[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KLIX 231037
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
537 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

...TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVING WESTWARD ALONG THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...

.AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.9 WEST OR OVER THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
AND ABOUT 50 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA.

FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...FAY WILL BE NEAR OR OVER THE GULF COAST OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND TONIGHT... AND NEAR OR OVER
THE GULF COAST OF MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA ON SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48
HOURS...AND FAY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM INTO
SUNDAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 29.44 INCHES.

MSZ080>082-241045-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
537 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WAS UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR HANCOCK...
HARRISON...AND JACKSON COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI.

TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE
84.9 WEST OR OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH-
NORTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 50 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA. FAY WAS MOVING TO THE WEST AT
ABOUT 7 MPH.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL COUNTIES OF MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI AND
ALABAMA STATE LINE TO THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS SAME AREA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF MISSISSIPPI 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 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM EARLY
SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER THE STORM MOVES TO THE WEST OF
THE AREA AND WINDS TURN TO THE SOUTH.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THE
CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY PASSES ACROSS THE AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 8 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ555-575-241045-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-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-
537 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WAS UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE
84.9 WEST OR OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH-
NORTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 50 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA. FAY WAS MOVING TO THE WEST AT
ABOUT 6 KNOTS.

...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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS EAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
KNOTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 8 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ530-550-570-LAZ038-040-050-058-060>064-068>070-241045-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.A.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
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-TANGIPAHOA-
ST. TAMMANY-LIVINGSTON-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. CHARLES-
UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-
LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
537 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE METRO NEW ORLEANS
AREA...INCLUDING THE PARISHES SURROUNDING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND
FOR GRAND ISLE...AND FOR THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN GRAND ISLE AND
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE
84.9 WEST OR OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH-
NORTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 50 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA. FAY WAS MOVING TO THE WEST AT
ABOUT 7 MPH.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
METRO NEW ORLEANS...INCLUDING THE PARISHES SURROUNDING LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN THROUGH GRAND ISLE AND THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA FROM THE MOUTH
OF THE PEARL RIVER TO GRAND ISLE...LOUISIANA...INCLUDING METRO NEW
ORLEANS...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...AND THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN
GRAND ISLE AND THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN METRO NEW ORLEANS...INCLUDING THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN...GRAND ISLE...AND BOOTHVILLE...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 INTO
MONDAY.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ON
THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND COASTAL AREAS OF ORLEANS
AND ST BERNARD PARISHES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 8 AM CDT.

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