[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
715 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2005

...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING
PARISHES...ACADIA...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE...LOWER SAINT MARTIN...SAINT
MARY...UPPER SAINT MARTIN...AND VERMILION...

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM
CINDY IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY
LOUISIANA TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LOUISIANA COAST
FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 200 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS POSITION
WAS ABOUT 230 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA.

CINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS TRACK
WOULD BRING CINDY NEAR THE LOUISIANA COAST TUESDAY NIGHT OR
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED BEFORE LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES TO THE
NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WINDS GREATER THAN 39 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA BY TONIGHT. RESIDENTS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL
LOUISIANA SHOULD TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR RISING
TIDES...INCREASING WINDS...AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPING
TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING NEAR NORMAL AROUND THE VERMILION BAY
AREA WITH ONSHORE FLOW. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 2 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL THIS EVENING IN THE WARNING AREA FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF
TIME AND THEN RAPIDLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT AS WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE.

AT SOUTHWEST PASS...THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE AT 10:02 PM. THE NEXT
HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT 7:10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY EVENING
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE STORM APPROACHES THE COAST.  RAINS OF
1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNING AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY.
WINDS COULD INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH NEAR THE COAST
TONIGHT.

...RIVERS...
ALL RIVERS ARE WELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT THIS TIME.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AROUND 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING.

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WILEY


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