[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE KATRINA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1041 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2005

...A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA
EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND
A HURRICANE WATCH HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM WEST OF MORGAN CITY TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA.

...AREAS AFFECTED IN SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE RESIDENTS IN
VERMILION...IBERIA...SAINT MARY...AND LOWER SAINT MARTIN PARISHES...

...WATCHES/WARNING...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA
EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS
THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PREPARATION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM
WEST OF MORGAN CITY TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY
WITHIN 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
25.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.2 WEST OR ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA.

KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. A GRADUAL
TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND KATRINA
COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON SUNDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES FROM THE CENTER
AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 939 MB...27.73 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDENESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA NEED TO PREPARE FOR THE
POTENTIAL LANDFALL OF A MAJOR HURRICANE MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF OF DAMAGING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...HIGH STORM SURGE
AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
NO TORNADO THREAT AT THIS TIME...

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO COAST AS A MAJOR HURRICANE. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT
TRACK...STORM SURGE OF 6 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IS POSSIBLE ALONG
THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING ABOUT ONE HALF FOOT ABOVE NORMAL.

...RAINFALL...SQUALLS AND HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA UNTIL LATE SUNDAY AND WILL CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH SHOULD
CONTINUE OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN INCREASE
SUNDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD COASTAL
PARISHES ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA SUNDAY NIGHT WITH POSSIBLE
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EAST OF MORGAN CITY BY MONDAY MORNING AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BETWEEN WEST OF MORGAN CITY TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 2AM...

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WILEY
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