[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
534 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...GUSTAV NEARING THE LOUISIANA COAST...
.AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO...WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-
NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER WILL
CROSS THE LOUISIANA COAST BY MIDDAY TODAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL...WITH
WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER GUSTAV MOVES INLAND LATER TODAY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILESFROM THE CENTER
...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.
AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 956 MB...28.23 INCHES.
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
TIDAL LEVELS IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER
OF GUSTAV CROSSES THE COAST.
GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
6 TO 12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE
THROUGH THURSDAY.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TODAY.
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AVOYELLES-RAPIDES-
534 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...HURRICANE WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV NEARING THE LOUISIANA COAST.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING PARISHES:
AVOYELLES...RAPIDES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
HURRICANE WIND WATCH.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PREPARE FOR STRONG TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS...FROM 55 TO 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND POSSIBLY
MINIMAL HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.
...WINDS...
ON THE CURRENT PATH OF GUSTAV...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE MARKSVILLE AREA AROUND NOON TODAY...
THEN CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO ALEXANDRIA AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
SOME OF POOR CONSTRUCTION WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED.
HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT.
UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME
AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS
OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.
MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND
ROTTING SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
ALEXANDRIA.
TROPICAL STORM...87 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...9 PERCENT.
MARKSVILLE.
TROPICAL STORM...93 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...15 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
EIGHT TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA. RAINFALL OF THIS
MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...WITH
A SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCE ON MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 930 AM.
$$
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ACADIA-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-ST. LANDRY-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
534 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT TUESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV NEARING THE LOUISIANA COAST.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING PARISHES:
ACADIA...ALLEN...EVANGELINE...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...
LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. LANDRY...UPPER ST. MARTIN.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
HURRICANE WIND WARNING.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ACADIA.
A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR RESIDENTS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 10. A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL
RESIDENTS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 92...AND FOR MOBILE HOMES SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 10.
ALLEN.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS NOW IN EFFECT.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS NOW IN EFFECT.
LAFAYETTE.
A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT.
LOWER ST. MARTIN.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS NOW IN EFFECT.
UPPER ST. MARTIN.
A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT.
...WINDS...
THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NEAR A LINE FROM
MORGAN CITY...TO FRANKLIN...TO NEW IBERIA...TO LAFAYETTE...AND TO
EUNICE. ALTHOUGH WEAKENING WILL OCCUR ONCE THE STORM MOVES
INLAND...THE CURRENT INTENSITY FORECAST CALLS FOR GUSTAV TO REMAIN
A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE UNTIL IT REACHES LAFAYETTE.
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND ALL
MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED.
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION BEING DESTROYED OR SEVERELY DAMAGED. MODERATE TO
MAJOR DAMAGE OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL INCLUDE FAILURE OF UP
TO ONE HALF OF ALL GABLED ROOFS. IN ADDITION....UP TO ONE QUARTER
OF EXTERIOR WALLS WILL FAIL.
ALUMINUM AND LIGHT WEIGHT STEEL ROOFS WILL BE TORN OFF BUILDINGS
AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS. PARTIAL ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL FAILURES ARE
LIKELY AT LOW RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF POOR
TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION. MOST WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE
BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT...WITH OTHER MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE
POSSIBLE DUE TO SWAYING.
AIRBORNE DEBRIS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL
MAJOR DAMAGE...AS WELL AS INJURIES AND A FEW FATALITIES.
NEAR TOTAL POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED. UP TO ONE HALF OF ALL POWER
POLES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN...AND HUNDREDS OF TRANSFORMERS WILL
POP. THE AVAILABILITY OF POTABLE WATER WILL BE DIMINISHED AS
FILTRATION SYSTEMS BEGIN TO FAIL.
NATURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THOUSANDS OF TREES BEING SEVERELY
DAMAGED. UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF ALL HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED
TREES WILL SNAP OR BE UPROOTED...MOST COMMON ON SATURATED GROUND.
UP TO ONE HALF OF HEALTHY LARGE TREES WILL SNAP OR BE UPROOTED.
