[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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Sun Aug 3 22:49:19 CDT 2008


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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...EDOUARD MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD...

.AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST OR ABOUT
80 MILES...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GMZ452-472-050400-
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/O.NEW.KLCH.HU.A.0001.080804T0349Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLCH.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA TO CAMERON
LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY TO PORT
OCONNOR TEXAS IS REPLACED BY A HURRICANE WATCH. A HURRICANE WATCH
MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
ON MONDAY...WITH A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ON TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED
TO BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
BEGINNING ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...WINDS...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR 60 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 100 AM CDT.

$$

LAZ052-050400-
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/O.NEW.KLCH.HU.A.1005.080804T0349Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLCH.TR.W.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
VERMILION-
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL PARISH OF VERMILION.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED WESTWARD TO CAMERON
LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO CAMERON. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
ON MONDAY...WITH A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ON TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED
TO BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. MINOR
DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO HAVE MINOR
DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS
MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES COULD BE BLOWN
DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED
IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING MONDAY
AFTERNOON. HIGH TIDE AT VERMILION BAY IS ON MONDAY AT 6:36 PM CDT.

...WINDS...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR 60 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...STARTING MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES.  THIS COULD
PRODUCE SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS URBAN AREAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 100 AM CDT.

$$

LAZ053-050400-
/O.EXT.KLCH.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080805T1400Z/
IBERIA-
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL PARISH OF IBERIA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO CAMERON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
ON MONDAY...WITH A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ON TUESDAY.  BY TUESDAY MORNING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED
TO BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED
IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING MONDAY
AFTERNOON. HIGH TIDE AT VERMILION BAY IS ON MONDAY AT 6:36 PM CDT.

...WINDS...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND
MARSH ISLAND WHILE INLAND LOCATIONS WILL SEE LIGHTER WINDS...STARTING
EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES.  THIS COULD
PRODUCE SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS URBAN AREAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 100 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ455-475-050400-
/O.CON.KLCH.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO CAMERON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
ON MONDAY...WITH A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ON TUESDAY.  BY TUESDAY MORNING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED
TO BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
BEGINNING ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO
TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY
ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

...WINDS...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR 60 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUING THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 100 AM CDT.

$$

LAZ054-050400-
/O.CON.KLCH.TR.W.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. MARY-
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO CAMERON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
ON MONDAY...WITH A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ON TUESDAY.  BY TUESDAY MORNING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED
TO BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. MINOR
DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO HAVE MINOR
DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS
MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES COULD BE BLOWN
DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED
IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING MONDAY
AFTERNOON. HIGH TIDE AT VERMILION BAY IS ON MONDAY AT 6:36 PM CDT.

...WINDS...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE NEAR 55 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...
STARTING LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES.  THIS COULD
PRODUCE SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS URBAN AREAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 100 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ450-470-050400-
/O.UPG.KLCH.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.HU.A.0001.080804T0349Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TEXAS TO CAMERON LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY TO PORT
OCONNOR TEXAS IS REPLACED BY A HURRICANE WATCH. A HURRICANE WATCH
MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
ON MONDAY...WITH A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ON TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED
TO BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
BEGINNING ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...WINDS...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR 70 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 100 AM CDT.


$$

LAZ051-TXZ215-050400-
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/O.NEW.KLCH.HU.A.1005.080804T0349Z-000000T0000Z/
CAMERON-JEFFERSON-
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL PARISH OF CAMERON AND COASTAL COUNTY OF JEFFERSON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY TO PORT
OCONNOR TEXAS IS REPLACED BY A HURRICANE WATCH. A HURRICANE WATCH
MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
ON MONDAY...WITH A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ON TUESDAY.  BY TUESDAY MORNING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED
TO BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR POSSIBLE
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A
FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING.
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME
ELECTRICAL WIRES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE
POSSIBLE.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED
IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING MONDAY
AFTERNOON. HIGH TIDE AT CAMERON ON MONDAY IS AT 4:54 PM CDT. HIGH
TIDE AT SABINE PASS ON MONDAY IS AT 5:50 PM CDT.

...WINDS...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...
BEGINNING MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS AND FAR
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. THIS COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING
PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS URBAN AREAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 100 AM CDT.


$$

KUYPER/SHAMBURGER


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