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WWUS84 KLIX 051541
SPSLIX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
930 AM CST THU JAN 5 2012

GMZ530-LAZ034>040-046>050-MSZ068>071-077-080-051700-
AMITE-ASCENSION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK-IBERVILLE-
LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS-LIVINGSTON-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-
POINTE COUPEE-ST HELENA-ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-WALTHALL-WASHINGTON-
WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON-
930 AM CST THU JAN 5 2012
...AREAS OF FOG ACROSS THE FLORIDA PARISHES AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST
   MISSISSIPPI DRIFTING SOUTH...
AREAS OF FOG HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE FLORIDA PARISHES AND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. THIS FOG WAS MAINLY AFFECTING
AREAS ALONG TO THE NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 AND 12 CORRIDOR AND
NORTH HALF OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. THE FOG WAS LOCALLY DENSE AT
TIMES AND EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH THIS MORNING. MIXING AND
RISING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FOG TO LIFT INTO A LOW CLOUD DECK BY
11 AM.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL
TRAVEL TIME ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 12 AND INTERSTATE 55 SOUTH OF
HAMMOND. THE FOG IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY 11 AM.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY.  THE PATCHY
NATURE OF THE FOG WILL DROP VISIBILITIES QUICKLY IN A SHORT DISTANCE.
IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME SEVERELY RESTRICTED NEAR
RIVERS...LAKES...BRIDGES...AND LOW LYING AREAS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR
ADVISORIES ON THIS FOG SITUATION.
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