Who is up for snowboarding on the Henderson levee? If anyone heads out there today let us know, we want footage for the site! Below is information on the winter storm watch issued by the National Weather Service.

Winter Weather Advisory for Lafayette, LA

from 6 pm CST, Fri., Dec. 4, 2009 until 3 am CST, Sat., Dec. 5, 2009

Issued by The National Weather Service
Lake Charles, LA
3:23 am CST, Fri., Dec. 4, 2009

… WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY…

MORNING RAINS WILL CHANGE TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX BY MIDAFTERNOON FRIDAY FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS… AND BY LATE AFTERNOON FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER COMPLETELY TO A LIGHT-TO-MODERATE SNOW AFTER SUNSET… EXCEPT FOR THE IMMEDIATE COAST WHERE A RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL LIKELY PERSIST. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE LIKELY… WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL BE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT… AND REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER THE SATURDAY SUNRISE. THUS… ANY REMAINING SNOW OR MOISTURE ON ROADWAYS MAY FREEZE DURING THE OVERNIGHT TIME PERIOD… CREATING PATCHES OF POORLY-VISIBLE BLACK ICE.

MOTORIZED TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW… SLEET… OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES… AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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… AN UNUSUAL EARLY WINTER SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING…

.A VERY COLD AMARILLO HIGH WILL TRAVEL SOUTH… REACHING CENTRAL TEXAS BY FRIDAY EVENING. FURTHER SOUTH… A GULF COAST LOW WILL FORM JUST SOUTHEAST BROWNSVILLE BEFORE TRAVELING EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO BY FRIDAY EVENING.

LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE WILL SEPARATE THESE TWO WEATHER FEATURES… MAINTAINING NORTHERLY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES NEAR THE SURFACE.

FURTHER-UP… AN INTENSE DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL TRAVEL EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN UPPER GULF COAST STATES. THE PHASING IN OF SYNOPTIC LIFT ATTENDING THIS DISTURBANCE… WITH CYCLONIC LIFT ATTENDING THE TRAVELING GULF COAST LOW… WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD RAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN TRANSITIONS TO SNOW ACROSS THE LAKES REGION BY MIDAFTERNOON… AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

ALL THE PRECIPITATION WILL END… FROM WEST TO EAST… BEFORE SUNRISE ON SATURDAY.