[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM ARLENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1015 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2005

...ARLENE CONTINUES TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AS A STRONG
TROPICAL STORM...

...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER EASTWARD
TO WEST OF PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA
EASTWARD TO THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER INCLUDING LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS...

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

JEFFERSON...LIVINGSTON...ORLEANS...PLAQUEMINES...ST BERNARD...
ST CHARLES...ST JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST TAMMANY AND TANGIPAHOA.

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

HANCOCK...HARRISON AND JACKSON.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA TO
STEINHATCHEE RIVER FLORIDA. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ADJACENT TO LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS. A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT
FOR HANCOCK AND HARRISON COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARLENE WAS ESTIMATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.4 WEST OR ABOUT 110 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ARLENE IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE
CENTER OF ARLENE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATER TODAY.

ARLENE REMAINS JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR ARLENE TO BECOME A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE BEFORE
LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150
MILES...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS IN JACKSON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR
POSSIBLE CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE CONDITIONS INCLUDING...HURRICANE
FORCE WIND GUSTS...75 MPH AND HIGHER...AND TIDES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.

RESIDENTS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE MISSISSIPPI COAST SHOULD PREPARE
FOR ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...40 MPH OR
HIGHER...AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN. RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING COASTAL
AREAS AND NEAR TIDAL LAKES OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA SHOULD TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY EXPOSED TO TIDAL FLOODING. RESIDENTS
SHOULD FOLLOW ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

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

TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IN MOST AREAS.
FOR THE MISSISSIPPI COAST...TIDES WILL INCREASE TO 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA
OF JACKSON COUNTY.

OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...TIDES WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL...WITH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS
POSSIBLE OUTSIDE OF THE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES OF ST BERNARD...
PLAQUEMINES AND EASTERN ORLEANS PARISHES. SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR AROUND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND GRAND ISLE
LATER TODAY.

...WIND IMPACTS....

NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HIGHER
MAY AFFECT COASTAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LATER
TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ARE LIKELY TO SPREAD ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI COAST TODAY...PRIMARILY
ASSOCIATED WITH SQUALLS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...PRIMARILY IN
GUSTS...ARE POSSIBLE IN JACKSON COUNTY.

...RAINFALL...

HEAVY RAIN IN SQUALLS WILL IMPACT JACKSON COUNTY WITH LOCAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TODAY.

ELSEWHERE...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES MAY OCCUR OVER HANCOCK
AND HARRISON COUNTIES IN COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND AROUND 1 INCH OF
RAINFALL OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THROUGH TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE....

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 130 PM CDT.

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