[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
637 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...GUSTAV NEARING THE LOUISIANA COAST...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
SPREADING OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

.AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 85 SOUTH OF NEW
ORLEANS.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-011515-
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TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-
ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
637 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 85 SOUTH OF NEW
ORLEANS.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE LANDFALL
OF GUSTAV AS A MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA COAST.

MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE
ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS
WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE...AND ALL MOBILE HOMES WILL BE
DESTROYED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION MAY BE SEVERELY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE COULD OCCUR TO
WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES. ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STEEL ROOFS AT
INDUSTRIAL PARKS. PARTIAL ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL FAILURES ARE
LIKELY AT LOW RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF POOR
TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION. SOME WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE
BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
CAUSE ADDITIONAL MAJOR DAMAGE...AS WELL AS INJURIES AND A FEW
FATALITIES. NEAR TOTAL POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED WITH NUMEROUS LINES
AND POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN. NUMEROUS TREES...ESPECIALLY SMALL
TO MEDIUM TREES...WILL BE DOWNED...SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

AT 530 AM...THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TIDE STATION...
NORTHEAST BAY GARDENE NEAR POINT A LA HACHE...HAD RISEN NEARLY 9 FEET
SINCE LAST EVENING. HURRICANE GUSTAV HAS NOT MADE LANDFALL AND THE
TIDE LEVEL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SURGE MAY INCREASE WATER LEVELS
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 FEET.

A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR
AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL. LIFE THREATENING
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER
LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS
OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED.

MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM
SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE
SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY
STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE
WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF
THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSES A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

...WINDS...

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST BY SUNRISE AND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE
MISSISSIPPI COAST. THE HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INLAND
THROUGH THE DAY AND CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON
SOME RIVERS.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT.

$$

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LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 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-
637 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND
LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST THIS MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS TODAY INTO EARLY
TONIGHT.

...WINDS...

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE COASTAL
WATERS...AND HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKES
PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE OVER MANY
AREAS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
LATER THIS EVENING.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT.

$$

LAZ034>037-046>048-011515-
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POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-
637 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TODAY.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTH
OF NEW ORLEANS.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST THIS MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE
NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS
MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST LATE THIS MORNING AND
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA... INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF
UP TO CATEGORY ONE...75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING
INTO TONIGHT.

POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL
BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS
INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED
WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE
UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE
BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EARLY THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT.

$$

LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-011515-
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WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
637 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
WILKINSON...PIKE...AMITE AND WALTHALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTH
OF LOUISIANA.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST THIS MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE
MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS.
SOME WINDOWS MAY 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 WEAKENED SMALL TO
MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON
SOME RIVERS.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
TODAY INTO TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT.

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