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WTUS84 KJAN 311524
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1020 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...GUSTAV CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...

.AT 1000 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325
MILES...520 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY
OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT
GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES.


LAZ023>026-MSZ059>062-011445-
/O.CON.KJAN.HI.A.0001.080901T2100Z-080903T0000Z/
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
1020 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

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

... NEW STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1000 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325
MILES...520 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES.

...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.

...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 2 PM CDT.

$$

MSZ063>065-072>074-011445-
/O.CON.KJAN.TI.A.0001.080901T1200Z-080903T0000Z/
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
1020 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1000 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325
MILES...520 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES.


...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.


...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 2 PM CDT.

$$

LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ040>043-047>049-053>056-066-011445-
/O.CON.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-
1020 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1000 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325
MILES...520 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES.

...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


...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 2 PM CDT.

$$

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