[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
419 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...HURRICANE KATRINA CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER
INLAND...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN AND FROM THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER EASTWARD
TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER...

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

...WATCHES/WARNING...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME..

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4PM...THE CENTER OF MAJOR HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 30 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAUREL MISSISSIPPI.

KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 18 MPH.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA
IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS
THE CIRCULATION INTERACTS WITH LAND THIS AFTERNOON.

KATRINA REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS LIVING EAST OF I-49 AND SOUTH OF I-10 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
FALLEN TREES AND POWERLINES THIS EVENING. FALLEN POWER LINES COULD
STILL BE LIVE AND POSE A THREAT TO ANYONE IN THE AREA.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES SHOULD RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WIND HAVE LOWERED TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS ALL OF THE
REGION. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR HURRICANE KATRINA BY
THE LAKE CHARLES WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE.

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