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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1025 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...LARGE HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES ITS TREK TOWARD GALVESTON ISLAND
AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...

.AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.4 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A NORTHWEST TO
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY
NEAR GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE AND COULD REACH THE TEXAS COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR
HURRICANE...JUST BEFORE LANDFALL. STRONGER WINDS... AS MUCH AS 30
MPH HIGHER THAN AT THE SURFACE...COULD OCCUR ON HIGH RISE
BUILDINGS.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES. DURING THE PAST
HOUR...HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON GALVESTON
ISLAND AND REPORTS FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE JUST OFFSHORE
GALVESTON ISLAND.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

LAZ034>037-046>048-MSZ068-069-130430-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TI.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080913T0600Z/
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-WILKINSON-AMITE-
1025 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.4 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A NORTHWEST TO
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY
NEAR GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE AND COULD REACH THE TEXAS COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR
HURRICANE...JUST BEFORE LANDFALL. STRONGER WINDS... AS MUCH AS 30
MPH HIGHER THAN AT THE SURFACE...COULD OCCUR ON HIGH RISE
BUILDINGS.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES. DURING THE PAST
HOUR...HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON GALVESTON
ISLAND AND REPORTS FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE JUST OFFSHORE
GALVESTON ISLAND.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.

...WINDS...

FOR AREAS IN AND AROUND THE BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN AREA AS WELL
AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1230 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ530-555-LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-140330-
/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-
1025 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.4 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A NORTHWEST TO
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY
NEAR GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE AND COULD REACH THE TEXAS COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR
HURRICANE...JUST BEFORE LANDFALL. STRONGER WINDS... AS MUCH AS 30
MPH HIGHER THAN AT THE SURFACE...COULD OCCUR ON HIGH RISE
BUILDINGS.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES. DURING THE PAST
HOUR...HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON GALVESTON
ISLAND AND REPORTS FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE JUST OFFSHORE
GALVESTON ISLAND.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 952 MB...28.11 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 HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE OCCURRING IN COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND AT TIMES ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST.
THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. HIGH TIDES AND SALT WATER
INUNDATION IS TAKING PLACE OUTSIDE THE HURRICANE LEVEE PROTECTION
SYSTEM.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES WILL REMAIN 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT ALONG THE
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTS...AND 4 TO 6 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL IN LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. A SLIGHT
LOWERING OF WATER LEVELS MAY OCCUR LATER TONIGHT...BUT ANOTHER
SLIGHT RISE IS POSSIBLE WITH THE NEXT HIGH TIDE CYCLE ON
SATURDAY. FLOODING OF COASTAL AREAS...INCLUDING ACCESS
ROADS...OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEE SYSTEMS IN SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 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.

...WINDS...

SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1230 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ550-570-575-140330-
/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-
1025 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.4 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A NORTHWEST TO
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY
NEAR GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE AND COULD REACH THE TEXAS COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR
HURRICANE...JUST BEFORE LANDFALL. STRONGER WINDS... AS MUCH AS 30
MPH HIGHER THAN AT THE SURFACE...COULD OCCUR ON HIGH RISE
BUILDINGS.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES. DURING THE PAST
HOUR...HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON GALVESTON
ISLAND AND REPORTS FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE JUST OFFSHORE
GALVESTON ISLAND.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 952 MB...28.11 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 HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...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 OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE SOUTHWEST PASS TONIGHT...BEFORE
SUBSIDING SLOWLY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1230 AM CDT.

$$






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