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Family Disaster Plan Discuss the type of hazards that could affect your family. Know your home's vulnerability to storm surge, flooding and wind. Locate a safe room or the safest areas in your home for each hurricane hazard.
Disaster Supply Kit It is very important that you and your family have a disaster supply kit incase of an emergency or natural disaster such as a hurricane or tornado.  Disaster supply kits should include blankets, clothing, first aid kit and radio.  Please read more for a complete list of items that should be included in your disaster supply kit.
Have a Place To Go Develop a family hurricane preparedness plan before an actual storm threatens your area. If your family hurricane preparedness plan includes evacuation to a safer location for any of the reasons specified with in this web site, then it is important to consider the following points:
Have a Pet Plan Contact your veterinarian or local humane society for information on preparing your pets for an emergency. Make sure that your pets are current on their vaccinations.  Pet shelters may require proof of vaccines. Have a current photograph and Keep a collar with identification on your pet.

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Generator Safety Tips

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Health and Safety Guidelines

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Returning Home After a Disaster

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Seeking Disaster Assistance

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Coping with Disaster

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7 Day Local Forecast

Forecast for Patterson, Louisiana:
Dated: 400 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010    Expires: 415 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010
3 Day View   
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY
Chance of T-Storm Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Chance
Of
T-Storm
Mostly
Sunny
Mostly
Sunny
Partly
Cloudy
Partly
Cloudy
Partly
Cloudy
Partly
Cloudy
Hi: 71°F
Lo: 60°F
Hi: 73°F
Lo: 51°F
Hi: 69°F
Lo: 45°F
Hi: 65°F
Lo: 45°F
Hi: 70°F
Lo: 51°F
Hi: 70°F
Lo: 51°F
Hi: 70°F
Lo: 51°F
Pop: 20%

DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING

Includes the Parishes: Vermilion, Iberia, St. Mary, Lower St. Martin
Includes the Cities: Abbeville, New Iberia, Morgan City

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. Areas of dense fog early in the morning. Slight chance of showers early in the morning...Then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms May be severe with damaging winds and large hail in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent increasing to 60 percent.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the 40s.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Lows in the lower 50s.
Monday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Lows in the lower 50s.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Lows in the lower 50s.
Wednesday
Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s.

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Current Watches and Warnings

Warnings and Watches

Storm Watch Doppler

Current Weather

62°
17°
°F | °C
Cloudy
Humidity: 77%
Wind: S at 11 mph
Wed

62 | 71
16 | 21
Thu

52 | 77
11 | 25
Fri

48 | 70
8 | 21
Sat

44 | 66
6 | 18

Fish and Game

Marine Forecast


Today
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms.

Tonight
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

Thursday
West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon.

Thursday Night
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 feet then 2 to 4 feet after midnight.

Friday
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet.

Saturday
Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet.

Sunday
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.


Dated: 434 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010    
Next Update: 2330 GMT MAR 10 2010
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