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

...OUTER RAINBANDS OF EDOUARD AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE LOUISIANA
COAST...

.AT 100 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.0 WEST OR ABOUT
145 MILES...230 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND
ABOUT 240 MILES...390 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...
13 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF
EDOUARD WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA BY TUESDAY MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING
THE COASTLINE.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.

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

EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
5 INCHES IN SOME LOUISIANA COASTAL COUNTIES AND SOUTHEASTERN
TEXAS. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
208 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

EDOUARD STILL MOVING WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO INTRACOASTAL CITY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON 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.

...SEAS...

STEEP SEAS FROM 7 TO 10 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE COAST OUT
TO 20 NM BEGINNING THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE
BEGINNING THIS EVENING.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING INTO
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 PM CDT.


$$

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CAMERON-VERMILION-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
208 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

STORM TIDE INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCREASE THE VALUES SLIGHTLY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL PARISHES OF CAMERON AND VERMILION AND THE COASTAL COUNTY
OF JEFFERSON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CAMERON OEP HAS ORDERED AN EVACUATION FOR RESIDENTS OF LOWER
CAMERON PARISH. A SHELTER WILL BE SET UP AT THE PURPLE HEART
RECREATION CENTER...AT 4305 AVENUE H IN LAKE CHARLES NEAR
CHENNAULT AIRPORT.

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 AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THE WATER LEVELS BELOW ARE BASED ON A STRONG TROPICAL STORM. BELOW
IS A TABLE OF HIGHEST EXPECTED WATER LEVELS FACTORING IN THE
COMBINED EFFECTS OF STORM SURGE AND TIDES.

SABINE PASS NORTH... 3.5 FEET OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
CALCASIEU PASS... 4.0 FEET OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
LAKE CHARLES CIVIC CENTER... 2.5 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.
RAINBOW BRIDGE... 1.5 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.

SECONDARY ROADS OFF HIGHWAY 82 AND LOW SPOTS IN HIGHWAY 82 MAY
BEGIN TO HAVE MINOR FLOODING TONIGHT. SOME MINOR BACKWATER
FLOODING ALONG A SMALL SECTION OF MAIN STREET IN FRONT OF THE
CAMERON COURTHOUSE CAN BE EXPECTED. WATER LEVELS COULD BE HIGHER IF EDOUARD
STRENGTHENS OR MOVES FURTHER TO THE NORTH THAN EXPECTED.

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. WATER LEVELS COULD BE HIGHER IF
EDOUARD STRENGTHENS OR MOVES FURTHER TO THE NORTH THAN EXPECTED.

ELSEWHERE...WATER MAY APPROACH SOME OF THE ROADS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL
WATERWAY.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM OVERNIGHT MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY MORNING...DECREASING LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WEST OF CAMERON
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IF EDOUARD STRENGTHENS AND MOVES SLIGHTLY TO THE NORTH
OF THE PREDICTED PATH.

...INLAND FLOODING...

FOR CAMERON AND VERMILION...AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM
THIS EVENING TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 2 INCHES...
WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 5 INCHES.

FOR JEFFERSON...AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM MIDNIGHT
TUESDAY TO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING WILL BE AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES.

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 AROUND 5 PM CDT.

$$

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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-
208 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

EDOUARD STILL MOVING WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

...SEAS...

STEEP SEAS FROM 7 TO 10 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
FROM THE COAST OUT TO 20 NM. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 PM CDT.

$$

LAZ053-054-050715-
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IBERIA-ST. MARY-
208 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

EDOUARD MOVING WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL PARISHES OF IBERIA AND SAINT MARY.

...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 AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
BELOW IS A TABLE OF HIGHEST EXPECTED WATER LEVELS FACTORING IN THE
COMBINED EFFECTS OF STORM SURGE AND TIDES.

CYPREMONT POINT... 2.0 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.
FRESHWATER CANAL...3.0 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.

WATER MAY APPROACH SOME OF THE ROADS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL
WATERWAY.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH...
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TONIGHT TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON
WILL BE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 4 INCHES.

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.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 PM CDT.

$$

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