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St James Parish Sheriff's Office
Monday January 12th, 2015 :: 12:48 a.m. CST

Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 9 AM CST this morning

...DENSE FOG DEVELOPING... .THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS AND INCREASING MOISTURE HAS LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DENSE FOG ACROSS THE AREA. VISIBILITIES HAVE BEGUN TO DROP BELOW 1/4 OF A MILE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA. COVERAGE OF LOWERED VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE MID MORNING WHEN WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DRIER AIR MOVES IN. ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.

* VISIBILITY... ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...DENSE FOG WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... EAST FELICIANA ... IBERVILLE ... LIVINGSTON ... LOWER JEFFERSON ... LOWER LAFOURCHE ... LOWER PLAQUEMINES ... LOWER ST. BERNARD ... LOWER TERREBONNE ... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... ORLEANS ... POINTE COUPEE ... SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. HELENA ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... ST. TAMMANY ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... UPPER TERREBONNE ... WASHINGTON ... WEST BATON ROUGE ... WEST FELICIANA

Instructions:

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Dense Fog Advisory

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