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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1020 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO CAMERON LOUISIANA...

.AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.7 WEST OR ABOUT 675 MILES
EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND ABOUT 325 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. A TURN BACK TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OR EARLY ON THURSDAY...AND
A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

DATA FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A
CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ALTHOUGH
FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THIS PERIOD...AND
IKE COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.

IKE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 944 MB...27.88 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA. ABOVE NORMAL
TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ALONG MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN COAST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT DAY OR
SO...BUT WILL BE INCREASING ALONG THE WESTERN GULF COAST AS IKE
APPROACHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.

LAZ069-120330-
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LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
1020 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.7 WEST OR ABOUT 675 MILES
EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND ABOUT 325 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. A TURN BACK TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OR EARLY ON THURSDAY...AND
A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

DATA FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A
CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ALTHOUGH
FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THIS PERIOD...AND
IKE COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.

IKE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 944 MB...27.88 INCHES.


...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

	COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS IN AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES SHOULD
RUSH TO COMPLETION ALL ACTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
EXPOSED TO SALT WATER INUNDATION. ALSO...LOOSE ITEMS SHOULD BE
TIED DOWN OR BROUGHT INDOORS TO AVOID BECOME PROJECTILES IN HIGH
WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES ARE ABOUT TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS EVENING AND WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY AND REMAIN
ANOMALOUSLY HIGH INTO SATURDAY BEFORE SLOWLY ABATING LATE SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY.

FLOODING OF COASTAL AREAS...INCLUDING ROADWAYS...OUTSIDE OF
HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEE SYSTEMS IS EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
EXTREME LOWER PART OF PLAQUEMINES PARISH MAINLY BELOW HEAD OF
PASSES AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

FARTHER INLAND ABOVE HEAD OF PASSES...EAST WINDS 20 T0 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH THURSDAY BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATER THURSDAY. IF THE TRACK OF HURRICANE IKE IS
ADJUSTED NORTHWARD...THEN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD
FARTHER INLAND THAN INDICATED.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES IS POSSIBLE FROM FAST
MOVING OUTER BANDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...BUT WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF IKE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS THAT WILL BE MOVING
ONSHORE AS OUTER BANDS FROM HURRICANE IKE. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL
BE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT.

$$

LAZ056-059-065>068-120330-
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ASSUMPTION-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
1020 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.7 WEST OR ABOUT 675 MILES
EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND ABOUT 325 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. A TURN BACK TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OR EARLY ON THURSDAY...AND
A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

DATA FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A
CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ALTHOUGH
FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THIS PERIOD...AND
IKE COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.

IKE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 944 MB...27.88 INCHES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES
SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION ALL ACTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY AND
EQUIPMENT EXPOSED TO SALT WATER INUNDATION. ALSO...LOOSE ITEMS
SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR BROUGHT INDOORS TO AVOID BECOME
PROJECTILES IN HIGH WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES ARE ABOUT TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS EVENING AND WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY AND REMAIN
ANOMALOUSLY HIGH INTO SATURDAY BEFORE SLOWLY ABATING LATE SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY.

FLOODING OF COASTAL AREAS...INCLUDING ROADWAYS...OUTSIDE OF
HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEE SYSTEMS...IS EXPECTED.

...WINDS...

NEAR THE COAST...EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. FARTHER FROM
THE COAST...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM FAST
MOVING OUTER BANDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE BUT WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF IKE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS THAT WILL BE MOVING
ONSHORE AS OUTER BANDS FROM HURRICANE IKE. THE PRIMARY THREAT
WILL BE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ550-570-575-120330-
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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-
1020 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.7 WEST OR ABOUT 675 MILES
EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND ABOUT 325 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. A TURN BACK TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OR EARLY ON THURSDAY...AND
A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

DATA FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A
CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ALTHOUGH
FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THIS PERIOD...AND
IKE COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.

IKE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 944 MB...27.88 INCHES.

...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.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HURRICANE IKE
MOVES SAFELY ON SHORE AND WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY AND CONTINUE AT HIGH LEVELS UNTIL LANDFALL EARLY
SATURDAY. TIDES WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE SUNDAY.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

...TORNADOES...

WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SQUALL BANDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

...SEAS...

SEAS 20 TO 25 FEET WITH RANDOM WAVES IN EXCESS OF 30 FEET ARE
EXPECTED IN UNPROTECTED WATERS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. SWELL PERIODS
OF 10 TO 14 SECONDS...WITH LARGE BATTERING WAVES OF 12 TO 15 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE IN NEAR COASTAL WATERS AND SHOAL AREAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT.

$$






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