[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDUOARD LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
138 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...RAIN BANDS WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SPREADING OVER THE
COAST OF LOUISIANA...

.AT 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.8 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND ABOUT 120 MILES EAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE UPPER TEXAS OR
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COASTS BY MIDDAY TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 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 BY MIDDAY TODAY.

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 NEAR HURRICANE FORCE DURING
THE PAST FEW HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

LAZ059-065>068-051045-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-
138 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND WAS MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE WEST TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY.

...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 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.8 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND ABOUT 120 MILES EAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE UPPER TEXAS OR
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COASTS BY MIDDAY TODAY.

REPORTS FROM COASTAL DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE AROUND 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
TODAY.

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 NEAR HURRICANE FORCE DURING
THE PAST FEW HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 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 TONIGHT.

...WINDS...

SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 TO 40
MPH IN STRONG SQUALLS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.
SEVERAL ELEVATED OIL RIGS SOUTH OF THE LOUISIANA COAST HAVE BEEN
REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE 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 AS OUTER BANDS MOVE ONSHORE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 430 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ550-570-051045-
/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-
138 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND WAS MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE WEST TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY.

...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 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.8 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND ABOUT 120 MILES EAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE UPPER TEXAS OR
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COASTS BY MIDDAY TODAY.

REPORTS FROM COASTAL DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE AROUND 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
TODAY.

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 NEAR HURRICANE FORCE DURING
THE PAST FEW HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINE INTERESTS ARE URGED TO NOT VENTURE FROM PORT UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF AT SEA OR ON RIGS...ENSURE ALL ON BOARD ARE
WEARING APPROVED PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES AND MINIMIZE EXPOSURE
TO THE HIGH WINDS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO MINIMAL HURRICANE FORCE...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ABOVE THE WATER.

...WATERSPOUTS...

WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER SOME OF
THE SPIRAL OUTER BANDS LOCATED WELL AWAY FROM THE CENTER.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 430 AM CDT.

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