[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 271607 AAA
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1107 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...ISAAC MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THIS FORECAST REMAINS GENERALLY UNCHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST. HOWEVER...PROBABILITIES ARE INCREASING DUE TO INCREASED
CONFIDENCE IN THE TRACK OF ISAAC.

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

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.1N...LONGITUDE 85.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 430 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF HATTIESBURG MS...OR ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
JACKSON MS. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. TO
DO SO COULD RESULT IN BAD DECISIONS AND PLACE YOU OR THOSE YOU
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AT GREATER RISK. IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE
EXACT WIND FORECAST VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN
SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI STARTING LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
EVENING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE
ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSON AROUND 5 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MSZ063>066-072>074-281615-
/O.CON.KJAN.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
1107 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...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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