[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1046 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...CENTER OF GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL NEAR COCODRIE LOUISIANA...

.AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST OR JUST WEST-SOUTHWEST
OF COCODRIE LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION WAS ALSO ABOUT ABOUT 70
MILES...SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE
FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA
TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO 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 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.

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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-
1046 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...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 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
NEW ORLEANS.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 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 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO 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 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 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 CATEGORY 2 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...VERY DANGEROUS WINDS
WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE...AND DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES
IS LIKELY. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE
HOMES BEING SEVERELY DAMAGED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MAJOR DAMAGE. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL
INCUR MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS
BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. MANY
LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. MANY HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED
TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND
IS SATURATED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

AT 900 AM...THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TIDE STATION...
NORTHEAST BAY GARDENE NEAR POINT A LA HACHE...HAD RISEN NEARLY 12
FEET ABOVE NORMAL SINCE LAST EVENING. AT 10 AM...THE TIDE LEVEL AT
THIS GAGE HAS DECREASED A FOOT. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN TIDE LEVELS
CAN BE EXPECTED FOR POINTS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER...INCLUDING THE MISSISSIPPI COAST AS GUSTAV MOVES NORTHWEST.

AS GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL AND MOVES INLAND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SHIFT FROM EAST TO SOUTHEAST. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE
OF 10 TO 14 WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF
GUSTAV CROSS THE COAST. THIS TIDAL INCREASE WILL BE VERY NOTICEABLE
ALONG THE WEST BANK THROUGH NOON. 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...

AROUND 10 AM CDT...GULFPORT AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 74 MPH AND
BILOXI AIR FORCE BASE REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 61 MPH.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST THIS MORNING 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...

BARATARIA BAY PASS JUST EAST OF GRAND ISLE REPORTED A RAINFALL TOTAL
AROUND 15 INCHES. AS GUSTAV MOVES INLAND...TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY. A FEW LOCALS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20
INCHES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR
FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS.

...TORNADOES...

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

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1200 PM 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-
1046 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...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 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 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 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO 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 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 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 1200 PM CDT.

$$

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POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-
1046 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

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

...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 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH
OF NEW ORLEANS.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 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 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO 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 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE
NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS
A CATEGORY 2 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 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...

A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT.

$$

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WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
1046 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

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

...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 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH
OF LOUISIANA.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 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 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO 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 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOMES MAY
RECEIVE MOSTLY MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING.
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND
LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND
SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME WEAKER SMALL TREES AND
LARGE BRANCHES MAY SNAP.

...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...

A FEW 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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