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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
113 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...CENTER OF GUSTAV APPROACHING MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA...

.AT 1200 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION WAS ALSO ABOUT
ABOUT 55 MILES...SOUTH OF BATON ROUGE.

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 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL
WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVES INLAND OVER
LOUISIANA.

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 957 MB...28.26 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-
113 PM 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 1200 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION WAS ALSO ABOUT
ABOUT 55 MILES...SOUTH OF BATON ROUGE.

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 105 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 957 MB...28.26 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 1200 CDT...THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TIDE STATION...
NORTHEAST BAY GARDENE NEAR POINT A LA HACHE...HAD RISEN NEARLY 12
FEET ABOVE NORMAL AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. AT 12 PM CDT..THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THIS GAGE HAS DECREASED 3 FEET. A SLIGHT DECREASE
IN TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR POINTS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER...INCLUDING THE MISSISSIPPI COAST AS GUSTAV MOVES NORTHWEST.
PLEASE REFER TO A SPECIALS WEATHER STATEMENT FOR HANCOCK COUNTY.

AS GUSTAV MOVES INLAND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT FROM EAST TO
SOUTHEAST. A 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 EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. 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...

AT 1212 PM CDT...EAST BANK OF BAYOU LABRANCHE SITE REPORTED A WIND
GUST OF 53 MPH AND AMITE RIVER SITE NEAR HIGHWAY 22 REPORTED A
WIND GUSTS UP 39 MPH.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST
THIS AFTERNOON AND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE BATON ROUGE METRO AREA THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AS GUSTAV MOVES INLAND...TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 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-
113 PM 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 1200 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE.

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 105 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 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS TODAY INTO EARLY
TONIGHT.

...WINDS...

HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS HAVE OCCURRED OVER LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND
MAUREPAS THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHED 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.

$$

LAZ034>037-046>048-012300-
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POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-
113 PM 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 1200 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH
OF NEW ORLEANS.

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 105 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 957 MB...28.26 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...

AT 1246 PM CDT...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 70 MPH.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH 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 1200 AM CDT.

$$

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WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
113 PM 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 1200 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH
OF 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 105 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 957 MB...28.26 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 1200 AM CDT.

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