[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Mon Sep 1 19:38:34 CDT 2008
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HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...GUSTAV WEAKENS...BUT IS STILL A HURRICANE...
.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... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS
POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...
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...
120 KM/HR...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...55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.
STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT.
GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
6 TO 12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI...ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO
20 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.
A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT.
LAZ038-040-049-050-057-058-060>064-068>070-MSZ080>082-030045-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ST. JAMES-
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-
UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED BUT IS STILL A HURRICANE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
...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... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS
POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...
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...
120 KM/HR...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...55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS.
MANY PARISHES AND COUNTIES HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT.
PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 10 TO 12 FEET WERE OBSERVED EARLIER TODAY. WATER
LEVELS HAVE STOPPED RISING AND BEGUN TO FALL IN MANY LOCATIONS. A
SLOW FALL OF WATER LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MANY ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE DUE TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER
DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
...WINDS...
AT 522 PM CDT...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT CONTINUED TO REPORT WIND GUSTS
OF 55 MPH.
HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE BATON
ROUGE AREA THROUGH 10 PM.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AS GUSTAV CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH
TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HAS LED TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING ON
SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND IN THE
BATON ROUGE AREA.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
$$
LAZ056-059-065>067-030045-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ASSUMPTION-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-
738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED...BUT IS STILL A HURRICANE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
...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... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS
POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...
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...
120 KM/HR...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...55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS.
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.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 10 TO 12 FEET WERE OBSERVED EARLIER TODAY. WATER
LEVELS HAVE STOPPED RISING AND BEGUN TO FALL IN MANY LOCATIONS. A
SLOW FALL OF WATER LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MANY ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE DUE TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER
DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
...WINDS...
AT 522 PM CDT...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT CONTINUED TO REPORT WIND GUSTS
OF 55 MPH.
HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE BATON
ROUGE AREA THROUGH 10 PM.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AS GUSTAV CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH
TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HAS LED TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING ON
SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND IN THE
BATON ROUGE AREA.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
$$
GMZ530-555-030045-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED...BUT REMAINS A HURRICANE.
...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR
THE AFFECTED AREA.
...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... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS
POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...
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...
120 KM/HR...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...55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND
INTO TONIGHT.
...WINDS...
WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN FOR THE LAST FEW HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE OVER LAKES
PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT OVER THE AFFECTED AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
$$
GMZ550-570-575-030045-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA 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-
738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED...BUT IS STILL A HURRICANE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...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... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS
POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...
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...
120 KM/HR...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...55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND
INTO TONIGHT.
...WINDS...
WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN FOR THE LAST FEW HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE OVER LAKES
PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT OVER THE AFFECTED
AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
$$
LAZ034>037-046>048-021200-
/O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-
738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED BUT REMAINS A HURRICANE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
...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... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS
POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...
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...
120 KM/HR...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...55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS.
MANY PARISHES AND COUNTIES HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT.
PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
...WINDS...
AT 522 PM CDT...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT CONTINUED TO REPORT WIND GUSTS
OF 55 MPH.
HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE BATON
ROUGE AREA THROUGH 10 PM.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AS GUSTAV CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH
TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HAS LED TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING ON
SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND IN THE
BATON ROUGE AREA.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
$$
LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-021200-
/O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/
WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED BUT IS STILL A HURRICANE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
...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... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS
POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...
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...
120 KM/HR...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...55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PERSONS IN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE
NECESSARY ACTIONS.
...WINDS...
AT 717 PM CDT THE MCCOMB AIRPORT HAS BEEN REPORTING GUSTS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE FOR THE LAST FEW HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AS GUSTAV CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH
TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HAS LED TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING ON
SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND IN THE
BATON ROUGE AREA.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT IN SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
$$
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