[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 010123
HLSJAN

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

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

AT 700 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.7 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS POSITION
IS ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.

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 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A
MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

MSZ063>066-072>074-020130-
/O.CON.KJAN.TI.W.0001.080901T1000Z-080902T1800Z/
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
823 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

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

...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...JONES...MARION...LAMAR...
AND FORREST.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.7 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR
115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS
952 MB...28.11 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 BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING
AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS SHOULD PERSIST
INTO TUESDAY. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL RESULT IN MANY DOWNED
TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND OTHER
STRUCTURES. 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. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM EUDORA TO YAZOO CITY TO
LAUREL.

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

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ047>049-053>056-059>062-020130-
/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-
823 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

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

...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...FRANKLIN...CATAHOULA...TENSAS AND CONCORDIA AS
WELL AS FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...WARREN...HINDS...RANKIN...
CLAIBORNE...COPIAH...SIMPSON...SMITH...JEFFERSON DAVIS...ADAMS...
FRANKLIN AND LINCOLN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.7 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR
115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS
952 MB...28.11 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 AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
MONDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS
SHOULD PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL RESULT IN
MANY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS
AND OTHER STRUCTURES. 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. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM EUDORA TO YAZOO CITY TO
LAUREL.

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

$$
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