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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES
   WELL SOUTH OF THE LOUISIANA COAST...

.AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST OR ABOUT 470 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE HAS MADE A SMALL JOG TO THE NORTHWEST OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS...BUT IS GENERALLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR
10 MPH. A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT DAY OR SO...AND THE CENTER OF IKE SHOULD BE VERY NEAR THE
TEXAS COAST BY LATE FRIDAY. HOWEVER...BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY LARGE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE ALONG THE COASTLINE
LONG BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IKE IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST.

GMZ530-555-LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-121845-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
141 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

.AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST OR ABOUT 470 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE HAS MADE A SMALL JOG TO THE NORTHWEST OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS...BUT IS GENERALLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR
10 MPH. A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT DAY OR SO...AND THE CENTER OF IKE SHOULD BE VERY NEAR THE
TEXAS COAST BY LATE FRIDAY. HOWEVER...BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY LARGE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE ALONG THE COASTLINE
LONG BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IKE IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST.

...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 WINDS HAVE ONSET ALONG THE LOWER LOUISIANA COAST
AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDES AND SALT
WATER INUNDATION IS TAKING PLACE OUTSIDE THE HURRICANE LEVEE
PROTECTION SYSTEM.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES ARE TWO TO FOUR FEET ABOVE NORMAL LATE THIS MORNING AND
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND
REMAIN ANOMALOUSLY HIGH INTO SATURDAY BEFORE SLOWLY ABATING LATE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. FLOODING OF COASTAL AREAS...INCLUDING ACCESS
ROADS...OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEE SYSTEMS IS OCCURRING
AT THIS TIME. AREAS ACROSS ST BERNARD PARISH OUTSIDE THE LEVEE
SYSTEM ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODED ROADWAYS IN THE SHELL
BEACH...HOPEDALE AND YSCLOSKEY COMMUNITIES. AREAS BELOW THE
TERREBONNE PARISH FLOOD GATES ARE INUNDATING AT THIS TIME.
FLOODING WILL ALSO IMPACT BAYS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST AND
ALONG RIVERS AND BAYOUS INTO THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS
BASIN. FLOODING MAY BE MOST PRONOUNCED AT TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL
HIGH TIDE MID-DAY TODAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY.

...WINDS...

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

TREE LIMBS AND WEAK TREES MAY IMPACT POWER LINES IN GUSTS DURING
SQUALLS. UNSECURED ITEMS LIKE TRASH CANS AND LIGHT LAWN FURNITURE
MAY BE MOVED BY HIGHER WINDS. SIGNAGE AND CANOPY COVERS MAY BE
DAMAGED WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. PERSONS IN TEMPORARY TRAILER
HOMES MAY WISH TO SEEK STRONGER SHELTER UNTIL THE STRONG WIND
THREAT DIMINISHES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

WIDESPREAD FRESHWATER FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME...BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF IKE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES MAINLY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST ARE POSSIBLE IN
SQUALLS THAT MAY BE MOVING ONSHORE FRIDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 PM CDT.

$$

GMZ550-570-575-121845-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.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-
141 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

.AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST OR ABOUT 470 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE HAS MADE A SMALL JOG TO THE NORTHWEST OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS...BUT IS GENERALLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR
10 MPH. A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT DAY OR SO...AND THE CENTER OF IKE SHOULD BE VERY NEAR THE
TEXAS COAST BY LATE FRIDAY. HOWEVER...BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY LARGE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE ALONG THE COASTLINE
LONG BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IKE IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST.

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES 5 TO 7 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 SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY. ISOLATED TROPICAL TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN NEAR
COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 PM CDT.

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