACHES OF RIVERS AND
STREAMS THAT DRAIN INTO THE TIDAL LAKES SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF
RISING WATER LEVELS DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS.

RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST ARE URGED TO MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION THAT MAY LAST
FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS AS TIDES RISE TO AROUND 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT
TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD
INCLUDE REMOVAL OF MACHINERY...VEHICLES AND OTHER MOVABLE
PROPERTY OUT OF AREAS PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING TODAY. ACCESS
ROADS INTO TIDAL MARSHES...MARINAS AND AREA CAMPS ARE LIKELY TO
BECOME INUNDATED AND IMPASSIBLE FOR LENGTHY PERIODS BY SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME MINOR INUNDATION MAY BE REALIZED AS
EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TV...RADIO...NOAA ALL-HAZARDS RADIO OR THE
INTERNET FOR THE LATEST ON THIS POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOODING
EPISODE. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MAY BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF
THE COAST THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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Note: In order to comply with National Weather Service safety tests, occasionally this product will display test alerts, which are normally conducted during calm, quiet weather.