[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Thu Sep 11 16:15:45 CDT 2008

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
415 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...HURRICANE IKE MAY MOVE OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY...

.AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST OR ABOUT 440 MILES...
EAST SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND 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.

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CHEROKEE-NACOGDOCHES-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
415 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...HURRICANE WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WIND WATCH FOR
PART OF DEEP EAST TEXAS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY
NIGHT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE...NACOGDOCHES...ANGELINA...SAN
AUGUSTINE...AND SABINE COUNTIES IN TEXAS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...
SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.4 WEST OR ABOUT 510
MILES...EAST SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 400
MILES...EAST SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD
THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR
100 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 950 MB.

...WINDS...

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND
SATURDAY EVENING IN THE WATCH AREA. THIS MEANS WINDS OF 60 TO 75
WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 90 MILES AN HOUR COULD OCCUR AT TIMES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...AS THE MOISTURE FROM HURRICAN IKE MOVES
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD OCCUR OVER EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS...AND
NORTH LOUISIANA AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES OVER THE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 930 PM CDT.

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MILLER-CADDO-BOSSIER-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-
BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-
GREGG-HARRISON-RUSK-PANOLA-SHELBY-
415 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH
FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF NORTHEAST
TEXAS...MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTWEST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CLARKSVILLE TEXAS...TO
TEXARKANA ARKANSAS...TO NATCHITOCHES LOUISIANA.