[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
224 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...ISAAC WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...LIFE-THREATENING HAZARDS
FROM STORM SURGE AND INLAND FLOODING ARE STILL OCCURRING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE ISAAC HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.

.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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...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...NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA...PEARL
RIVER...HANCOCK...HARRISON AND JACKSON.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
POINTE COUPEE...WEST FELICIANA...EAST FELICIANA...ST. HELENA...
IBERVILLE...WEST BATON ROUGE...EAST BATON ROUGE...WILKINSON...
AMITE...PIKE AND WALTHALL.

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

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.8N...LONGITUDE 90.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 40 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LA...OR ABOUT 120 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GULFPORT MS. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES
AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE ISAAC HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM. EVEN THOUGH
ISAAC IS NO LONGER A HURRICANE...LIFE-THREATENING HAZARDS FROM
STORM SURGE AND INLAND FLOODING ARE STILL OCCURRING.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS AROUND 5 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

LAZ069-070-300730-
/O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
224 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

LAZ058>068-300730-
/O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-
ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
224 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

LAZ040-050-072-300730-
/O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. TAMMANY-LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
224 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

MSZ080>082-300730-
/O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
224 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

LAZ049-056-057-300730-
/O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
224 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

LAZ039-071-MSZ077-300730-
/O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-PEARL RIVER-
224 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

LAZ034>037-046>048-MSZ068>071-300730-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-
224 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY
AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. A WIND GUST TO 52 MPH WAS RECENTLY
REPORTED AT BATON ROUGE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
AS RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

$$

GMZ550-552-570-572-300730-
/O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-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-
224 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

GMZ532-534-536-538-555-557-575-577-300730-
/O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
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-
224 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

GMZ530-300730-
/O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
224 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$





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