[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Mon Aug 4 04:07:05 CDT 2008
WTUS84 KLIX 040907
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
407 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...EDOUARD CONTINUES WESTWARD WHILE BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED...
.AT 400 AM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 185
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH. A TURN TO THE WEST-
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TODAY...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
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND
EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING THE
COASTLINE.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.
AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1002 MB.
A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS.
EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LOUISIANA COASTAL PARISHES.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA LATER TODAY.
LAZ069-050915-
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LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
407 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EDOUARD IS BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED AS IT MOVES WESTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
PLAQUEMINES PARISH.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF
MISSISSIPPI RIVER WEST TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST BANK OF
PLAQUEMINES PARISH.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 AM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 185
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD
THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED
TODAY...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. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE
REACHING THE COASTLINE.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR GUSTY WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
THIS MORNING AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH
CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN ALSO DOWN POWER LINES...TREE LIMBS AND
SMALL OR WEAKENED TREES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. FLOODING
OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS OUTSIDE OF THE HURRICANE
PROTECTION LEVEES MAY TODAY.
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...35 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA LATER TODAY.
...RAINFALL...
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS EVENING WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS.
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE MAY BE POSSIBLE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AROUND 730 AM CDT.
$$
LAZ059-065>068-050915-
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UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-
407 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EDOUARD IS BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED AS IT MOVES WESTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI
RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 AM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 185
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD
THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED
TODAY...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. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE
REACHING THE COASTLINE.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NEAR THE COAST...SHOULD PREPARE
FOR GUSTY WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH
WINDS CAN ALSO DOWN POWER LINES...TREE LIMBS AND SMALL OR
WEAKENED TREES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WILL INCREASE TO 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THIS
EVENING AS WINDS BECOME MORE ONSHORE. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS
AND ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYOUS AND AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE
HURRICANE PROTECTIONS LEVEES...MAY OCCUR TODAY.
...WINDS...
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH LATER TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
ALONG THE COAST.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA.
...RAINFALL...
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS EVENING WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS.
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE MAY BE POSSIBLE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AROUND 730 AM CDT.
$$
GMZ550-570-575-050915-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
407 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EDOUARD IS BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED AS IT MOVES WESTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY OUT 60 NM AND FROM
PASCAGOULA TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 AM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 185
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD
THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED
TODAY...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. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE
REACHING THE COASTLINE.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TODAY.
WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FEET...MAINLY IN THE OUTER WATERS WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WILL INCREASE TO 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT AND
MONDAY AS THE WINDS BECOME ONSHORE.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 50
KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WILL ARE EXPECTED OVER THE OUTER WATERS WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS TODAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AROUND 730 AM CDT.
$$
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