[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 270958
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
458 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS
IT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
LAWRENCE...JEFFERSON DAVIS...COVINGTON...JONES...MARION...LAMAR
AND FORREST.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS
PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR
THEIR AREA.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.2N...LONGITUDE 84.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 610 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF JACKSON MS. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT
14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS
EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO TODAY BEFORE APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AS A
HURRICANE TUESDAY. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN...TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LATE
TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DETERIORATE FURTHER TO THE NORTH AND
WEST WEDNESDAY. ISAAC IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL AS A
HURRICANE NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LATE TUESDAY OR
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE TIMING AND EXTENT OF THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS WILL
BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK AND FORWARD SPEED OF ISAAC. WHEN
MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE IN THE WATCH AREA...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND
BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR
YOUR AREA.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION
FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSON AROUND 11 AM.

MSZ063>066-072>074-281000-
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LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
458 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY EVENING. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS ISAAC MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE RISK OF INLAND FLOODING DUE TO THE
EXPECTED RAINFALL TOTALS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS ISAAC APPROACHES THE COAST
AND MOVES INLAND.

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