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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
157 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

AT 100 AM CDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.8 WEST OR ABOUT 90
MILES...145 KM...SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND ABOUT 120
MILES...190 KM...EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.  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...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  EDOUARD IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN...AND IT IS EXPECTED TO
BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE COASTLINE
LATER TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.  SOME ELEVATED OIL RIGS SOUTH OF THE LOUISIANA
COAST HAVE BEEN REPORTING WINDS GUSTS OF NEAR HURRICANE FORCE DURING
THE PAST FEW HOURS.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS 997 MB...29.44 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 TODAY.

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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-
157 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

EDOUARD HAS SHOWN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AS WELL AS A SLIGHT
DEEPENING OF CENTRAL PRESSURE.

...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 HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. 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 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS CAN BE
EXPECTED FROM THE COAST OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES OVERNIGHT.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS TO INCREASE 50 TO 55 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
65 KNOTS FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM TUESDAY.

$$

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CAMERON-VERMILION-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
157 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

EDOUARD HAS SHOWN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AS WELL AS A SLIGHT
DEEPENING OF CENTRAL PRESSURE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
CAMERON AND VERMILION PARISHES, JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTIES.

...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
CHENAULT 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 3 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WATER LEVELS BELOW ARE BASED ON A STRONG TROPICAL
STORM. BELOW IS A TABLE OF HIGHEST EXPECTED WATER LEVELS NEAR THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDES:

SABINE PASS NORTH...4.5 TO 5.0 FEET
CALCASIEU PASS...5.0 TO 5.5 FEET
LAKE CHARLES CIVIC CENTER...3.0 TO 3.5 FEET
RAINBOW BRIDGE...3.5 TO 4.0 FEET

PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 82...AS WELL AS SECONDARY ROADS...WILL BE
FLOODED WITH DEPTHS OF 6 INCHES TO A FOOT DEEP. 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 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...

FOR COASTAL VERMILION PARISH...EXPECT 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...
DIMINISHING AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

FOR CAMERON PARISH...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ALONG THE COAST.

OVER SOUTHERN ORANGE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THIS MORNING ALONG THE
COAST. FURTHER INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND ORANGE
COUNTIES WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS 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 THIS 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...79 PERCENT.
SABINE PASS...82 PERCENT.
CAMERON...77 PERCENT.
INTRACOASTAL CITY...54 PERCENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

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

FOR JEFFERSON...AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM MIDNIGHT TO
EARLY THIS 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 WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS INTO
TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM TUESDAY.

$$

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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-
157 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

EDOUARD HAS SHOWN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AS WELL AS A SLIGHT
DEEPENING OF CENTRAL PRESSURE.

...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 HAVE COMPLETED PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS. 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...

FROM THE COAST OUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO
40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING NOW...AND CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF THE COAST...SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 45 TO 50 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WHICH ARE OCCURRING
NOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MORNING.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM TUESDAY.

$$

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IBERIA-ST. MARY-
157 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

EDOUARD IS NOW SOUTHWEST OF IBERIA AND ST. MARY PARISHES...WITH THE
HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED NOW THROUGH SUNRISE TUESDAY...WITH
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...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 NEAR THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDES:

CYPREMONT POINT...3.0 FEET
FRESHWATER CANAL...4.0 FEET

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

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH...
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY...CAN BE EXPECTED
NOW THROUGH SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

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

MORGAN CITY...26 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 WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS
OVERNIGHT INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM TUESDAY.

$$

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CALCASIEU-HARDIN-
157 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

RAIN BANDS ARE MOVING INTO CALCASIEU PARISH AND SHOULD MOVE INTO
HARDIN COUNTY AROUND 3 AM.

EDOUARD HAS SHOWN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AS WELL AS A
SLIGHT DEEPENING OF CENTRAL PRESSURE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
CALCASIEU PARISH AND HARDIN COUNTY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...THE
CALCASIEU PARISH OEP RECOMMENDS THOSE WHO LIVE IN TRAVEL TRAILERS
AND/OR MOBILE HOMES WITHOUT TIE DOWNS 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 NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDES:

SABINE PASS NORTH...4.5 TO 5.0 FEET
CALCASIEU PASS...5.0 TO 5.5 FEET
LAKE CHARLES CIVIC CENTER...3.0 TO 3.5 FEET
RAINBOW BRIDGE...3.5 TO 4.0 FEET

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

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE LIKELY
JUST AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING...AND DIMINISHING BY THIS 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...58 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.

DUE TO THE TIDAL SURGE UP THE CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL...SOME MINOR
FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE LOWER CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR LAKE
CHARLES. AT THE SALT WATER BARRIER...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO
RISE TO NEAR 4 FEET BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FLOOD STAGE AT THE
SALT WATER BARRIER IS 4 FEET. MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
RIVER ROAD IN NORTH LAKE CHARLES AND ON MIMMS ROAD IN WEST LAKE.

AT OLD TOWN BAY THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO AROUND 4 FEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. AT 4 FEET MINOR
FLOODING OF GOOS FERRY ROAD CAN BE EXPECTED.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS OVERNIGHT
INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM TUESDAY.

$$

SWEENEY/RUA/MARCOTTE/SNAVELY

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