MOST NEWLY PLANTED GROUND CROPS WILL BE WIPED OUT. LIVESTOCK LEFT
OUTSIDE WILL BE INJURED...SOME CRITICALLY. A FEW LIVESTOCK DEATHS
ARE LIKELY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN IN LOWER ST. MARTIN PARISH
BEFORE DAWN MONDAY MORNING...REACH THE LAFAYETTE AREA BY EARLY
MORNING...AND REACH THE CROWLEY...VILLE PLATTE...AND OPELOUSAS
AREAS BY MID TO LATE MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL REACH
LOWER ST. MARTIN PARISH AROUND NOON...REACH THE LAFAYETTE AREA BY
LATE AFTERNOON...AND REACH THE CROWLEY...VILLE PLATTE...AND OPELOUSAS
AREAS BY EARLY EVENING.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
ST. MARTINVILLE.
TROPICAL STORM...98 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...48 PERCENT.
LAFAYETTE.
TROPICAL STORM...98 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...43 PERCENT.
OPELOUSAS.
TROPICAL STORM...97 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...37 PERCENT.
VILLE PLATTE.
TROPICAL STORM...96 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...30 PERCENT.
CROWLEY.
TROPICAL STORM...96 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...36 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TEN TO 15 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA. RAINFALL OF THIS
MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...WITH
A SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCE ON MONDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 930 AM.
$$
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BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-VERNON-
534 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV NEARING THE LOUISIANA COAST.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING PARISHES:
BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...VERNON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE PREPARATIONS
TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...AND BE PREPARED FOR MODERATE TO
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
EVACUATION INFORMATION:
BEAUREGARD PARISH.
A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT.
CALCASIEU PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT.
...WINDS...
ON THE CURRENT PATH OF GUSTAV...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING CALCASIEU PARISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON
ON MONDAY...THEN CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD TOWARD DE RIDDER
AND LEESVILLE BY MIDAFTERNOON AS GUSTAV MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST.
WIND GUSTS TO HURRICANE STRENGTH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF DE RIDDER.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
LAKE CHARLES AND VICINITY.
TROPICAL STORM...87 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...17 PERCENT.
DE RIDDER.
TROPICAL STORM...85 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...14 PERCENT.
LEESVILLE.
TROPICAL STORM...87 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...12 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THREE TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AND LASTING INTO
TUESDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 930 AM.
$$
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HARDIN-JASPER-NEWTON-ORANGE-TYLER-
534 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV NEARING THE LOUISIANA COAST.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON...ORANGE...TYLER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE PREPARATIONS
TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
EVACUATION INFORMATION:
ORANGE COUNTY.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ORANGE COUNTY.
SABINE PASS 2.0 FEET AT 8 PM WED.
...WINDS...
ON THE CURRENT PATH OF GUSTAV...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING SOUTHEAST TEXAS BY MONDAY EVENING.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. SOME
SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
TOWN BLUFF.
TROPICAL STORM...65 PERCENT
HURRICANE...6 PERCENT.
VILLAGE MILLS AND WOODVILLE.
TROPICAL STORM...59 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...4 PERCENT.
ORANGE.
TROPICAL STORM...73 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...11 PERCENT.
NEWTON.
TROPICAL STORM...75 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...9 PERCENT.
JASPER.
TROPICAL STORM...69 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...7 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THREE TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. RAINFALL OF THIS
MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 930 AM.
$$
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IBERIA-ST. MARY-VERMILION-
534 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV NEARING THE LOUISIANA COAST.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING PARISHES:
IBERIA...ST. MARY...VERMILION.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
HURRICANE WARNING.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.
EVACUATION INFORMATION:
IBERIA PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT.
ST. MARY PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT.
VERMILION PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ST. MARY AND IBERIA PARISHES.
A STORM SURGE TIDE OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS IBERIA AND ST. MARY PARISHES MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ONCE THE EYE OF GUSTAV IS
JUST NORTH AND WEST OF ST. MARY AND IBERIA PARISHES.
VERMILION PARISH.
A STORM SURGE TIDE OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS VERMILION PARISH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
...WINDS...
THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NEAR A LINE FROM
MORGAN CITY...TO FRANKLIN...TO NEW IBERIA...TO LAFAYETTE. ALTHOUGH
WEAKENING WILL OCCUR ONCE THE STORM MOVES INLAND...THE CURRENT
INTENSITY FORECAST CALLS FOR GUSTAV TO REMAIN A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE
UNTIL IT REACHES LAFAYETTE.
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND ALL
MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED.
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION BEING DESTROYED OR SEVERELY DAMAGED. MODERATE TO
MAJOR DAMAGE OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL INCLUDE FAILURE OF
UP TO ONE HALF OF ALL GABLED ROOFS. IN ADDITION....UP TO ONE
QUARTER OF EXTERIOR WALLS WILL FAIL.
ALUMINUM AND LIGHT WEIGHT STEEL ROOFS WILL BE TORN OFF BUILDINGS
AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS. PARTIAL ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL FAILURES ARE
LIKELY AT LOW RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF POOR
TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION. MOST WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE
BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT...WITH OTHER MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE
POSSIBLE DUE TO SWAYING.
AIRBORNE DEBRIS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL
MAJOR DAMAGE...AS WELL AS INJURIES AND A FEW FATALITIES.
NEAR TOTAL POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED. UP TO ONE HALF OF ALL POWER
POLES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN...AND HUNDREDS OF TRANSFORMERS WILL
POP. THE AVAILABILITY OF POTABLE WATER WILL BE DIMINISHED AS
FILTRATION SYSTEMS BEGIN TO FAIL.
NATURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THOUSANDS OF TREES BEING SEVERELY
DAMAGED. UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF ALL HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM
SIZED TREES WILL SNAP OR BE UPROOTED...MOST COMMON ON SATURATED
GROUND. UP TO ONE HALF OF HEALTHY LARGE TREES WILL SNAP OR BE
UPROOTED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED GROUND CROPS WILL BE WIPED OUT.
LIVESTOCK LEFT OUTSIDE WILL BE INJURED...SOME CRITICALLY. A FEW
LIVESTOCK DEATHS ARE LIKELY.
ON THE CURRENT PATH OF GUSTAV...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING THE LOUISIANA COAST NEAR MORGAN CITY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN REACH THE NEW IBERIA AND ABBEVILLE
AREAS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. .
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE MORGAN CITY AREA
LATE MORNING MONDAY...AND THE NEW IBERIA AND ABBEVILLE AREAS BY
EARLY AFTERNOON.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
MORGAN CITY.
TROPICAL STORM...100 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...62 PERCENT.
NEW IBERIA.
TROPICAL STORM...98 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...50 PERCENT.
INTRACOASTAL CITY.
TROPICAL STORM...98 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...40 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TEN TO 15 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH TUESDAY.
RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 930 AM.
$$
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-
534 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV NEARING THE LOUISIANA COAST.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO
HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM
INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60
NM...WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
HURRICANE WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT VENTURE FROM PORT THIS MORNING. WAVE
HEIGHTS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 FEET BY LATE MONDAY
MORNING AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM APPROACHES THE COASTLINE.
...WINDS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS
EAST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY BY MIDMORNING TODAY...AND REACH
INTRACOASTAL CITY AND VERMILION BAY BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
...TORNADOES...
WATER SPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
INTO MONDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 930 AM.
$$
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CAMERON-JEFFERSON-
534 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV NEARING THE LOUISIANA COAST.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND PARISHES:
CAMERON...JEFFERSON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
HURRICANE WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE PREPARATIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
EVACUATION INFORMATION:
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR CAMERON PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
CAMERON PARISH
CALCASIEU PASS 3.0 FEET AT 7 PM WED.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
SABINE PASS 2.0 FEET AT 8 PM WED.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING
CAMERON PARISH BY MID TO LATE MORNING TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING SOUTHEAST TEXAS COAST BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS OF CAMERON PARISH AND JEFFERSON COUNTY SHOULD
EXPECT MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
CAMERON.
TROPICAL STORM...83 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...19 PERCENT.
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR.
TROPICAL STORM...63 PERCENT.
HURRICANE...7 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TWO TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 930 AM.
$$
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