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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
155 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SLOW-MOVING ISAAC DRENCHING SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION AND 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 PORTIONS 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 1 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.2N...LONGITUDE 92.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES
NORTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LA. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 330 DEGREES
AT 9 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
STORM SURGE AND INLAND FLOODING ARE STILL OCCURRING...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE STILL POSSIBLE.

.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.

LAZ069-070-310700-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-
155 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE OVERTOPPED A BACK LEVEE ON THE EAST BANK OF UPPER
PLAQUEMINES PARISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS WERE RECEDING IN SOME AREAS...BUT WERE STILL RESULTING IN
WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
MAINLY IN AREAS OUTSIDE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES. STORM SURGE
FLOODING WILL BEGIN TO RECEDE THIS AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. SEE THE FORECAST
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR
YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY IN AREAS AFFECTED BY RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC...
ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

LAZ058>068-310700-
/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-
155 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT TIMES
THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO
40 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 4 TO 8 FEET
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL MAINLY IN AREAS OUTSIDE HURRICANE PROTECTION
LEVEES. STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL BE RECEDING THIS AFTERNOON.
A STORM SURGE OF 5.5 FEET IS STILL BEING 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 AREA. SEE THE FORECAST
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR
YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY IN AREAS AFFECTED BY RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC...
ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

LAZ040-050-072-310700-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. TAMMANY-LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
155 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 40 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 4 TO 8
FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

STORM SURGE LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THIS AFTERNOON.

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 THE LATEST
FORECAST FOR INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR
YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY IN AREAS AFFECTED BY RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC...
ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

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


$$

MSZ080>082-310700-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
155 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES TODAY.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. ABOUT 4 FEET OF STORM
SURGE IS REPORTED AT BAY WAVELAND YACHT CLUB...AND 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 THE FORECAST
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR
YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY IN AREAS AFFECTED BY RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC...
ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

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

$$

LAZ049-056-057-310700-
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ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
155 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE DIMINISHING AND ARE NEAR 35
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 SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE THE FORECAST FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY IN AREAS
AFFECTED BY RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC... ALTHOUGH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

LAZ039-071-MSZ077-310700-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-PEARL RIVER-
155 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WITH MAXIMUM
WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE THE FORECAST
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR
YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY IN AREAS
AFFECTED BY RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC... ALTHOUGH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

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

$$

LAZ034>037-046>048-MSZ068>071-310700-
/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-
155 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. MAXIMUM
WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR 35 MPH.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE THE FORECAST FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY IN AREAS
AFFECTED BY RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS RAIN BANDS FROM
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

GMZ550-552-570-572-310700-
/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-
155 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS ARE
POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OPEN GULF WATERS.

$$

GMZ532-534-536-538-555-557-575-577-310700-
/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-
155 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
OPEN GULF WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES SLOWLY AWAY FROM
THE COASTAL 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.

$$

GMZ530-310700-
/O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
155 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES TODAY. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR 35 KNOTS. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 5
FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ON LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS.

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