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Hurricane Warning 1007, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this hurricane warning at Aug 31, 2008, 5:32 AM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 42 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2008, 5:32 AM CDT (10:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2008, 11:11 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
Counties Assumption Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 86 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1688 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1461 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WTUS84 KLIX 311032 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 532 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF MISSISSIPI AND LOUISIANA... ...A HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI... ...GUSTAV MOVING OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO... AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 125 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-311600- /O.UPG.KLIX.HU.A.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.HU.W.1007.080831T1032Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 532 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM TOMORROW. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 125 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT THAT HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OR MISSISSIPPI COAST AS A CATEGORY 3 OR CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 18 TO 25 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL OF HURRICANE GUSTAV. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY IMPACT COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ACROSS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST BY MID MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INLAND TO MANY AREAS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-311600- /O.UPG.KLIX.HU.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.HU.W.0001.080831T1032Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 532 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI INCLUDING LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 125 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...WINDS... THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-039-046>048-MSZ068>071-077-311600- /O.NEW.KLIX.HI.A.0001.080901T1500Z-080902T1800Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON- IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE- WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 532 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM TOMORROW. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 125 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WATCH AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT THAT HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OR MISSISSIPPI COAST AS A CATEGORY 3 OR CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND COULD CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM CDT. $$
16 follow-up statements
000 WTUS84 KLIX 311240 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 740 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA... ...A HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI... ...GUSTAV MOVING OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO... AT 700 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-011245- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 740 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM TOMORROW. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 700 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT THAT HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OR MISSISSIPPI COAST AS A CATEGORY 3 OR CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 18 TO 25 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL OF HURRICANE GUSTAV. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY IMPACT COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ACROSS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST BY MID MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INLAND TO MANY AREAS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS SOUTHWEST OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND THE RIVER PARISHES. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-011245- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 740 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 700 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...WINDS... THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-039-046>048-MSZ068>071-077-011245- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.A.0001.080901T1500Z-080902T1800Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON- IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE- WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 740 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM TOMORROW. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 700 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WATCH AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT THAT HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OR MISSISSIPPI COAST AS A CATEGORY 3 OR CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND COULD CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. OTHERS WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS SOUTHWEST OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND THE RIVER PARISHES. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 311542 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1042 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA... ...A HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI... ...GUSTAV MOVING OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO... AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES. LAZ034>037-039-046>048-MSZ068>071-077-312100- /O.UPG.KLIX.HI.A.0001.080901T1500Z-080902T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.HI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON- IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE- WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 1042 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM TOMORROW. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH.. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WATCH AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT THAT HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OR MISSISSIPPI COAST AS A CATEGORY 3 OR CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE TOMORROW MORNING. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY 1...75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM TOMORROW MORNING INTO TOMORROW NIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND COULD CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS SOUTHWEST OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND THE RIVER PARISHES. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 130 PM CDT. $$ LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-312100- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 1042 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM TOMORROW. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT THAT HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OR MISSISSIPPI COAST AS A CATEGORY 3 OR CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE...AND ALL MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES. MANY GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL ALONG WITH SOME EXTERIOR WALLS. ALUMINUM AND LIGHT STEEL ROOFS WILL BE TORN OFF BUILDINGS AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS. PARTIAL ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL FAILURES ARE LIKELY AT LOW RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION. SOME WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL MAJOR DAMAGE...AS WELL AS INJURIES AND A FEW FATALITIES. NEAR TOTAL POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED WITH NUMEROUS LINES AND POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN. THE AVAILABILITY OF POTABLE WATER WILL BE DIMINISHED AS FILTRATION SYSTEMS BEGIN TO FAIL. NUMEROUS TREES...ESPECIALLY SMALL TO MEDIUM TREES...WILL BE DOWNED...SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 12 TO 16 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES...WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY IMPACT COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ACROSS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST BY MID MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INLAND TO MANY AREAS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS SOUTHWEST OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND THE RIVER PARISHES. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 130 PM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-312100- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1042 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...WINDS... THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 130 PM CDT. $$ 32
