[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KLIX 050409
HLSLIX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1109 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...EDOUARD STRENGTHENS AND TURNS WEST NORTHWESTWARD...

.AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT
105 MILES SOUTH OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 160 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST
OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS
EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE UPPER TEXAS OR SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA COASTS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY.

REPORTS FROM COASTAL DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
EDOUARD IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN...AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR
HURRICANE STRENGTH BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE COASTLINE DURING THE
DAY TOMORROW.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER. SEVERAL ELEVATED OIL RIGS SOUTH OF THE LOUISIANA COAST
HAVE BEEN REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH DURING THE
PAST FEW HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.


LAZ069-050515-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TR.W.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
1109 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS MOVING SLOWLY WEST NORTHWEST AND
CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH. THE THREAT
OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAS ENDED FOR LOWER PLAQUEMINES
PARISH.

$$

LAZ059-065>068-051015-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-
1109 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED ABOUT 105 MILES SOUTH OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND WAS MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 8
MPH. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE WEST TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED
FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF GRAND ISLE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN
LAFOURCHE....TERREBONNE AND LOWER JEFFERSON PARISHES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE WEST TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT
105 MILES SOUTH OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 160 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST
OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS
EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE UPPER TEXAS OR SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA COASTS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY.

REPORTS FROM COASTAL DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
EDOUARD IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN...AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR
HURRICANE STRENGTH BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE COASTLINE DURING THE
DAY TOMORROW.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER. SEVERAL ELEVATED OIL RIGS SOUTH OF THE LOUISIANA COAST
HAVE BEEN REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH DURING THE
PAST FEW HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH IN SQUALLS ALONG
WITH ABOVE NORMAL TIDES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING ALONG THE COAST FROM TERREBONNE TO LOWER JEFFERSON PARISH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES ARE CURRENTLY AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE COAST.
TIDES WILL LIKELY REMAIN 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE
NIGHT AS ONSHORE WINDS CONTINUE. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYOUS AND AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE
HURRICANE PROTECTIONS LEVEES...MAY OCCUR THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS.

...WINDS...

SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 TO 40
MPH IN STRONG SQUALLS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. SEVERAL ELEVATED OIL RIGS SOUTH OF THE LOUISIANA
COAST HAVE BEEN REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH DURING
THE PAST FEW HOURS. GUSTY WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE CAN DOWN POWER
LINES...LARGE TREE LIMBS AND SMALL OR WEAKENED TREES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION OVERNIGHT. BRIEF FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADWAYS MAY RESULT
DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA OVERNIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 130 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ550-570-051015-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1109 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED ABOUT 105 MILES SOUTH OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND WAS MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 8
MPH. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE WEST TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED
FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF GRAND ISLE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE COASTAL
WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WEST OF GRAND ISLE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM GRAD ISLE WEST TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT
105 MILES SOUTH OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 160 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST
OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS
EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE UPPER TEXAS OR SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA COASTS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY.

REPORTS FROM COASTAL DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
EDOUARD IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN...AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR
HURRICANE STRENGTH BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE COASTLINE DURING THE
DAY TOMORROW.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER. SEVERAL ELEVATED OIL RIGS SOUTH OF THE LOUISIANA COAST
HAVE BEEN REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH DURING THE
PAST FEW HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE NIGHT.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 130 AM CDT.

$$




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