[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
556 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...ISAAC CONTINUES TO WEAKEN SLOWLY OVER LAND BUT WILL STILL
PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA...

.NEW INFORMATION...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR
VERNON...ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU....JEFFERSON DAVIS AND
CAMERON PARISHES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS
BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
RAPIDES...AVOYELLES...EVANGELINE...ST. LANDRY...ACADIA...
LAFAYETTE...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...IBERIA...ST. MARY AND
LOWER ST. MARTIN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO WATERS AND ADJACENT COASTAL LAKES AND
BAYS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.9N...LONGITUDE 91.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 60 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA LA...OR ABOUT 50 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR
325 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ISSAC WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SLOWLY NORTHWEST WHILE WEAKENING. THE
SYSTEM WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE TO PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA. FLOODING RAINS ARE NOW NOT ANTICIPATED.
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT
VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY
LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES AROUND 12 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

LAZ043>045-052>055-311100-
/O.CON.KLCH.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-
556 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

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

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. REMAIN ALERT AND STAY
INSIDE.

&&

THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
NEAR 100 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY OCCUR
THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 3O TO 40
MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. MINOR DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE
CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY
SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES
MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER
LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY
PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR TORNADOES EARLY THURSDAY NEAR
THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER OF
ISAAC.

$$

LAZ028-029-032-033-311100-
/O.CON.KLCH.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
556 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

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

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. REMAIN ALERT AND STAY
INSIDE.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...

THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
NEAR 100 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL
OCCASIONALLY OCCUR THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
IN THE 3O TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. MINOR
DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT
HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES
MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER
HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR
ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW
POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED.
MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.


...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR TORNADOES EARLY THURSDAY NEAR
THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER OF
ISAAC.

$$

LAZ027-030-031-041-042-074-301200-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
VERNON-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-EAST CAMERON-
556 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND THE WARNING CANCELLED.
A WIND AVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
HIGHER GUSTS.

$$

GMZ432-301200-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CALCASIEU LAKE-
556 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND THE WARNING CANCELLED.
A SMALL CRAFT AVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS.

$$

GMZ435-455-475-311100-
/O.CON.KLCH.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
VERMILION BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
556 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
NEAR 100 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH
OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS WILL BE 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE AND
8 TO 10 FEET BEYOND 20 NM.

$$

GMZ452-472-301200-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
556 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND THE WARNING CANCELLED.
A SMALL CRAFT AVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS.




$$






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