[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Sun Aug 31 23:07:37 CDT 2008
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HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1107 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...GUSTAV CLOSING IN ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...
.AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH 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 FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-010915-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1107 PM 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 MONDAY.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A
LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE LANDFALL
OF GUSTAV AS A MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA COAST.
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 MAY BE SEVERELY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE COULD OCCUR TO
WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES. ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STEEL ROOFS 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. NUMEROUS TREES...ESPECIALLY SMALL
TO MEDIUM TREES...WILL BE DOWNED...SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 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 IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WILL
BE SEVERELY INUNDATED.
MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM
SURGE MAY 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 POSES A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INLAND TONIGHT.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST
BY SUNRISE AND GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE MISSISSPPI COAST.
THE HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THRU THE LATE MORNING.
...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...OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON
SOME RIVERS.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT.
$$
GMZ530-550-555-010915-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1107 PM 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...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND LAKES
PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A
LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS THIS
EVENING AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE TO HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY EVENING OVER THE
GULF COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS
LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE AT
TIMES.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT.
$$
GMZ570-575-010915-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1107 PM 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 HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A
LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS THIS
EVENING AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE TO HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY EVENING OVER THE
GULF COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS
LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE AT
TIMES.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT.
$$
LAZ034>037-046>048-010915-
/O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-
1107 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO
7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA STARTING
AT 7 AM MONDAY.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A
LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS MAJOR CATEGORY 3
HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST
MONDAY MORNING. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...INCLUDING
THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY 1...75 MPH...
WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY 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 ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA 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...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS
MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT.
$$
LAZ039-MSZ077-010915-
/O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/
WASHINGTON-PEARL RIVER-
1107 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY
TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND PEARL RIVER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM MONDAY.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A
LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE
MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS.
SOME WINDOWS MAY BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE
AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL
POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE
BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND WEAKENED SMALL TO
MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO 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...OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON
SOME RIVERS.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT.
$$
MSZ068>071-010915-
/O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/
WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-
1107 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY
TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
WILKINSON...PIKE...AMITE AND WALTHALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM MONDAY.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A
LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE
MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS.
SOME WINDOWS MAY BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE
AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL
POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE
BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND WEAKENED SMALL TO
MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO 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...OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON
SOME RIVERS.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT.
$$
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