[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
547 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2005

...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS:

  ACADIA                           IBERIA
  LAFAYETTE                        LOWER ST. MARTIN
  ST. MARY                         UPPER ST. MARTIN
  VERMILION

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM
CINDY IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY
LOUISIANA TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE RESIDENTS IN ACADIA...IBERIA...
LAFAYETTE...SAINT MARY...UPPER AND LOWER SAINT MARTIN...AND
VERMILION IN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LOUISIANA COAST
FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 255 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS POSITION
WAS ABOUT 295 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA.

CINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. A GRADUAL
TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. THIS TRACK WOULD BRING
CINDY NEAR THE LOUISIANA COAST TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED BEFORE LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES TO THE
NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WINDS GREATER THAN 39 MPH...ARE LIKELY
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA BY TONIGHT. RESIDENTS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL
LOUISIANA SHOULD TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR RISING
TIDES...INCREASING WINDS...AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPING
TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING NEAR NORMAL AROUND THE VERMILION BAY
AREA WITH ONSHORE FLOW. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 2 TO 3
FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS EVENING IN THE WARNING AREA FOR A BRIEF
PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN RAPIDLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT AS WINDS BECOME
OFFSHORE.

SPECIFIC TIDES FOR SOUTHWEST PASS:

               HIGH TIDE  LOW TIDE   HIGH TIDE  LOW TIDE
               TUESDAY    TUESDAY    WEDNESDAY  WEDNESDAY
               07/05/05   07/05/05   07/06/05   07/06/05

               6:38 AM    10:02 PM   7:10 AM    10:39 PM

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

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY EVENING
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE STORM APPROACHES THE COAST.  RAINS OF
1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNING AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY.
WINDS COULD INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH NEAR THE COAST
TONIGHT.

...RIVERS...
ALL RIVERS ARE WELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT THIS TIME.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AROUND 8 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING.

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WILEY


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