[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
444 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...ISAAC CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...
NEW WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THE COAST OF LOUISIANA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LAFAYETTE...UPPER ST. MARTIN...
VERMILION...IBERIA...ST. MARY AND LOWER ST. MARTIN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO WATERS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...AVOYELLES...ST. LANDRY.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
VERNON...RAPIDES...BEAUREGARD...ALLEN...EVANGELINE...CALCASIEU...
JEFFERSON DAVIS...ACADIA...WEST CAMERON AND EAST CAMERON.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO WATERS AND ADJACENT COASTAL LAKES AND
BAYS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE
PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS
PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR
THEIR AREA.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.2N...LONGITUDE 84.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 640 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAMERON LA...OR ABOUT 520 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF MORGAN CITY LA. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL
FOLLOW SHORTLY.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME
READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION
FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN
TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE
TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN
FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO
THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT
DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

GMZ435-455-475-LAZ044-045-052>055-280945-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TR.W.1009.120827T0944Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.HU.A.1009.120827T0944Z-000000T0000Z/
VERMILION BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-
444 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

GMZ432-452-472-LAZ027-028-030>032-041>043-073-074-280945-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TR.A.1009.120827T0944Z-000000T0000Z/
CALCASIEU LAKE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
VERNON-RAPIDES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-CALCASIEU-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-
444 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

LAZ029-033-280945-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TR.W.1009.120827T0944Z-000000T0000Z/
AVOYELLES-ST. LANDRY-
444 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

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