[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 010352
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1052 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...GUSTAV QUICKLY APPROACHING THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST AS A
DANGEROUS CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE...

AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES...
360 KM...SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 310 MILES...
500 KM...SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.  THIS POSITION IS ALSO
ABOUT 180 MILES...285 KM...SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE
LOUISIANA COAST.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.  ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WOULD REACH THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TOMORROW.  A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES...350 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

MSZ063>066-072>074-020400-
/O.CON.KJAN.TI.W.0001.080901T1000Z-080902T1800Z/
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
1052 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 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES...
360 KM...SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY
THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. THE LATEST MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS
954 MB...28.17 INCHES.


...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMING TO A
CLOSE AS HURRICANE GUSTAV APPROACHES THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST.
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. THE RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 130 AM CDT.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ047>049-053>056-059>062-020400-
/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-
1052 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 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES...
360 KM...SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY
THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. THE LATEST MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS
954 MB...28.17 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. THE RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 130 AM CDT.

$$

CAB


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