[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1044 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...TROPICAL STORM FAY NOW CENTERED OVER WATER IN THE EXTREME
NORTHEAST GULF AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER...

.AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.2 WEST OR ABOUT 50
MILES SOUTH OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA AND ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.

FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...TAKING FAY
NEAR OR OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.

DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT AND DOPPLER RADAR
VELOCITIES INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE SLIGHTLY
INCREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE
IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND FAY IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM INTO SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...
...MAINLY TO THE SOUTH FROM THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY THE
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.


MSZ081-082-230515-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TR.A.1006.080823T0344Z-000000T0000Z/
HARRISON-JACKSON-
1044 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF TALLAHASSEE
FLORIDA AND ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. FAY WAS
MOVING TO THE WEST AT 8 MPH.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI AND
ALABAMA BORDER TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS
WATCH INCLUDES HARRISON AND JACKSON COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1130 PM CDT.

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GMZ555-575-230515-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TR.A.0001.080823T0344Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1044 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF TALLAHASSEE
FLORIDA AND ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. FAY WAS
MOVING TO THE WEST AT 7 KNOTS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI AND
ALABAMA BORDER TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1130 PM CDT.

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LAZ069-070-MSZ080-230515-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TR.A.1006.080823T0344Z-000000T0000Z/
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-HANCOCK-
1044 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF TALLAHASSEE
FLORIDA AND ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI AND
ALABAMA BORDER TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. FAY WAS
MOVING TO THE WEST AT 8 MPH. THIS WATCH INCLUDES LOWER
PLAQUEMINES AND LOWER ST. BERNARD PARISHES IN LOUISIANA AND
HANCOCK COUNTY IN MISSISSIPPI.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1130 PM CDT.


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