[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KLCH 101509
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1005 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2004

...MATTHEW HAS WEAKENED TO A DEPRESSION OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED...

...THE FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO VERMILION...IBERIA...SAINT MARY AND LOWER
SAINT MARTIN PARISHES IN SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
MATTHEW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST OR
ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES ARE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS MORNING
AROUND THE VERMILION BAY AREA. WITH AN OFFSHORE FLOW AND THE LOW
PRESSURE CENTER MOVING INLAND...TIDE LEVELS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE
AND NO COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
NO TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS SYSTEM.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH MATTHEW IS NOW WELL TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST
OF THE CENTER. ONLY SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTH
CENTRAL LOUISIANA WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS UNDER ONE HALF INCH. THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REDUCED AND THE FLOOD WATCH
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

...WIND IMPACTS...
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TODAY. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN CAMERON AND THE
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER...NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. SEAS WILL BE 6 TO 8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
THIS AFTERNOON.

...RIVERS...
MINOR FLOODING DUE TO THE RECENT RAINFALL AND TIDAL BACK-UP WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE LOWER VERMILION RIVER.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE ON MATTHEW.
PLEASE REFER TO THE NEWFLSLCH ON RIVER FLOODING AND NEWCWFLCH FOR
WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

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RUA

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