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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1114 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI...

.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 SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING 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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.4N...LONGITUDE 80.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 680 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LA...OR ABOUT 640 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GULFPORT MS. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300
DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WITHIN THE NEXT
36 HOURS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR INLAND LOCATIONS...THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE STRONG WINDS OF 40
MPH OR GREATER. FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS...STORM SURGE IMPACTS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS. FOR MARINE LOCATIONS...THE IMPACTS
WILL BE STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS.

HEAVY RAIN...TORNADOES...AND WATERSPOUTS CAN ACCOMPANY TROPICAL
STORMS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. IN ORDER TO
MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE
TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL
PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE
DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER
DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS AROUND 2 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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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-
1114 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI INCLUDING LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BONNIE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED
AS THE TROPICAL STORM MOVES THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN OUTER RAIN BANDS AS THE
STORM APPROACHES THE AREA.

$$

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TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
1114 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTH SHORE AREA
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS WELL AS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BONNIE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING AND PERSIST
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TOTAL STORM SURGE INNUNDATION OF 2 TO 5 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE AS
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE MOVES INLAND. THE HIGHEST SURGE LEVELS WILL
OCCUR IN CONCAVE AREAS AND INLETS ALONG SOUTHEAST FACING
SHORELINES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE AREAS THAT ARE
TYPICALLY PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM BONNIE
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WITH THESE AMOUNTS...NO INLAND FLOODING IS
CURRENTLY EXPECTED. HOWEVER...SOME FRESH WATER FLOODING MAY BE
POSSIBLE IF HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS AS
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE APPROACHES THE AREA.

$$

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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-
1114 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA THAT ARE GENERALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BONNIE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TOTAL STORM SURGE INNUNDATION OF 2 TO 5 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE
NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRACK OF THE STORM AS BONNIE MOVES
INLAND. THE HIGHEST SURGE LEVELS WILL OCCUR IN CONCAVE AREAS AND
INLETS ALONG SOUTHEAST FACING SHORELINES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE
FOR THOSE AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM BONNIE
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WITH THESE AMOUNTS...URBAN FLOODING WILL
BECOME A POSSIBILITY BY EARLY SUNDAY. THE MAIN IMPACTS WOULD BE
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS AS
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE APPROACHES THE AREA.

$$




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