000 WTUS84 KLIX 311832 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 132 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...GUSTAV WEAKENS A LITTLE MORE...BUT STILL A MAJOR HURRICANE... .AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.6 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE TO DECREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-312245- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 132 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM TOMORROW. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.6 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE TO DECREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT THAT HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OR MISSISSIPPI COAST AS A CATEGORY 3 OR CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE...AND ALL MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION MAY BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE COULD OCCUR TO WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES. MANY GABLED ROOFS MAY FAIL ALONG WITH SOME EXTERIOR WALLS. ALUMINUM AND LIGHT STEEL ROOFS WILL BE TORN OFF BUILDINGS AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS. PARTIAL ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL FAILURES ARE LIKELY AT LOW RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION. SOME WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL MAJOR DAMAGE...AS WELL AS INJURIES AND A FEW FATALITIES. NEAR TOTAL POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED WITH NUMEROUS LINES AND POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN. THE AVAILABILITY OF POTABLE WATER WILL BE DIMINISHED AS FILTRATION SYSTEMS BEGIN TO FAIL. NUMEROUS TREES...ESPECIALLY SMALL TO MEDIUM TREES...WILL BE DOWNED...SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 12 TO 16 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES...WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ACROSS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND WILL SPREAD INLAND TO MANY AREAS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS SOUTHWEST OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND THE RIVER PARISHES. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS LATE TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 430 PM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-312245- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 132 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.6 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE TO DECREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...WINDS... THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 430 PM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-039-046>048-MSZ068>071-077-312245- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON- IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE- WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 132 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ....AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM TOMORROW. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT THAT HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OR MISSISSIPPI COAST AS A CATEGORY 3 OR CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE MONDAY MORNING. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY 1...75 MPH... WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND COULD CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT. | ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS SOUTHWEST OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND THE RIVER PARISHES. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 430 PM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 312147 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 447 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...GUSTAV MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO... .AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES... SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK... GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD ONTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS STARTING TO SPREAD ONSHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-010300- /O.CAN.KLIX.HI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLIX.TI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/ WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 447 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR WILKINSON...AMITE...PIKE...WALTHALL AND PEARL RIVER COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO IMPACT THESE LOCATIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... WILKINSON...AMITE...PIKE...WALTHALL AND PEARL RIVER COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM MONDAY. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES... SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK... GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS MAY BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND WEAKENED SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 730 PM CDT. $$ LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-010300- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 447 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM MONDAY. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE LANDFALL OF GUSTAV AS A MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OR MISSISSIPPI COAST. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE...AND ALL MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION MAY BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE COULD OCCUR TO WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES. MANY GABLED ROOFS MAY FAIL ALONG WITH SOME EXTERIOR WALLS. ALUMINUM AND LIGHT STEEL ROOFS WILL BE TORN OFF BUILDINGS AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS. PARTIAL ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL FAILURES ARE LIKELY AT LOW RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION. SOME WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL MAJOR DAMAGE...AS WELL AS INJURIES AND A FEW FATALITIES. NEAR TOTAL POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED WITH NUMEROUS LINES AND POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN. THE AVAILABILITY OF POTABLE WATER WILL BE DIMINISHED AS FILTRATION SYSTEMS BEGIN TO FAIL. NUMEROUS TREES...ESPECIALLY SMALL TO MEDIUM TREES...WILL BE DOWNED...SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES...WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ACROSS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND WILL SPREAD INLAND TO MANY AREAS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS LATE TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 730 PM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-010300- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 447 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...WINDS... THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 730 PM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-010300- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 447 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM MONDAY. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST MONDAY MORNING. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY 1...75 MPH... WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND COULD CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST LATE TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 730 PM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 010035 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 735 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...GUSTAV CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD... ...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ABOUT TO REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF LOUISIANA... .AT 700 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.7 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. DATA FROM HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE AREA COVERED BY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAS EXPANDED...PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT TO REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF LOUISIANA...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTLINE IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-010545- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 735 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM MONDAY. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 700 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.7 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE LANDFALL OF GUSTAV AS A MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE...AND ALL MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION MAY BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE COULD OCCUR TO WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES. MANY GABLED ROOFS MAY FAIL ALONG WITH SOME EXTERIOR WALLS. ALUMINUM AND LIGHT STEEL ROOFS WILL BE TORN OFF BUILDINGS AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS. PARTIAL ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL FAILURES ARE LIKELY AT LOW RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION. SOME WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL MAJOR DAMAGE...AS WELL AS INJURIES AND A FEW FATALITIES. NEAR TOTAL POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED WITH NUMEROUS LINES AND POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN. THE AVAILABILITY OF POTABLE WATER WILL BE DIMINISHED AS FILTRATION SYSTEMS BEGIN TO FAIL. NUMEROUS TREES...ESPECIALLY SMALL TO MEDIUM TREES...WILL BE DOWNED...SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES...WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AROUND MIDNIGHT OR DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ACROSS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND WILL SPREAD INLAND TO MANY AREAS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-010545- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 735 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 700 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.7 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...WINDS... THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-010545- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 735 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 700 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.7 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM MONDAY. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST MONDAY MORNING. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY 1...75 MPH... WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND COULD CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT. $$ LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-010545- /O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/ WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 735 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... WILKINSON...AMITE...PIKE...WALTHALL AND PEARL RIVER COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM MONDAY. