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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1022 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC GETTING STRONGER AND COULD BECOME A
HURRICANE SOON...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS APPROACHING MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER AROUND MIDNIGHT.


.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WASHINGTON...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...NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA...PEARL
RIVER...HANCOCK...HARRISON AND JACKSON.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
POINTE COUPEE...WEST FELICIANA...EAST FELICIANA...ST. HELENA...
IBERVILLE...WEST BATON ROUGE...EAST BATON ROUGE...WILKINSON...
AMITE...PIKE AND WALTHALL.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD
WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.0 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 285 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LA...OR ABOUT 265 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHEAST
OF GULFPORT MS. ISAAC WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM
WINDS WERE 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWEST TOWARD THE CENTRAL
GULF COAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO MAKE
LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE NEAR THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TUESDAY NIGHT. ISAAC IS A VERY LARGE
TROPICAL STORM WHICH IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATE
TONIGHT. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE REGION
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. BECAUSE ISAAC IS SO LARGE IN AREA AND WILL
BE MOVING SLOWLY THROUGH THE REGION...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND
SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE CAN BE EXPECTED.


.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR MARINERS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS AROUND 2 AM CDT TUESDAY...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MSZ080>082-290330-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
1022 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
85 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS 8 TO 12 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO
THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 7
FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN LOW LYING AREAS AND BAYS.

THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING
INCLUDE SHORELINE PARK WHICH IS ON THE WESTERN END OF BAY ST
LOUIS AND ALONG THE LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS OF HANCOCK COUNTY.
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS NEAR BAYS IN HARRISON AND JACKSON COUNTY
ARE VULNERABLE ALSO. THE ONSET OF STORM SURGE FLOODING SHOULD
BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT
THE DAY AND NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. EXPECT STORM TOTALS OF 13 TO 18 INCHES OF RAIN.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL STORM ISAACS RAIN
BANDS APPROACH THE COAST.

$$

GMZ532-534-536-538-555-557-575-577-290330-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MISSISSIPPI SOUND-LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1022 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS OF 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 50 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING IN THE
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF BRETON SOUND AND AT THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE
TUESDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR
MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOTS
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. SEAS IN EXCESS OF 20 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GULF WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM
ISAAC MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL
STORM ISAAC RAIN BANDS APPROACH COASTAL WATERS.

$$

LAZ069-070-290330-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
1022 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
IN THE 60 TO 80 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 105 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS UP TO 12 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO
THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 10 TO 12 FEET
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL MAINLY IN AREAS OUTSIDE HURRICANE PROTECTION
LEVEES ESPECIALLY IN ST BERNARD PARISH. STORM SURGE FLOODING SHOULD
BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. EXPECT STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF
RAIN.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL STORM ISAACS RAIN
BANDS APPROACH THE COAST.

$$

GMZ530-550-552-570-572-290330-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1022 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS 40 TO 50 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING THIS EVENING.  HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHTS OF UP TO 10 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LAKES
PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. SEAS IN EXCESS OF 20 FEET POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE OPEN GULF WATERS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATER SPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL
STORM ISAACS RAIN BANDS APPROACH THE COAST.

$$

LAZ040-058>068-072-290330-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. TAMMANY-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-
UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-
UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
1022 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS UP TO 10 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO
THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 9 FEET
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL MAINLY IN AREAS OUTSIDE HURRICANE PROTECTION
LEVEES.

THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING
INCLUDE LOW LYING AREAS BORDERING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS
AND IN THE AREA NEAR CHEF AND RIGOLETS PASS. ONSET OF STORM SURGE
FLOODING SHOULD BEING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. EXPECT 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL

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

$$

LAZ049-050-056-057-290330-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
1022 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WEDNESDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO
LAKE MAUREPAS...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4
FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR LAKE
MAUREPAS. STORM SURGE FLOODING SHOULD BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING AND
INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 10
INCHES.

$$

LAZ039-071-MSZ077-290330-
/O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-PEARL RIVER-
1022 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
85 MPH.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC. ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 15 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THERE IS A MODERATE THREAT OF INLAND FLOODING DUE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL AT THIS TIME.

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

$$

LAZ034>037-046>048-MSZ068>071-290330-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-
1022 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
90 MPH.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC. ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THERE IS A LOW THREAT OF INLAND FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL AT THIS TIME.

$$



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