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...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS UP TO 40 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST GULF
OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION
LATE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WILL BECOMING EAST TO
SOUTHEAST AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN REMAIN
STRONG OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME
HIGHER GUSTS IN COASTAL SECTIONS THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF WIND DRIVEN TIDES AND LARGE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE A RAPID RISE IN WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO
4 FEET FROM LOW TIDE IN THE MORNING TO HIGH TIDE IN THE EVENING
TUESDAY. AREAS OF COASTAL FLOODING ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP OUTSIDE
OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES NEAR THE TIDAL LAKES AND COAST.
WATER LEVELS WILL DROP AND END THE COASTAL FLOODING THREAT LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WINDS SHIFT TO WESTERLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

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