[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH YET AS IKE HEADS TOWARD THE NORTHWESTERN
GULF...

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

.AT 700 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.9 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES
EAST SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 370 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A
TURN TO THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER 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.

DATA FROM BOTH NOAA AND AIR FORCE 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...BUT IS FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR
TO REACHING THE COASTLINE.

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 MEASURED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

GMZ530-555-LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-120430-
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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-
724 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 700 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.9 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES
EAST SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 370 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A
TURN TO THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER 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.

DATA FROM BOTH NOAA AND AIR FORCE 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...BUT IS FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR
TO REACHING THE COASTLINE.

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 MEASURED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...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 WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PREPAREDNESS MEASURES SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETENESS AT THIS
TIME. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS AND AT TIMES SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING IN COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD INLAND INTO AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND INTO COASTAL MISSISSIPPI LATER TONIGHT AND
EARLY FRIDAY. HIGH TIDES AND SALT WATER INUNDATION IS TAKING PLACE
OUTSIDE THE HURRICANE LEVEE PROTECTION SYSTEM.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES ARE ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY 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 IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WILL CONTINUE.
COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO OCCUR AROUND LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND
MAUREPAS AND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING
AREAS AND IN BACK BAYS AND BAYOUS. FLOODING MAY BE MOST PRONOUNCED
AT TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE DURING THE MORNING AND MIDDAY
HOURS FRIDAY.

...WINDS...

FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE LOUISIANA TIDAL LAKES...EAST WINDS OF
35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH MAINLY IN SQUALLS...WILL BECOME
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT. FOR AREAS
NORTH OF THE LOUISIANA TIDAL LAKES AND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI GULF
COAST...EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH MAINLY IN
SQUALLS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY BEFORE SETTLING
TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

...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 1030 PM 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-
724 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 700 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.9 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES
EAST SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 370 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A
TURN TO THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER 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.

DATA FROM BOTH NOAA AND AIR FORCE 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...BUT IS FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR
TO REACHING THE COASTLINE.

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 MEASURED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 954 MB...28.17 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 WATCHES OR WARNINGS 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 ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AND CONTINUE AT HIGH LEVELS UNTIL LANDFALL LATE
FRIDAY TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. TIDES WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE LATE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

...WINDS...

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

...TORNADOES...

WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS THROUGH FRIDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT.

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