[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE KATRINA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
2 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

...A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA
EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF MORGAN CITY TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA.

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

...WATCHES/WARNING...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA EASTWARD
TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INSIDE THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FROM
WEST OF MORGAN CITY TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INSIDE THE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE
WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
HURRICANE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
25.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.8 WEST OR ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. A GRADUAL
TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 145 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. KATRINA IS NOW A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR
-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

ALSO, THE HURRICANE HAS ENLARGED SLIGHTLY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS NOW
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY THE RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 935 MB...27.61 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDENESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA NEED TO PREPARE FOR THE
LANDFALL OF A MAJOR HURRICANE MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE POSSIBILITY
OF DAMAGING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...HIGH STORM SURGE AND VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
NO TORNADO THREAT AT THIS TIME...

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO COAST AS A MAJOR HURRICANE. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT
TRACK...STORM SURGE OF 6 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IS POSSIBLE ALONG
THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING ABOUT ONE HALF FOOT ABOVE NORMAL.

...RAINFALL...SQUALLS AND HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA UNTIL LATE SUNDAY AND WILL CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL
CONTINUE OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN INCREASE
SUNDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD
COASTAL PARISHES ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH
POSSIBLE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EAST OF MORGAN CITY BY MONDAY
MORNING...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BETWEEN WEST OF MORGAN CITY
AND INTRACOASTAL CITY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM...

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