...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI...ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
EUDORA TO YAZOO CITY TO LAUREL.

* FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DEVELOP AS HURRICANE GUSTAV
APPROACHES THE COAST MONDAY. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM
WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT DOWNPOURS THAT MAY PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES
ABOVE 2 INCHES AN HOUR. ACCUMULATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH
TUESDAY WILL TOTAL 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE REMAINDER OF
THE WATCH AREA. LOCAL HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.