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 700 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.7 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS MAY BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND WEAKENED SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 010407 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1107 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...GUSTAV CLOSING IN ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST... .AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-010915- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 1107 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM MONDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE LANDFALL OF GUSTAV AS A MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE...AND ALL MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION MAY BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE COULD OCCUR TO WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES. ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STEEL ROOFS AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS. PARTIAL ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL FAILURES ARE LIKELY AT LOW RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION. SOME WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL MAJOR DAMAGE...AS WELL AS INJURIES AND A FEW FATALITIES. NEAR TOTAL POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED WITH NUMEROUS LINES AND POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN. NUMEROUS TREES...ESPECIALLY SMALL TO MEDIUM TREES...WILL BE DOWNED...SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INLAND TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY SUNRISE AND GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE MISSISSPPI COAST. THE HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THRU THE LATE MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-010915- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- 1107 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY EVENING OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT. $$ GMZ570-575-010915- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1107 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY EVENING OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-010915- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 1107 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA STARTING AT 7 AM MONDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST MONDAY MORNING. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY 1...75 MPH... WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND COULD CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT. $$ LAZ039-MSZ077-010915- /O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/ WASHINGTON-PEARL RIVER- 1107 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND PEARL RIVER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM MONDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS MAY BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND WEAKENED SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT. $$ MSZ068>071-010915- /O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/ WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL- 1107 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... WILKINSON...PIKE...AMITE AND WALTHALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STARTING AT 7 AM MONDAY. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST MONDAY MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS MAY BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND WEAKENED SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 130 AM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 010735 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 235 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...GUSTAV CLOSING IN ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST... .AT 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS AND ABOUT 125 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY MIDDAY TODAY. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-011000- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 235 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS AND ABOUT 125 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY MIDDAY TODAY. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE LANDFALL OF GUSTAV AS A MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE...AND ALL MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION MAY BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE COULD OCCUR TO WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES. ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STEEL ROOFS AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS. PARTIAL ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL FAILURES ARE LIKELY AT LOW RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION. SOME WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL MAJOR DAMAGE...AS WELL AS INJURIES AND A FEW FATALITIES. NEAR TOTAL POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED WITH NUMEROUS LINES AND POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN. NUMEROUS TREES...ESPECIALLY SMALL TO MEDIUM TREES...WILL BE DOWNED...SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INLAND EARLY THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY SUNRISE AND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. THE HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE DAY AND CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 500 AM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-011000- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 235 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS AND ABOUT 125 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY MIDDAY TODAY. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...WINDS... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE COASTAL WATERS...AND HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE OVER MANY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER THIS EVENING. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 500 AM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-011000- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 235 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS AND ABOUT 125 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY MIDDAY TODAY. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY ONE...75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EARLY THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 500 AM CDT. $$ LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-011000- /O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T1200Z/ WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 235 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... WILKINSON...PIKE...AMITE AND WALTHALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS AND ABOUT 125 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY MIDDAY TODAY. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS MAY BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND WEAKENED SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 500 AM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 011005 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 505 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...GUSTAV NEARING THE LOUISIANA COAST...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SPREADING OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... .AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY MIDDAY TODAY. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 956 MB...28.23 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-011530- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 505 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 956 MB...28.23 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE LANDFALL OF GUSTAV AS A MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE...AND ALL MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION MAY BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE COULD OCCUR TO WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES. ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STEEL ROOFS AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS. PARTIAL ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL FAILURES ARE LIKELY AT LOW RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION. SOME WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL MAJOR DAMAGE...AS WELL AS INJURIES AND A FEW FATALITIES. NEAR TOTAL POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED WITH NUMEROUS LINES AND POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN. NUMEROUS TREES...ESPECIALLY SMALL TO MEDIUM TREES...WILL BE DOWNED...SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INLAND EARLY THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY SUNRISE AND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. THE HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE DAY AND CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 730 AM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-011530- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 505 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY MIDDAY TODAY. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 956 MB...28.23 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...WINDS... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE COASTAL WATERS...AND HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE OVER MANY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER THIS EVENING. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 730 AM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-011530- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 505 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY MIDDAY TODAY. