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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
744 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI-
   ALABAMA BORDER TO CAMERON LOUISIANA...

.AT 700 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.0 WEST OR ABOUT
270 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. A GENERAL
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO IS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL
BE APPROACHING THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST LATE FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE...AND IT
COULD INTENSIFY INTO A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO.

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 255 MILES.

AIR FORCE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORT THAT THE
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA.

IKE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.

GMZ530-555-LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-111545-
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LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-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-
744 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

.AT 700 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.0 WEST OR ABOUT
575 MILES...EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND ABOUT 270 MILES...SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. A GENERAL
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO IS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL
BE APPROACHING THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST LATE FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE...AND IT
COULD INTENSIFY INTO A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO.

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 255 MILES.

AIR FORCE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORT THAT THE
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA.

IKE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PREPAREDNESS MEASURES SHOULD BE COMPLETE AT THIS TIME.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAVE ONSET ALONG THE LOWER LOUISIANA
COAST AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES ARE TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND REMAIN ANOMALOUSLY
HIGH INTO SATURDAY BEFORE SLOWLY ABATING LATE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY. SOME EAST FACING SHORE LOCATIONS FROM BAY ST LOUIS TO THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE AS MUCH AS 6 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES AT ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE LATE THIS MORNING.

FLOODING OF COASTAL AREAS...INCLUDING ACCESS ROADS...OUTSIDE OF
HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEE SYSTEMS IS IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING.

...WINDS...

FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE LOUISIANA TIDAL LAKES...EAST WINDS 35 TO
45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...SETTLING TO SOUTHEAST 20
TO 30 MPH GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY. FOR AREAS NORTH OF THE LOUISIANA
TIDAL LAKES AND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST...EAST WINDS 25
TO 30 MPH GUSTS 45 MPH TODAY...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SETTLING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25
MPH FRIDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST FROM FAST MOVING OUTER BANDS TODAY AND FRIDAY.
LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...BUT
WIDESPREAD FRESHWATER 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 THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM CDT.

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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-
744 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

.AT 700 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.0 WEST OR ABOUT
270 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. A GENERAL
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO IS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL
BE APPROACHING THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST LATE FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE...AND IT
COULD INTENSIFY INTO A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO.

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 255 MILES.

AIR FORCE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORT THAT THE
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA.

IKE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.

...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 REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL HURRICANE IKE MOVES
ON SHORE AND WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

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

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...TORNADOES...

WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SQUALL BANDS TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. ISOLATED TROPICAL TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN NEAR
COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS TODAY AND FRIDAY.

...SEAS...

TOTAL SEAS 20 TO 25 FEET WITH RANDOM WAVES 30 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED
TODAY. DANGEROUS LONG PERIOD SWELL TRAIN OF 15 TO 17 SECONDS WILL
PRODUCE LARGE BREAKERS AND BATTERING WAVES 12 TO 15 FEET IN NEAR
SHORE AND SHOAL AREAS. PROTECTED WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH AND
SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM CDT.

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