[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KLIX 050934
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDUOARD LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
434 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...EDOUARD STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE AS IT APPROACHES THE NORTHWEST
GULF COAST...

.AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND ABOUT 85 MILES EAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 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 NOW NEAR 65 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 THE
TIME ITS CENTER CROSSES THE COAST.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

LAZ059-065>068-051245-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-
434 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND WAS MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 12
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 BUT WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED SOME TIME
THIS MORNING.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND ABOUT 85 MILES EAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 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 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. EDOUARD MAY
STRENGTHEN TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE OF 74 MPH BEFORE ITS CENTER
CROSSES THE COAST.

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

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 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN
IMPROVING STEADILY FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
TODAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES ARE CURRENTLY AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE COAST AND
SHOULD BEGIN TO FALL TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS LATER THIS MORNING.

...WINDS...

SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH MAY BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE THEN DIMINISH TO 15 MPH BY MID-MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 715 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ550-570-051245-
/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-
434 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND WAS MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 12MPH.
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 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND ABOUT 85 MILES EAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 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 NOW AROUND 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
EDOUARD MAY STRENGTHEN TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE BEFORE ITS CENTER
CROSSES THE COAST THIS MORNING.

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

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINE INTERESTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE VENTURING
FROM PORT THIS MORNING. IF AT SEA OR ON RIGS...ENSURE ALL ON
BOARD ARE WEARING APPROVED PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES. WINDS AND
SEAS SHOULD IMPROVE STEADILY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

...WINDS...

OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
MID-MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MID-MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 715 AM CDT.

$$

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