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

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BRUSHING THE LOUISIANA COAST...

.AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.6 WEST OR ABOUT
125 MILES...200 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND
ABOUT 205 MILES...330 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR.  A TURN
TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECT TO OCCUR TONIGHT...AND THE CENTER
OF EDOUARD SHOULD BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY MIDDAY
TOMORROW.  DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...THERE HAS BEEN SOME
ERRATIC MOTION DUE TO REFORMATION OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  EDOUARD HAS NOT STRENGTHENED THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER...IT IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH BY
THE TIME IT REACHES THE COASTLINE DURING THE DAY TOMORROW.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 999 MB...29.50 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 PARISHES.  ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 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 TONIGHT.

GMZ450-452-470-472-060030-
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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-
723 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE WIND FIELD HAS BEEN EXPANDED IN AREA.

...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 PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THE STORM
PASSES.

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 LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE COAST
OUT TO 20 NM BEGINNING THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING INTO
TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 PM.

$$

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

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE INCREASED WITH
THIS ADVISORY. THE STORM TIDES HAVE BEEN RAISED DUE TO THE
INCREASED IN THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

...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...

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...4.5 FEET OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
CALCASIEU PASS...5.0 FEET OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
LAKE CHARLES CIVIC CENTER...3.5 FEET TUESDAY MORNING. RAINBOW
BRIDGE...3.5 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.

SECONDARY ROADS OFF HIGHWAY 82 AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 82 WILL BE
FLOODED WITH DEPTHS AROUND A FOOT DEEP POSSIBLE. FLOODING ALONG
SECTIONS 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 DEPTHS OF 6 INCHES TO A FOOT OF WATER IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHWAY 87 BETWEEN SABINE PASS AND PORT
ARTHUR...ALONG WITH SEVERAL STREETS IN SABINE PASS FLOODED. 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 FROM EAST TO WEST
ACROSS VERMILION AND CAMERON PARISHES. SUSTAINED WINDS 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY MORNING...DECREASING LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

OVER ORANGE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
LATE THIS EVENING WITH 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH
ALONG THE COAST BY LATE TONIGHT. FURTHER INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN
JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTIES WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH STRONGER ON
THE TOP OF HIGH RISE BRIDGES...SUCH AS THE RAINBOW AND VETERAN'S
MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

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.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

BEAUMONT...74 PERCENT.
PORT ARTHUR...75 PERCENT.
SABINE PASS...79 PERCENT.
CAMERON...73 PERCENT.
INTRACOASTAL CITY...58 PERCENT.

...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 3 TO 4 INCHES...
WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 8 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
TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 PM.

$$

GMZ455-475-060030-
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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-
723 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...
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 CONTINUING
INTO LATE THIS EVENING. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL
THE STORM PASSES.

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

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS 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. THESE
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED SHORTLY.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 PM.

$$

LAZ053-054-060030-
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IBERIA-ST. MARY-
723 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

EDOUARD CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH.

...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 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... 3.0 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.
FRESHWATER CANAL...4.0 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.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

MORGAN CITY...38 PERCENT.
NEW IBERIA ...42 PERCENT.

...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 TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 PM.

$$

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CALCASIEU-HARDIN-
723 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO THE
NORTH.

...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...

DUE TO THE LIKELY HOOD OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...THE
CALCASIEU PARISH OEP RECOMMENDS THOSE WHO LIVE IN TRAVEL TRAILERS
AND/OR MOBILE HOMES SOUTH OF I-10 MAY WANT TO CONSIDER MOVING TO
ANOTHER LOCATION...SUCH AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO THE NORTH OF
THIS LOCATION. IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER PLACE TO GO...PLEASE GO TO
THE SHELTER AT THE PURPLE HEART RECREATION CENTER.

ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-10 IN CALCASIEU PARISH AND ACROSS SOUTHERN
HARDIN COUNTY...PERSONS CAN EXPECT THAT MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN
OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE
UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. SOME SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE
FROM TREES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE
UP THE CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL. 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... 4.5 FEET OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. CALCASIEU PASS...5.0 FEET OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. LAKE CHARLES CIVIC CENTER...3.5 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.
RAINBOW BRIDGE...3.5 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.

FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG RIVER ROAD IN NORTH LAKE CHARLES
AND MIMMS ROAD IN WEST LAKE.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE LIKELY
JUST AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY...AND DECREASING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH STRONGER ON THE TOP
OF HIGH RISE BRIDGES...SUCH AS THE I-10 AND I-210 BRIDGE IN LAKE
CHARLES.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

LAKE CHARLES...60 PERCENT.
LUMBERTON...66 PERCENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM MONDAY EVENING TO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 1.5 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 5
INCHES. IF THE RAINFALL OCCURS OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...SOME
FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE IN URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE LATTER THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 PM.

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