[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 020511
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1211 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TOWARDS WESTERN
LOUISIANA...

AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.7 WEST OR ABOUT 20
MILES...30 KM...SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT...AND INTO
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON TUESDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES.

LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ047-020615-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-WARREN-
1211 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT COVERS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.
A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.7 WEST OR ABOUT 20
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION
SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS WESTERN LOUISIANA
TONIGHT...AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES.

...WINDS...

WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND DUE TO THIS THE TROPICAL STORM WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS
AROUND 40 MPH.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE HURRICANE
COULD BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AFTER LANDFALL AND PROVIDE A PROLONGED
RAIN THREAT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 5
TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THAT PIVOT OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 AM.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS IS THE LAST UPDATE FOR THIS AREA.

$$

MSZ048-049-054-055-062-063-020615-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T0600Z/
HINDS-RANKIN-COPIAH-SIMPSON-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
1211 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT COVERS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.7 WEST OR ABOUT 20
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION
SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS WESTERN LOUISIANA
TONIGHT...AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE HURRICANE
COULD BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AFTER LANDFALL AND PROVIDE A PROLONGED
RAIN THREAT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM
3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 10
INCHES POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH
TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THAT PIVOT OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 AM.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS IS THE LAST UPDATE FOR THIS AREA.

$$

LAZ023>026-MSZ053-059>061-021200-
/O.CON.KJAN.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
FRANKLIN MS-
1211 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

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

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT COVERS AREAS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.7 WEST OR ABOUT 20
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION
SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS WESTERN LOUISIANA
TONIGHT...AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL IMPACT THE
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY STILL RESULT IN
SOME DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE HURRICANE
COULD BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AFTER LANDFALL AND PROVIDE A PROLONGED
RAIN THREAT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 5
TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THAT PIVOT OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 AM.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 2 AM CDT.

$$




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