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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1050 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...LEE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...SOME HAZARDS CONTINUE TO
BE A THREAT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. COASTAL FLOOD
WARNINGS...WIND ADVISORIES AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE NOW IN
EFFECT.

.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...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. PLEASE LISTEN
CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR
AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.0N...LONGITUDE 91.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES
NORTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LA...OR ABOUT 140 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST
OF GULFPORT MS. STORM MOTION WAS ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 7 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
LEE HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. HOWEVER...SOME
HAZARDOUS WEATHER THREATS CONTINUE. THESE INCLUDE COASTAL
FLOODING...HEAVY RAINFALL...ISOLATED TORNADOES AND STRONG WINDS
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THOUGH TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED...SOME
HAZARDOUS WEATHER THREATS WILL PERSIST. BE SMART AND USE CAUTION.
CONTINUE TO HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND WAIT FOR THE
ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL BEFORE RE-ENTERING EVACUATION ZONES OR ANY AREA
THAT RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.

PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND STAY AWAY FROM
DOWNED POWER LINES. LISTEN FOR ANY BOIL WATER ALERTS.

MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE
MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS
REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS UPON THE AREA.

FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING LINGERING WEATHER HAZARDS...PLEASE REFER
TO THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AS WELL AS ANY HAZARDOUS
WEATHER WARNINGS...WATCHES AND ADVISORIES.

GMZ530-532-534-536-538-555-557-050500-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND-
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-
1050 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SAFE HARBOR UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS SUBSIDE. FOR ANY SMALL CRAFT WHO ARE IN DISTRESS...OR IF YOU
SEE SOMEONE ELSE IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS
BEACON.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. HOWEVER...STRONG
WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS.
REFER TO THE LATEST GALE WARNINGS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR
DETAILS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TIDAL LAKES AS WELL AS THE
INNER GULF WATERS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. WATERSPOUTS WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE IN SPIRAL BAND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESE
WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A THREAT TO NAVIGATION AND FIXED
PLATFORMS...AND SOME MAY MOVE ONSHORE THREATENING COASTAL
COMMUNITIES AS TORNADOES.

$$

GMZ550-552-570-572-575-577-050500-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM 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 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-
1050 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SAFE HARBOR UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS SUBSIDE. FOR ANY SMALL CRAFT WHO ARE IN DISTRESS...OR IF YOU
SEE SOMEONE ELSE IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS
BEACON.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. HOWEVER...STRONG
WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS.
REFER TO THE LATEST GALE WARNINGS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR
DETAILS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THE THREAT OF WATERSPOUTS ACROSS THE OPEN GULF WATERS WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER HAS DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY AS WELL AS THE
OUTER GULF WATERS EAST OF THE RIVER. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED WATERSPOUT
OR TWO WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE.

$$

LAZ039-040-058>070-MSZ070-071-077-080>082-050500-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-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-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-HANCOCK-HARRISON-
JACKSON-
1050 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON STORM IMPACTS.

IF YOU HAVE LOST POWER AND ARE USING A PORTABLE GENERATOR...OBSERVE
ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...
ELECTROCUTION...OR FIRES. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD BE OPERATED
OUTDOORS...IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED PLACE. DO NOT STORE FUEL
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE.

STAY OUT OF FLOODED AREAS AS THE WATER MAY BE CONTAMINATED OR THE
ROAD MIGHT HAVE BEEN WASHED AWAY. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER
LINES TOO.

&&

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED AND SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4PM
CDT MONDAY FOR AREAS NORTH OF THE TIDAL LAKES. A WIND ADVISORY IS
IN THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE TIDAL
LAKES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HIGH
WATER LEVELS IN COASTAL AREAS AS WATER STRUGGLES TO RECEDE. TIDE
LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST
THE FIRST PART OF MONDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 4PM CDT MONDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
MONDAY. WITH RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS AND MANY AREA RIVERS
AND STREAMS ALREADY NEAR BANK FULL...ANY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
QUICKLY BECOME RUNOFF. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND SOUTHERN AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI THAT ARE GENERALLY EAST OF A
LINE FROM GRAND ISLE TO COVINGTON TO MCCOMB. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES.

$$

LAZ050-071-072-050500-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LIVINGSTON-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
1050 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON STORM IMPACTS.

IF YOU HAVE LOST POWER AND ARE USING A PORTABLE GENERATOR...OBSERVE
ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...
ELECTROCUTION...OR FIRES. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD BE OPERATED
OUTDOORS...IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED PLACE. DO NOT STORE FUEL
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE.

STAY OUT OF FLOODED AREAS AS THE WATER MAY BE CONTAMINATED OR THE
ROAD MIGHT HAVE BEEN WASHED AWAY. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER
LINES TOO.

&&

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED AND SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4PM
CDT MONDAY FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF THE TIDAL LAKES. A WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS
SOUTH OF THE TIDAL LAKES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HIGH
WATER LEVELS IN COASTAL AREAS AS WATER STRUGGLES TO RECEDE. TIDE
LEVELS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL PERSIST IN THE TIDAL LAKES
THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF MONDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4PM CDT MONDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
MONDAY. WITH RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS AND MANY AREA RIVERS
AND STREAMS ALREADY NEAR BANK FULL...ANY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
QUICKLY BECOME RUNOFF. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES HAS DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY FOR AREAS
THAT ARE GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND ISLE TO COVINGTON TO
MCCOMB.

$$

LAZ034>037-046>049-056-057-MSZ068-069-050500-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
WILKINSON-AMITE-
1050 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON STORM IMPACTS.

IF YOU HAVE LOST POWER AND ARE USING A PORTABLE GENERATOR...OBSERVE
ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...
ELECTROCUTION...OR FIRES. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD BE OPERATED
OUTDOORS...IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED PLACE. DO NOT STORE FUEL
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE.

STAY OUT OF FLOODED AREAS AS THE WATER MAY BE CONTAMINATED OR THE
ROAD MIGHT HAVE BEEN WASHED AWAY. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER
LINES TOO.

&&

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED AND SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4PM
CDT MONDAY FOR AREAS NORTH OF THE TIDAL LAKES. A WIND ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE
TIDAL LAKES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
MONDAY. WITH RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS AND MANY AREA RIVERS
AND STREAMS ALREADY NEAR BANK FULL...ANY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
QUICKLY BECOME RUNOFF. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES HAS DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY FOR AREAS
THAT ARE GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND ISLE TO COVINGTON TO
MCCOMB.

$$

95/DM






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