Coastal Flood Watch in effect through Sunday evening...
Rest of Tonight
Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent in the morning increasing to 40 percent in the afternoon.
Cloudy with chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent in the evening increasing to 50 percent after midnight.
Monday
Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
... Flood Warning extended until Wednesday morning... the Flood Warning continues for the Neches River near Beaumont. * From Sunday evening to Wednesday morning... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 8:00 am Saturday the stage was 3.5 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 4.0 feet. * Forecast... rise above flood stage by tomorrow late evening and continue to rise to near 4.1 feet by Monday early afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by Tuesday morning. * Impact... at 4.0 feet... minor flooding of Beaumont Country Club and Colliers Ferry Park can be expected. Also flooding in northwest Orange County south of River Oaks to Bunns Bluff can be expected. Water may go over Four Oaks ranch Road in northwest Orange County.
Coastal Flood Watch
Statement as of 9:49 PM CST on November 07, 2009
... Coastal Flood Watch remains in effect through Sunday evening...
A coastal Flood Watch remains in effect through Sunday evening.
.Tide levels are near one foot above predicted astronomical tides... resulting in tide levels near 3 feet at the times of high tide Saturday evening. Easterly winds are expected to increase across the central and northern Gulf Sunday... resulting in tide levels running about one to one half feet above the predicted astronomical tides. The actual tide levels would reach between 3.5 to possibly 4 feet during the high tide cycles Sunday evening... resulting in the potential for minor coastal flooding at these times.
This could cause portions of Highway 87 in Jefferson County between Sabine Pass and Port Arthur to have some water across it... as well as some minor flooding of low spots along Highway 82 between Johnson Bayou and Holly Beach in Cameron Parish.
In addition... the recent heavy rainfall across the area has resulted in river flooding along the Sabine and Calcasieu rivers. Above normal tides along the coast could sustain flooding along the lower stretches of these rivers... mainly south of the Interstate 10 corridor.
Stay tuned to local TV... radio... NOAA all-hazards radio or the internet for the latest on this potential coastal flooding event. Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A coastal Flood Watch means that conditions favorable for minor flooding are expected to develop. Coastal residents should be alert for later statements or warnings.