[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
250 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...ISAAC WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...LIFE-THREATENING HAZARDS
FROM STORM SURGE AND INLAND FLOODING ARE STILL OCCURRING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE ISAAC HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM...BUT LIFE-
THREATENING STORM SURGE AND INLAND FLOODING ARE STILL OCCURRING.

.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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
POINTE COUPEE...WEST FELICIANA...EAST FELICIANA...ST. HELENA...
WASHINGTON...ST. TAMMANY...IBERVILLE...WEST BATON ROUGE...EAST
BATON ROUGE...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...WILKINSON...AMITE...PIKE...
WALTHALL...PEARL RIVER...HANCOCK...HARRISON AND JACKSON.

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

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.8N...LONGITUDE 90.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 40 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LA...OR ABOUT 120 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GULFPORT MS. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES
AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE ISAAC HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM. EVEN THOUGH
ISAAC IS NO LONGER A HURRICANE...LIFE-THREATENING HAZARDS FROM
STORM SURGE AND INLAND FLOODING ARE STILL OCCURRING.

&&

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

LAZ069-070-300800-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
250 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST THROUGH THIS
EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE. BURAS RECENTLY REPORTED
A WIND GUST TO 69 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>068-300800-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-
ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
250 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CONTINUING AND ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE.

...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 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.

$$

LAZ040-050-072-300800-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. TAMMANY-LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
250 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35
TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. A WIND GUST TO 54 MPH
OCCURRED AT SLIDELL AIRPORT RECENTLY.

...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 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>082-300800-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
250 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES TODAY.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 70 MPH. A WIND GUST TO 60 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 8 FEET OF
STORM SURGE WAS REPORTED AT BAY WAVELAND YACHT CLUB...AND ABOUT 4
FEET IN THE PASCAGOULA AREA. 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.

$$

LAZ049-056-057-300800-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
250 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE.

...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 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-MSZ077-300800-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-PEARL RIVER-
250 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES
TODAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH RANGE.

...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.

$$

LAZ034>037-046>048-MSZ068>071-300800-
/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-
250 PM 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 60 MPH
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. A WIND GUST TO 50 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.

$$

GMZ550-552-570-572-300800-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
250 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS ARE
OCCURRING WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OPEN GULF WATERS.

...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.

$$

GMZ532-534-536-538-555-557-575-577-300800-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.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-
250 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 KNOT RANGE. SEAS OF 15 TO 20
FEET CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GULF
WATERS AS HURRICANE ISAAC MOVES SLOWLY 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.


$$

GMZ530-300800-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
250 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55
KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 10 FEET CAN
BE EXPECTED ON LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS.

...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.

$$






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