Funnel clouds possible along coastal Louisiana today

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1049 AM CST MON MAR 29 2004

GMZ450-455-470-475-LAZ051>055-TXZ215-216-292000-
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON 20 NM OUT-
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON 20 TO 60 NM OUT-CAMERON-
CAMERON TO HIGH ISLAND 20 NM OUT-
CAMERON TO HIGH ISLAND 20 TO 60 NM OUT-IBERIA-JEFFERSON-
LOWER ST MARTIN-ORANGE-ST MARY-VERMILION-
1049 AM CST MON MAR 29 2004

...FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS POSSIBLE TODAY...

A MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS AND RELATIVELY WEAK WINDS IN THE LOW TO MID
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF A WEAK SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT ARE
IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...SHORT-LIVED FUNNEL
CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ALONG
THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND THE COASTAL PARISHES OF
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS. FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS OFTEN FORM UNDER RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING CUMULUS CLOUDS WHERE SEA-BREEZE AND RAIN COOLED
BOUNDARIES...KNOWN AS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...COLLIDE.

THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE IF THEY TOUCH DOWN. ALSO...
WATERSPOUTS POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO MARINERS AND CAN CAPSIZE A
SMALL CRAFT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO..COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
FOR LATER STATEMENTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE
OBTAINED THROUGH OUR HOME PAGE AT http://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LCH.

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