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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1049 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE IKE PRODUCING TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO
THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS AND THE PARISHES SURROUNDING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE
MAUREPAS.

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 195 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE
TODAY OR EARLY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE BUT
COULD REACH THE COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

GMZ530-555-LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-122000-
/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-
1049 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

...LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE IKE PRODUCING TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO
THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS AND THE PARISHES SURROUNDING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE
MAUREPAS.

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 195 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE
TODAY OR EARLY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE BUT
COULD REACH THE COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH 1 PM CDT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PREPAREDNESS MEASURES SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY 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 CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
TODAY. HIGH TIDES AND SALT WATER INUNDATION IS TAKING PLACE
OUTSIDE THE HURRICANE LEVEE PROTECTION SYSTEM.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES ARE HOLDING 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS MORNING EAST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INCLUDING THE PARISHES SURROUNDING LAKES
PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS AND THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. TIDES ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 7 TO 9 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TODAY OVER THE
EAST FACING SHORES OF ORLEANS...ST. BERNARD...AND PLAQUEMINES
PARISH BEFORE RECEDING ON SATURDAY. STARTING TONIGHT...TIDE
HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SLOWLY RECEDING ALONG THE
MISSISSIPPI COAST. ON LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS...TIDE
LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH SATURDAY. WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL STORM
SURGE FLOODING TO LEVELS 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. FLOODING OF
COASTAL AREAS...INCLUDING ACCESS ROADS...OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE
PROTECTION LEVEE SYSTEMS IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT. 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 THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS TODAY.

...WINDS...

FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE LOUISIANA TIDAL LAKES...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF
35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...MAINLY IN SQUALLS...WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR AREAS NORTH OF THE LOUISIANA TIDAL
LAKES AND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30
TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT.

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOMES MAY
RECEIVE MOSTLY MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING.
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND
LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND
SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME WEAKER SMALL TREES AND
LARGE BRANCHES MAY SNAP.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH FAST MOVING SQUALLS AND STORM
CELLS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 200 PM CDT.

$$

GMZ550-570-575-122000-
/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-
1049 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

...LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE IKE PRODUCING TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO
THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS AND THE PARISHES SURROUNDING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE
MAUREPAS.

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 195 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE
TODAY OR EARLY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE BUT
COULD REACH THE COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
IS 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...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH 1 PM CDT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

...WINDS...

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE 65 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE SOUTHWEST PASS TODAY...
BEFORE SUBSIDING SLOWLY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.

...TORNADOES...

WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 200 PM CDT.

$$

LAZ034>037-046>048-MSZ068-069-122000-
/O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080913T0600Z/
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-WILKINSON-AMITE-
1049 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

...LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE IKE PRODUCING TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO
THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS AND THE PARISHES SURROUNDING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE
MAUREPAS.

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 195 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE
TODAY OR EARLY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE BUT
COULD REACH THE COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 1 PM CDT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PREPAREDNESS MEASURES SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THIS
TIME. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE OCCURRING...AND
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS
MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY.

...WINDS...

FOR AREAS IN AND AROUND THE BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN AREA AS WELL
AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI EAST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHEAST 30
TO 35 MPH TONIGHT.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. WEAK
TREE BRANCHES MAY SNAP. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH FAST MOVING SQUALL LINES AND
INDIVIDUAL STORM CELLS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 200 PM CDT.

$$




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