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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM KAREN LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
431 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...KAREN IS STILL A TROPICAL STORM...
...KAREN WILL AFFECT EXTREME SOUTHEAST COASTAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION AND WARNINGS AND WATCHES.

.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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER PLAQUEMINES AND LOWER ST. BERNARD.

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

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KAREN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.1N...LONGITUDE 91.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LA...OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
GULFPORT MS. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 2 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST COASTAL
LOUISIANA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. THE TROPICAL STORM
WATCH FOR THE NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND
MAUREPAS...LAKE BORGNE...MISSISSIPPI SOUND AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI
HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING WEST OF GRAND ISLE
TO MORGAN CITY HAS BEEN CANCELED.


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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY
FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. 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 8 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

LAZ068>070-060545-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
431 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 KAREN APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD
MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR
FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.


...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM KAREN APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO
THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 1 TO
3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING
INCLUDE EAST AND SOUTH FACING SHORELINES OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE
PROTECTION LEVEES. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TODAY
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FLOODING OF NON ELEVATED STRUCTURES OR THOSE
BUILT ON SLABS IS POSSIBLE...BUT THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE FLOODING
ROADS ALONG THE COAST...BAYOUS...BAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
INLAND FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED.

$$

LAZ056-059-065>067-052245-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TR.W.1012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ASSUMPTION-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-
431 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

LAZ040-049-050-057-058-060>064-072-052245-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TR.A.1012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. TAMMANY-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
431 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

$$

MSZ080>082-052245-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TR.A.1012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
431 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

$$

GMZ538-550-552-555-570-572-575-577-060545-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BRETON SOUND-
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 BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 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-
431 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 KAREN APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BE IN THE 30 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE UP 7 TO 10 FEET...MAINLY IN THE OUTER WATERS.

$$

GMZ536-557-060545-
/O.UPG.KLIX.TR.A.1012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLIX.TR.W.1012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHANDELEUR SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM-
431 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 KAREN APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BE IN THE 30 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE UP TO 6 FEET.

$$

GMZ532-534-052245-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TR.A.1012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MISSISSIPPI SOUND-LAKE BORGNE-
431 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

$$

GMZ530-052245-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TR.A.1012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
431 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

$$






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