[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KLCH 301224
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
724 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...
NO NEW INFORMATION.

.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 7 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.1N...LONGITUDE 91.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 50 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA LA...OR ABOUT 60 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>055-311230-
/O.CON.KLCH.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-
724 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

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

GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...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.

$$

LAZ028-029-032-033-311230-
/O.CON.KLCH.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
724 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.

$$

GMZ435-455-475-311230-
/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-
724 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.

$$






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