[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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Mon Aug 4 05:19:41 CDT 2008


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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
519 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...EDOUARD CONTINUES WESTWARD WHILE BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED...

.AT 400 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT
185 MILES...300 KM...SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND ABOUT
295 MILES...475 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR.  A TURN
TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TODAY...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...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS...AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE
REACHING THE COASTLINE.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.


LAZ053-051030-
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IBERIA-
519 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINLY AFFECT COASTAL
AREAS. THEREFORE...THE TROPICAL STORM INLAND WIND WARNING IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...MAINLY IN GUSTS FROM SQUALLS.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO
HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES
COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING
MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

HIGH TIDE AT VERMILION BAY ON MONDAY IS AT 6:36 PM CDT AND AT 7:31
AM CDT ON TUESDAY MORNING. WATER MAY APPROACH SOME OF THE ROADS
SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TODAY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS OVER TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY MONDAY
EVENING INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED INLAND WITH 2
TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE COAST. SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW
LYING URBAN AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE IF THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FALL
IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT IN SOME OF THE OUTER RAIN BANDS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 8 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ450-470-051030-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
519 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT AS TROPICAL FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
BEGINNING BY MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.

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

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT WITH
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 8 AM CDT.

$$

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CAMERON-JEFFERSON-
519 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF CAMERON
PARISH AND JEFFERSON COUNTY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR POSSIBLE
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO
HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES
COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

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

HIGH TIDE IN CAMERON ON MONDAY IS AT 4:54 PM CDT AND AT 5:49 AM ON
TUESDAY MORNING. SECONDARY ROADS OFF HIGHWAY 82 AND LOW SPOTS IN
HIGHWAY 82 MAY BEGIN TO HAVE MINOR FLOODING TONIGHT...WITH SOME
MINOR BACKWATER FLOODING ALONG A SMALL SECTION OF MAIN STREET IN
FRONT OF THE CAMERON COURTHOUSE. WATER LEVELS COULD BE HIGHER IF
EDOUARD STRENGTHENS OR MOVES FURTHER TO THE NORTH.


HIGH TIDE IN SABINE PASS ON MONDAY IS AT 5:50 PM CDT AND AT 6:45
AM CDT ON TUESDAY MORNING. STARTING THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING...SOME
FLOODING WITH AROUND 6 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS HIGHWAY 87 BETWEEN SABINE
PASS AND PORT ARTHUR...ALONG WITH SEVERAL STREETS IN SABINE PASS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS HAS BEEN RECORED WITH SIMILAR WATER LEVELS
IN THE PAST. WATER LEVELS COULD BE HIGHER IF EDOUARD STRENGTHENS
OR MOVES FURTHER TO THE NORTH.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE ON MONDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF
40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE COAST. HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IF EDOUARD
STRENGTHENS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS. SOME
FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING URBAN AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE IF
THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.


...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY
NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 8 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ452-472-051030-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
519 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND
EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
BEGINNING BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

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

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT WITH
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 8 AM CDT.

$$

LAZ052-051030-
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VERMILION-
519 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND
EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...MAINLY IN GUSTS FROM SQUALLS.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO
HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES
COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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


...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING
MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

HIGH TIDE AT VERMILION BAY ON MONDAY IS AT 6:36 PM CDT AND AT 7:31
AM CDT ON TUESDAY MORNING. WATER MAY APPROACH SOME OF THE ROADS
SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TODAY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS OVER TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY MONDAY
EVENING INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED INLAND WITH 2
TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE COAST. SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW
LYING URBAN AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE IF THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FALL
IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT IN SOME OF THE OUTER RAIN BANDS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 8 AM CDT.


$$

GMZ455-475-051030-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-
519 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND
EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
BEGINNING BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY EVENING.

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


...WINDS...

WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TODAY WITH GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE DURING MONDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL
BEGIN BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 8 AM CDT.

$$

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ST. MARY-
519 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND
EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...MAINLY IN GUSTS FROM SQUALLS.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO
HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES
COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING
MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

HIGH TIDE AT VERMILION BAY ON MONDAY IS AT 6:36 PM CDT AND AT 7:31
AM CDT ON TUESDAY MORNING. WATER MAY APPROACH SOME OF THE ROADS
SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TODAY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS OVER TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY MONDAY
EVENING INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED INLAND WITH 2
TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE COAST. SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW
LYING URBAN AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE IF THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FALL
IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT IN SOME OF THE OUTER RAIN BANDS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 8 AM CDT.

$$

RUA






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