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WTUS84 KJAN 311029
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
529 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE GUSTAV MOVES TOWARDS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...

.AT 400 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES...
680 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY.  ON THIS
TRACK...GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO
TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 125 MPH...205
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.  SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT
GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES..

LAZ023>026-MSZ059>062-011030-
/O.NEW.KJAN.HI.A.0001.080901T2100Z-080903T0000Z/
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
529 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENTS COVERS AREAS IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING MISSISSIPPI
COUNTIES...ADAMS...FRANKLIN...AND LINCOLN.

A HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOUISIANA
PARISHES...CATAHOULA...CONCORDIA...FRANKLIN...JEFFERSON...AND TENSAS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES...
680 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY.  ON THIS
TRACK...GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO
TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 125 MPH...205
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.  SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT
GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD ALREADY BE UNDERTAKING PREPARATIONS FOR PROTECTING
LIFE AND PROPERTY. SECURE OBJECTS OUTSIDE THAT ARE TOO LARGE TO BRING
INDOORS.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA IN THE
AFTERNOON MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON APPROACHING HURRICANE FORCE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THESE WINDS SHOULD PERSISTS INTO TUESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS
GUSTAV MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD
BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY PROVIDING A PROLONGED RAIN THREAT TO
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS AT THIS TIME LOOK LIKE
THERE COULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER
THAN 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...

THE WILL BE A RISK OF TORNADOES AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM GUSTAV
MOVE OVER THE AREA. THE RISK WILL INCREASE OVER AREAS THAT WILL BE
ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORM WHICH WILL BE LATE MONDAY AND INTO
TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 730 AM CDT.

$$

MSZ063>065-072>074-011030-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TI.A.0001.080901T1200Z-080903T0000Z/
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
529 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS WATCH COVERS ARES IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
COVINGTON...FORREST...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAMAR...LAWRENCE...MARION.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES...
680 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY.  ON THIS
TRACK...GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO
TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 125 MPH...205
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.  SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT
GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD ALREADY BE UNDERTAKING PREPARATIONS FOR PROTECTING
LIFE AND PROPERTY. SECURE OBJECTS OUTSIDE THAT ARE TOO LARGE TO BRING
INDOORS.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL
INITIALLY BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST BEFORE VEERING TO THE EAST AND
SHOULD PERSIST WELL INTO THE NIGHT IF NOT EARLY TUESDAY. WINDS COULD
ALSO GUST TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE AT TIMES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS
GUSTAV MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD
BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY PROVIDING A PROLONGED RAIN THREAT TO
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS AT THIS TIME LOOK LIKE
THERE COULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER
THAN 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...

THE WILL BE A RISK OF TORNADOES AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM GUSTAV
MOVE OVER THE AREA. THE RISK WILL INCREASE OVER AREAS THAT WILL BE
ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORM WHICH WILL BE MIDDAY MONDAY AND INTO
TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 730 AM CDT.

$$

LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ040>043-047>049-053>056-066-011030-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TI.A.0001.080901T2100Z-080903T0000Z/
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-ISSAQUENA-
SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-
SIMPSON-SMITH-JONES-
529 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH...HINDS...ISSAQUENA...JONES...
MADISON...RANKIN...SHARKEY...SIMPSON...SMITH...WARREN...AND YAZOO.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOUISIANA PARISHES...EAST CARROLL...MADISON...MOREHOUSE...RICHLAND...
AND WEST CARROLL

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES...
680 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY.  ON THIS
TRACK...GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO
TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 125 MPH...205
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.  SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT
GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD ALREADY BE UNDERTAKING PREPARATIONS FOR PROTECTING
LIFE AND PROPERTY. SECURE OBJECTS OUTSIDE THAT ARE TOO LARGE TO BRING
INDOORS.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THESE WINDS WILL EXPAND WEST INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
EARLY MONDAY EVENING AND SHOULD PERSISTS THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO
TUESDAY. WINDS MAY ALSO GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH AT TIMES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS
GUSTAV MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD
BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY PROVIDING A PROLONGED RAIN THREAT TO
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS AT THIS TIME LOOK LIKE
THERE COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER
THAN 7 INCHES POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...

THE WILL BE A RISK OF TORNADOES AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM GUSTAV
MOVE OVER THE AREA. THE RISK WILL INCREASE OVER AREAS THAT WILL BE
ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORM WHICH WILL BE LATE MONDAY AND INTO
TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 730 AM CDT.

$$






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