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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
704 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 15
MILES...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT...
AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48
HOURS...WITH GUSTAV EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR
EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR ON
WEDNESDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200
MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...WITH
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY.

A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA TONIGHT.

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ004-006-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-
124>126-136-137-020115-
/O.CAN.KSHV.HU.S.9999.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CLAIBORNE-UNION LA-MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-BOWIE-
FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-
704 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

A WIND ADVISORY AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
TONIGHT UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE WIND ADVISORY AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES AND PARISHES.

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

           SMITH...GREGG...WOOD...UPSHUR...MARION...CASS...CAMP...
           MORRIS...TITUS...FRANKLIN...BOWIE.

IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

           CLAIBORNE...UNION.

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...

           MILLER...LAFAYETTE...COLUMBIA...UNION...NEVADA...
           HEMPSTEAD.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES.

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

           RED RIVER.

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...

           LITTLE RIVER...SEVIER...HOWARD.

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

           MCCURTAIN.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

           FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 15
MILES...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT...
AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48
HOURS...WITH GUSTAV EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR
EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR ON
WEDNESDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200
MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...WITH
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY.

A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA TONIGHT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD ALREADY BE MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR EXCESSIVE
HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING.
PREPARATIONS NEED TO BE MADE TONIGHT TO MOVE CATTLE AND EQUIPMENT
TO HIGHER GROUND ACROSS THE MIDDLE RED RIVER VALLEY OF MCCURTAIN
COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...THE NORTHERN THIRD OF NORTHEAST
TEXAS AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS.

...WINDS...

FOR THOSE AREAS UNDER A WIND ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS
NEAR 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. FOR THOSE AREAS
UNDER A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI...ARKANSAS AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THERE WILL BE A RISK OF TORNADOES AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM
GUSTAV MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THE RISK WILL INCREASE OVER AREAS
THAT WILL BE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. ON THE PRESENT TRACK...ALL OF
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS WILL BE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORM THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING.

$$

LAZ001>003-005-010>014-017>022-TXZ138-149>153-165>167-030000-
/O.CON.KSHV.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080903T0000Z/
CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-LINCOLN-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-
OUACHITA-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-
HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
704 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TONIGHT
UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND PARISHES.

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

 HARRISON...CHEROKEE...RUSK...SAN AUGUSTINE...SHELBY...
  SABINE...ANGELINA...NACOGDOCHES.

IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

 CADDO...BOSSIER...DE SOTO...SABINE...RED RIVER...
 NATCHITOCHES...BIENVILLE...LINCOLN...JACKSON...
 WINN...GRANT...OUACHITA...CALDWELL...LA SALLE.

THE TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PARISHES.

IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

           CLAIBORNE...UNION...BIENVILLE...LINCOLN...OUACHITA...
           RED RIVER...JACKSON...CALDWELL...NATCHITOCHES...
   GRANT...LA SALLE...WINN

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

           TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING
           FLASH FLOOD WATCH
   TORNADO WATCH

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 15
MILES...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT...
AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48
HOURS...WITH GUSTAV EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR
EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR ON
WEDNESDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200
MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...WITH
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY.

A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA TONIGHT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD ALREADY BE UNDERTAKING PREPARATIONS FOR
PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY. SECURE OBJECTS OUTSIDE THAT ARE TOO
LARGE TO BRING INDOORS. PREPARATIONS SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN FOR
EXCESSIVE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WHICH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT
THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...MOST OF NORTHWEST AND
NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MONROE
TO RUSTON AND THE SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER METRO AREA ONTO NEAR
MARSHALL...HENDERSON AND RUSK TEXAS. THESE WINDS WILL START
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM WIND
GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE THE LOWER TOLEDO
BEND AND SAM RAYBURN COUNTY OF DEEP EAST TEXAS AND WEST CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.

...INLAND FLOODING...

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI...ARKANSAS AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THERE WILL BE A RISK OF TORNADOES AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM
GUSTAV MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THE RISK WILL INCREASE OVER AREAS
THAT WILL BE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORM LATE TONIGHT AND
THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. ON THE PRESENT TRACK...ALL OF NORTHWEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL BE
ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORM THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING.

$$




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