[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 312339
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
639 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...GUSTAV MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO...

AT 400 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON
MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.  SOME
RE-INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE 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 AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

MSZ063>066-072>074-012345-
/O.CON.KJAN.TI.W.0001.080901T1000Z-080902T1800Z/
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
639 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY
TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION... AT 400 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV
IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS
957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENTS COVERS AREAS IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
LAWRENCE...JEFFERSON DAVIS...COVINGTON...MARION...LAMAR...AND
FORREST.

...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 BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING
AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS SHOULD PERSIST
INTO TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE HURRICANE COULD BEGIN TO
SLOW DOWN AFTER LANDFALL AND PROVIDE A PROLONGED RAIN THREAT TO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THAT PIVOT OVER THE AREA
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 8 PM CDT.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ047>049-053>056-059>062-012345-
/O.CON.KJAN.TI.W.0001.080901T1500Z-080902T1800Z/
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WARREN-
HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
639 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
MONDAY TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 400 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS
957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHES
RICHLAND...MADISON. AS WELL FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
...WARREN...HINDS...RANKIN...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH...SIMPSON AND SMITH.

...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 AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
LATE MONDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE
WINDS SHOULD PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE..

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE HURRICANE COULD BEGIN TO
SLOW DOWN AFTER LANDFALL AND PROVIDE A PROLONGED RAIN THREAT TO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THAT PIVOT OVER THE AREA
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 8 PM CDT.

$$




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