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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1042 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL MISSISSIPPI
AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF
MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA...

...A HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...

...GUSTAV MOVING OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...

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

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

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...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.

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

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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-
1042 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A HURRICANE WIND WARNING 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 MISSISSPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM TOMORROW.

...STORM INFORMATION...

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

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH.. 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...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.

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 MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 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 TOMORROW
MORNING. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF
UP TO CATEGORY 1...75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM TOMORROW
MORNING INTO TOMORROW NIGHT.

POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL
BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY.
MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND
SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE
UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE
BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY IMPACT INLAND AREAS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE MONDAY
MORNING AND COULD CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS
OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS SOUTHWEST OF
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND THE RIVER PARISHES.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 130 PM CDT.

$$

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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-
1042 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...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
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM TOMORROW.

...STORM INFORMATION...

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

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. 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...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.

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

IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL
CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE...AND ALL MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED.
HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED. MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO WELL CONSTRUCTED
HOMES. MANY GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL ALONG WITH SOME EXTERIOR WALLS.
ALUMINUM AND LIGHT STEEL ROOFS WILL BE TORN OFF BUILDINGS AT
INDUSTRIAL PARKS. PARTIAL ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL FAILURES ARE
LIKELY AT LOW RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF POOR
TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION. SOME WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE
BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
CAUSE ADDITIONAL MAJOR DAMAGE...AS WELL AS INJURIES AND A FEW
FATALITIES. NEAR TOTAL POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED WITH NUMEROUS LINES
AND POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN. THE AVAILABILITY OF POTABLE WATER
WILL BE DIMINISHED AS FILTRATION SYSTEMS BEGIN TO FAIL. NUMEROUS
TREES...ESPECIALLY SMALL TO MEDIUM TREES...WILL BE
DOWNED...SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 12 TO 16 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND
TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE
HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF
HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES...WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED.

MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM
SURGE WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE
SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY
STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE
WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. 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.

...INLAND FLOODING...

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
OVER AREAS SOUTHWEST OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND THE RIVER PARISHES.

...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 130 PM CDT.

$$

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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-
1042 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. 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...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.

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 MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 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 WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 130 PM CDT.

$$

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