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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1036 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...

.AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST OR
ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH. A TURN TO THE WEST-
NORTHWEST WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON
MONDAY...WITH A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON
TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO
BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TOMORROW...AND EDOUARD COULD BE
NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING THE COASTLINE.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB.

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW.

EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LOUISIANA COAST. TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAZ069-050345-
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LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
1036 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF
MISSISSIPPI RIVER WEST 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 COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST BANK OF
PLAQUEMINES PARISH.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. EDOUARD IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST
WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...WITH A
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. BY
TUESDAY MORNING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY NEAR
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TOMORROW...AND EDOUARD COULD BE
NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT REACHES THE UPPER TEXAS OR
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COASTLINE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR GUSTY WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. TAKE ACTION TO
SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN ALSO DOWN POWER
LINES...TREE LIMBS AND SMALL OR WEAKENED TREES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS AND ROADWAYS OUTSIDE OF THE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES MAY
OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...35 TO 45 MPH MONDAY MORNING.

...RAINFALL...

RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED
AREAS. MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE MAY BE POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AROUND 130 AM CDT.

$$

LAZ059-065>068-050345-
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UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-
1036 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI
RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. EDOUARD IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST
WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...WITH A
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. BY
TUESDAY MORNING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY NEAR
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TOMORROW...AND EDOUARD COULD BE
NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT REACHES THE UPPER TEXAS OR
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COASTLINE.


...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NEAR THE COAST...SHOULD PREPARE
FOR GUSTY WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH
WINDS CAN ALSO DOWN POWER LINES...TREE LIMBS AND SMALL OR WEAKENED
TREES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES WILL INCREASE TO 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING AS WINDS BECOME MORE ONSHORE.
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG
BAYOUS AND AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE HURRICANE PROTECTIONS LEVEES...MAY
OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
35 TO 45 MPH BY MONDAY.

...RAINFALL...

RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED
AREAS. MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE MAY BE POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AROUND 130 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ550-570-575-050345-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1036 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY OUT 60 NM AND FROM
PASCAGOULA TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. EDOUARD IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST
WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...WITH A
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. BY
TUESDAY MORNING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY NEAR
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TOMORROW...AND EDOUARD COULD BE
NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT REACHES THE UPPER TEXAS OR
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COASTLINE.


...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOP TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FEET IN SOME AREAS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES WILL INCREASE TO 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT AND
MONDAY AS THE WINDS BECOME ONSHORE.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 50
KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AROUND 130 AM CDT.

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