[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
619 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2004

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN RE-DEVELOPED...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO SARGENT TEXAS INCLUDING HIGH ISLAND TEXAS TO
MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO JEFFERSON...ORANGE...IBERIA...VERMILION...
SAINT MARY...IBERIA...CAMERON...AND SAINT MARTIN PARISHES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON AND ORANGE
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IBERIA...VERMILION...SAINT MARY...
IBERIA...CAMERON...AND SAINT MARTIN PARISHES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 6 PM CDT...IVAN WAS LOCATED AT 26.9 NORTH...89.3 WEST...WHICH IS
224 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA...311 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CAMERON LOUISIANA...AND 336 MILES OF SOUTHEAST OF SABINE PASS
TEXAS.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN WAS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 14
MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON
THIS FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IVAN IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
UPPER TEXAS COAST NEAR GALVESTON TEXAS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY TO
THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS AND IVAN WILL LIKELY REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH
BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS NEAR THE COAST SHOULD BE ALERT TO COASTAL FLOODING
...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. DANGEROUS
SURF AND CURRENTS WILL OCCUR.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE AND TIDAL VALUES WILL RUN BETWEEN 2 AND A HALF AND 3 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL. THIS MEANS OVERALL WATER LEVELS WILL FLUCTUATE
BETWEEN 5 AND 6 FEET THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THURSDAY ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SABINE PASS... 2.3 FEET AT 2:18 AM
VERMILION BAY...2.3 FEET AT 2:35 AM
CAMERON...2.9 FEET AT 1:22 AM

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER
SOUTHEAST TEXAS. TWO TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA WITH 1 TO 3 OF RAIN OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
THE EXACT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON THE TRACK AND
SPEED OF IVAN.

...WIND IMPACTS...
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT WITH SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET LIKELY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
WITH SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET. OVERLAND...WINDS SHOULD BE EASTERLY NEAR
10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

...RIVERS...
MAJOR RIVER FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN WILL BE ISSUED BY 10
PM.

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WILEY
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