[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KLIX 101605
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LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-101900-

TROPICAL STORM ARLENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1100 AM CDT FRI JUN 10 2005

...TROPICAL STORM ARLENE STRENGTHENS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND
FOR AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA FROM GRAND ISLE EAST TO THE MOUTH
OF THE PEARL RIVER INCLUDING LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS...

...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST...

...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF GRAND ISLE
LOUISIANA TO MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...THIS STATEMENT IS PRIMARILY FOR THE
FOLLOWING PARISHES IN LOUISIANA...

ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...JEFFERSON...LAFOURCHE...LIVINGSTON...
ORLEANS...PLAQUEMINES...ST BERNARD...ST CHARLES...ST JAMES...ST JOHN
THE BAPTIST...ST TAMMANY...TANGIPAHOA AND TERREBONNE

IN ADDITION....THIS STATEMENT IS PRIMARILY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
IN MISSISSIPPI...

HANCOCK...HARRISON AND JACKSON

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
FROM GRAND ISLE  LOUISIANA TO ST MARKS FLORIDA. THIS INCLUDES AREAS
ADJACENT TO LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS. A HURRICANE WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER TO PANAMA CITY
FLORIDA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEST OF GRAND ISLE
LOUISIANA TO MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 AM CDT...TROPICAL STORM ARLENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
24.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.9 WEST OR ABOUT 440 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ARLENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH
NEAR 13 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON
THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF ARLENE WILL BE APPROACHING THE NORTHERN
COAST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO ON SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT ARLENE COULD REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL.
TROPICAL STROM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...MAINLY
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS IN COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
SHOULD BE ON GUARD LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR ABOVE NORMAL
TIDES...WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...40 MPH OR HIGHER...AND
OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN. RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS AND NEAR
TIDAL LAKES SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY EXPOSED TO TIDAL
FLOODING.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...

TIDES ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT A HALF A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. HOWEVER...AS
TROPICAL STORM ARLENE APPROACHES THE CENTRAL GULF COAST
REGION...TIDE LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO RUN 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE GREATEST THREAT OF COASTAL STORM
SURGE FLOODING WILL BE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST...AND AREAS OF ST
BERNARD...PLAQUEMINE AND ORLEANS PARISHES OUTSIDE OF THE HURRICANE
PROTECTION LEVEES. SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS MAY ALSO
OCCUR AROUND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND GRAND ISLE LATE TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY.

...WIND IMPACTS....

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH AND
HIGHER MAY BEGIN TO IMPACT LOWER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL
MISSISSIPPI LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...DEPENDING ON THE TRACK
OF ARLENE.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS EXTREME
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.

...NEXT UPDATE....

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 130 PM CDT.

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