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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1116 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...ISAAC CONTINUES TO LASH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...
DANGEROUS STORM SURGE AND FLOOD THREAT FROM HEAVY RAINS LIKELY TO
CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED OBSERVATIONAL INFORMATION.

.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.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.6N...LONGITUDE 90.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 45 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LA...OR ABOUT 110 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
GULFPORT MS. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 6 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
ISAAC MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE NEAR THE SOUTHWEST
PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY
WEST TO NORTHWEST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 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...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...PREPARATIONS SHOULD NOW BE COMPLETED.

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

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS AROUND 130 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

LAZ069-070-301630-
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LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
1116 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST THROUGH THIS
EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS GUSTS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE. SHELL BEACH RECENTLY
REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 63 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE OVERTOPPED A BACK LEVEE ON THE EAST BANK OF UPPER
PLAQUEMINES PARISH EARLIER THIS MORNING. STORM SURGE AND
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WERE RECEDING IN SOME AREAS...BUT WERE
STILL UP TO 10 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO
THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 8 TO 10
FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL MAINLY IN AREAS OUTSIDE HURRICANE
PROTECTION LEVEES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE THE 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 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
AS RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY.

$$

LAZ058>068-301630-
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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-
ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
1116 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING WITH OCCASIONAL
HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS MAINLY NEAR THE LAKEFRONT AND COAST.
TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR
MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 70 MPH
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. A WIND GUST OF 67 MPH WAS RECENTLY
REPORTED AT BELLE CHASE...AND A WIND GUST TO 58 MPH WAS RECENTLY
REPORTED AT NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THERE IS A 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.

STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. A STORM SURGE OF 5.5 FEET HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT
NEW CANAL STATION ON LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.

THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING
INCLUDE LOW LYING AREAS BORDERING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS.

...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 10 TO 18 INCHES OF RAINFALL.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
AS HURRICANE ISAAC MOVES INLAND.

$$

LAZ040-050-072-301630-
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ST. TAMMANY-LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
1116 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 51 MPH HAVE OCCURRED RECENTLY AT
THE SLIDELL AIRPORT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THERE IS A 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 5 TO 8
FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL BE INCREASING TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NEW CANAL STATION HAS REPORTED A STORM
SURGE JUST OVER 5 FEET. IN MANDEVILLE...A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 5 FEET
IS BEING OBSERVED AND IS INCREASING.

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.

...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 13 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
AS HURRICANE ISAAC MOVES INLAND.

$$

MSZ080>082-301630-
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HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
1116 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES TODAY.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH. A WIND GUST TO 56 MPH WAS RECENTLY REPORTED AT
GULFPORT AIRPORT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ABOVE
MEAN SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED 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. ABOUT 9 FEET OF
STORM SURGE WAS REPORTED AT BAY WAVELAND YACHT CLUB. FLOODING HAS
BEEN REPORTED ALONG BEACH BOULEVARD IN BILOXI.

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.

...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 7 TO 14 INCHES OF RAIN WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS
RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.


$$

LAZ049-056-057-301630-
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ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
1116 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH
HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
IN THE 55 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THERE IS A 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 WILL BE INCREASING TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. 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 BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS
RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

$$

LAZ039-071-MSZ077-301630-
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WASHINGTON-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-PEARL RIVER-
1116 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES
TODAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE
WITH GUSTS TO 55 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 SHOULD RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS
RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

$$

GMZ550-552-570-572-301630-
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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-
1116 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF TO 45 TO 50 KNOTS ARE
OCCURRING WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BE IN THE 50 TO 60 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS OF 15
TO 20 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OPEN GULF WATERS. A WIND GUST
OF 86 KNOTS WAS RECENTLY REPORTED AT LOUISIANA OFFSHORE OIL PORT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS
ARE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY.

$$

GMZ532-534-536-538-555-557-575-577-301630-
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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-
1116 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
A LONG DURATION OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH
TODAY...WITH HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ALSO POSSIBLE. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS.
SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE GULF WATERS AS HURRICANE ISAAC MOVES SLOWLY WEST AND
NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE COASTAL WATERS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE AS HURRICANE ISAAC RAIN BANDS MOVE ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS.

$$

GMZ530-301630-
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LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
1116 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ALSO POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 KNOT RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 10 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ON
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS. A WIND GUST TO 66 MPH WAS
RECENTLY REPORTED AT MID LAKE.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT.
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS HURRICANE
ISAAC RAIN BANDS MOVE ACROSS THE LAKES.

$$

LAZ034>037-046>048-MSZ068>071-301630-
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POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE-
WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-
1116 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY
AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. A WIND GUST TO 47 MPH WAS RECENTLY
REPORTED AT BATON ROUGE.

...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 AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
AS RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

$$




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