[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Sun Aug 31 05:32:31 CDT 2008
WTUS84 KLIX 311032
HLSLIX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
532 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL MISSISSIPPI
AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF
MISSISSIPI AND LOUISIANA...
...A HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...
...GUSTAV MOVING OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...
AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES...
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...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...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...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.
LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-311600-
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TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-
ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
532 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM TOMORROW.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES...
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...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...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...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT THAT
HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OR
MISSISSIPPI COAST AS A CATEGORY 3 OR CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE.
MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE
ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 18 TO 25 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR
AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL OF HURRICANE GUSTAV. A
STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING
AND POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY IMPACT COASTAL AREAS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY MORNING
AND SPREAD INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ACROSS COASTAL
MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST BY MID MONDAY MORNING AND
SPREAD INLAND TO MANY AREAS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM CDT.
$$
GMZ530-550-555-570-575-311600-
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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 PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
532 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI INCLUDING LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN
AND MAUREPAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES...
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...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...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...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
...WINDS...
THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED
FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM CDT.
$$
LAZ034>037-039-046>048-MSZ068>071-077-311600-
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POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON-
IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-
WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
532 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
BATON ROUGE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM TOMORROW.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES...
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...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...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...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WATCH AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT THAT
HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OR
MISSISSIPPI COAST AS A CATEGORY 3 OR CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE.
MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE
ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY IMPACT INLAND AREAS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND COULD CONTINUE
INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM CDT.
$$
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