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

...ISAAC PRODUCING LIFE-THREATENING HAZARDS FROM STORM SURGE AND
INLAND FLOODING AS IT MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED OBSERVATION 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 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 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR
ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 3 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.0N...LONGITUDE 91.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 50 MILES WEST 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...
EVEN THOUGH TROPICAL STORM 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 730 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

LAZ069-070-300945-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
439 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 62 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 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES
WILL BE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.


$$

LAZ058>068-300945-
/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-
439 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. A WIND GUST TO 60 MPH WAS REPORTED AT
NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 419 PM.

...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 5.8 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 TOTAL STORM RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES
WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

LAZ040-050-072-300945-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. TAMMANY-LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
439 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 52 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 OF 5.8 FEET. MANDEVILLE
HAS ALSO REPORTED A STORM SURGE BETWEEN 5 AND 6 FEET.

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 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES
WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

MSZ080>082-300945-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
439 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. A
WIND GUST TO 53 MPH WAS RECENTLY REPORTED AT BILOXI.

...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 7 FEET OF
STORM SURGE WAS REPORTED AT BAY WAVELAND YACHT CLUB...AND ABOUT 4
FEET IN THE PASCAGOULA AREA.

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 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES
ARE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES ACROSS
THE AREA TONIGHT.

$$

LAZ049-056-057-300945-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
439 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 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES
ARE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY.

$$

LAZ039-071-MSZ077-300945-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-PEARL RIVER-
439 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES.
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 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT.

$$

LAZ034>037-046>048-MSZ068>071-300945-
/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-
439 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 70 MPH. A WIND GUST TO 49 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 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES
WILL BE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.

$$

GMZ550-552-570-572-300945-
/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-
439 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.


$$

GMZ532-534-536-538-555-557-575-577-300945-
/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-
439 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 TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWEST AWAY FROM
THE COASTAL WATERS.

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


$$

GMZ530-300945-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
439 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 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES
AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC RAIN
BANDS MOVE ACROSS THE LAKES.

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