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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
448 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TANGIPAHOA...ST. TAMMANY...
ASSUMPTION...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 AND JACKSON.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.1N...LONGITUDE 78.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 820 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LA...OR ABOUT 790 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE LA. THE STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 295
DEGREES AT 18 MPH. THE STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR INLAND LOCATIONS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH HIGH WIND...BUT FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS AND PLACES PRONE TO
COASTAL FLOODING...THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH HIGH WIND AND
STORM SURGE.

FOR THE MARINE WATERS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH WIND AND DANGEROUS SEAS. TROPICAL
CYCLONES ARE COMPRISED OF HURRICANES...TROPICAL STORMS... AND
TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS. TROPICAL STORMS HAVE WINDS OF 39 TO 73
MPH...WHICH EQUATES TO 34 TO 63 KNOTS.

HEAVY RAIN...TORNADOES...AND WATERSPOUTS ACCOMPANY TROPICAL
CYCLONES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THE STATED CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS. IN
ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE
TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS AROUND 8 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-241000-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TR.A.0001.100723T0948Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
448 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
OR THE COASTAL WATERS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BONNIE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM EARLY SATURDAY EVENING TO LATE
SUNDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 8-10 FEET BY
SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

LAZ038-040-MSZ080>082-241000-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TI.A.0001.100723T0948Z-100725T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KLIX.TR.A.1003.100723T0948Z-000000T0000Z/
TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
448 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BONNIE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE HOWEVER GUSTS ABOVE
TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORM BONNIE. MUCH DEPENDS
ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST. SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS
TIDES WILL RUN 3-4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS WEEKEND.

...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORMS CAN PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME FRESHWATER
FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY RAINFALL PERSISTS THROUGHOUT THE
WEEKEND.

$$

LAZ056-058>070-241000-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TI.A.0001.100723T0948Z-100725T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KLIX.TR.A.1003.100723T0948Z-000000T0000Z/
ASSUMPTION-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-
448 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BONNIE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
WINDS TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE HOWEVER GUSTS ABOVE
TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORM BONNIE. MUCH DEPENDS
ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST. SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS
TIDES WILL RUN 3-4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS WEEKEND.

...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORMS CAN PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME FRESHWATER
FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY RAINFALL PERSISTS THROUGHOUT THE
WEEKEND.

$$

98/SO






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