[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1200 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 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.


MSZ081-082-230900-
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HARRISON-JACKSON-
1200 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

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

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN
HARRISON AND JACKSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THE ALABAMA AND
MISSISSIPPI BORDER TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN HARRISON AND JACKSON COUNTIES SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ALONG
WITH ABOVE NORMAL TIDES DEVELOPING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM EARLY
SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN COASTAL AREAS FROM EARLY SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ555-575-230900-
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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-
1200 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS 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. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
THE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI BORDER TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER AND OUT 60 NM.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI
BORDER TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND OUT 60 NM.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
KNOTS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2 AM CDT.

$$

LAZ069-070-MSZ080-230900-
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LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-HANCOCK-
1200 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

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

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND LOWER ST. BERNARD AND
LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN HANCOCK COUNTY AND LOWER ST. BERNARD AND LOWER
PLAQUEMINES PARISHES SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG
GUSTY WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TIDES DEVELOPING DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN COASTAL AREAS FROM SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2 AM CDT.

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