[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Sat Aug 23 13:42:59 CDT 2008
WTUS84 KLIX 231842
HLSLIX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
142 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVING WEST ACROSS FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
AT 100 PM THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS ESTIMATED BY
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR
LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.9 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES EAST OF
PENSACOLA FLORIDA.AT 100 PM THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS
FAY HAS BEEN MOVING ON A GENERAL WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK
NEAR 8 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT
DAY OR TWO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...FAY WILL BE MOVING OVER 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. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TODAY BUT A GRADUAL
WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN SOON IF THE CENTER REMAINS OVER LAND.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES FROM THE
CENTER MAINLY OVER WATER SOUTH OF THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.
LAZ069-070-MSZ080>082-240045-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
142 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS ESTIMATED BY
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR
LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.9 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES EAST OF
PENSACOLA FLORIDA.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN THE FOLLOWING
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA PARISHES. LOWER PLAQUEMINES AND ST
BERNARD...AND THE MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES OF
HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT IN ADDITION TO THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF PLAQUEMINES AND ST BERNARD
PARISHES SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS
OF TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TIDES
DEVELOPING SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. IN ADDITION
...HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NORTHERLY FLOW LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL KEEP TIDES AT NEAR
NORMAL LEVELS THROUGH TONIGHT. AS FAY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION ON
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AND
TIDES MAY RISE TO 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
HIGH TIDES MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADWAYS ALONG THE
COAST AND OUTSIDE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES.
...WINDS...
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUST IN SQUALLS MAY OCCUR AS
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY PASSES ACROSS THE AREA LATE
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WEAK TREE BRANCHES MAY SNAP. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MOVE SECURE ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE...INDOORS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
COAST THEN SPREAD WEST INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ON SUNDAY. THE
THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS
SEVERAL DAY PERIOD...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
COAST POTENTIALLY REACHING 6 TO 12 INCHES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE THREAT OF FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAINFALL.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AROUND 430 PM CDT.
$$
GMZ555-575-240045-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
142 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS ESTIMATED BY
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR
LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.9 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES EAST OF
PENSACOLA FLORIDA.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINERS IN THE COASTAL
WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE EXPECTED DEVELOPMENT OF TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AROUND 430 PM CDT.
$$
LAZ038-040-058-060>064-068-240045-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.A.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. CHARLES-
UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-
LOWER JEFFERSON-
142 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS ESTIMATED BY
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR
LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.9 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES EAST OF
PENSACOLA FLORIDA.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA AND THE NORTHSHORE
AREA.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA INCLUDING THE METRO NEW ORLEANS AREA
SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TIDES DEVELOPING
SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES AROUND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
...WINDS...
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUST IN SQUALLS MAY OCCUR AS
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY PASSES ACROSS THE AREA LATE
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WEAK TREE BRANCHES MAY SNAP. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MOVE SECURE ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE...INDOORS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY DEVELOP SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE THREAT OF FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAINFALL.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 430 PM CDT.
$$
GMZ530-550-570-LAZ050-240045-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.A.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-LIVINGSTON-
142 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS ESTIMATED BY
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR
LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.9 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES EAST OF
PENSACOLA FLORIDA.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINERS IN THE
COASTAL WATERS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH WINDS OF 35 TO
45 KNOTS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 430 PM CDT.
$$
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