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 956 MB...28.23 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY ONE...75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EARLY THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 730 AM CDT. $$ LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-011530- /O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 505 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... WILKINSON...PIKE...AMITE AND WALTHALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY MIDDAY TODAY. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 956 MB...28.23 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS MAY BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND WEAKENED SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 730 AM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 011137 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 637 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...GUSTAV NEARING THE LOUISIANA COAST...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SPREADING OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... .AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 85 SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-011515- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 637 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 85 SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE LANDFALL OF GUSTAV AS A MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE...AND ALL MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION MAY BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE COULD OCCUR TO WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES. ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STEEL ROOFS AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS. PARTIAL ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL FAILURES ARE LIKELY AT LOW RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION. SOME WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL MAJOR DAMAGE...AS WELL AS INJURIES AND A FEW FATALITIES. NEAR TOTAL POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED WITH NUMEROUS LINES AND POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN. NUMEROUS TREES...ESPECIALLY SMALL TO MEDIUM TREES...WILL BE DOWNED...SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AT 530 AM...THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TIDE STATION... NORTHEAST BAY GARDENE NEAR POINT A LA HACHE...HAD RISEN NEARLY 9 FEET SINCE LAST EVENING. HURRICANE GUSTAV HAS NOT MADE LANDFALL AND THE TIDE LEVEL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SURGE MAY INCREASE WATER LEVELS AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 FEET. A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY SUNRISE AND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. THE HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE DAY AND CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-011515- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 637 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...WINDS... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE COASTAL WATERS...AND HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE OVER MANY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER THIS EVENING. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-011515- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 637 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS MAJOR CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY ONE...75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EARLY THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT. $$ LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-011515- /O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 637 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... WILKINSON...PIKE...AMITE AND WALTHALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS MAY BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND WEAKENED SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 011341 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 841 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE...EYEWALL MOVING ONTO THE SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA COAST... .AT 800 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST OR ABOUT 80 SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-011515- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 841 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 800 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST OR ABOUT 80 SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE LANDFALL OF GUSTAV AS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE...AND DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES IS LIKELY. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES BEING SEVERELY DAMAGED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MAJOR DAMAGE. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL INCUR MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. MANY LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. MANY HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AT 800 AM...THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TIDE STATION... NORTHEAST BAY GARDENE NEAR POINT A LA HACHE...HAD RISEN NEARLY 10 FEET SINCE LAST EVENING. HURRICANE GUSTAV HAS NOT MADE LANDFALL AND THE TIDE LEVEL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SURGE MAY INCREASE WATER LEVELS AN ADDITIONAL 2 FEET. A POTENTIAL STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF LOCATION OF LANDFALL. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE STATION IN SHELL BEACH LOUISIANA RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 64 MPH. AROUND 8 AM CDT...A WIND GUST OF 67 MPH...58 KNOTS...WAS REPORTED AT MIDDLE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING AND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. THE HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE DAY AND CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-011515- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 841 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 800 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...WINDS... AROUND 8 AM CDT...A WIND GUST OF 67 MPH...58 KNOTS...WAS REPORTED AT MIDDLE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE COASTAL WATERS...AND HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE OVER MANY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER THIS EVENING. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-011515- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 841 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 800 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY ONE...75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EARLY THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT. $$ LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-011515- /O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 841 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... WILKINSON...PIKE...AMITE AND WALTHALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 800 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOMES MAY RECEIVE MOSTLY MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME WEAKER SMALL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES MAY SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 011546 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1046 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...CENTER OF GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL NEAR COCODRIE LOUISIANA... .AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST OR JUST WEST-SOUTHWEST OF COCODRIE LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION WAS ALSO ABOUT ABOUT 70 MILES...SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-011915- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 1046 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE LANDFALL OF GUSTAV AS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE...AND DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES IS LIKELY. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES BEING SEVERELY DAMAGED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MAJOR DAMAGE. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL INCUR MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. MANY LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. MANY HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AT 900 AM...THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TIDE STATION... NORTHEAST BAY GARDENE NEAR POINT A LA HACHE...HAD RISEN NEARLY 12 FEET ABOVE NORMAL SINCE LAST EVENING. AT 10 AM...THE TIDE LEVEL AT THIS GAGE HAS DECREASED A FOOT. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR POINTS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...INCLUDING THE MISSISSIPPI COAST AS GUSTAV MOVES NORTHWEST. AS GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL AND MOVES INLAND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT FROM EAST TO SOUTHEAST. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF GUSTAV CROSS THE COAST. THIS TIDAL INCREASE WILL BE VERY NOTICEABLE ALONG THE WEST BANK THROUGH NOON. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... AROUND 10 AM CDT...GULFPORT AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 74 MPH AND BILOXI AIR FORCE BASE REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 61 MPH. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING AND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. THE HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE DAY AND CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... BARATARIA BAY PASS JUST EAST OF GRAND ISLE REPORTED A RAINFALL TOTAL AROUND 15 INCHES. AS GUSTAV MOVES INLAND...TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY. A FEW LOCALS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1200 PM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-011915- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1046 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...WINDS... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE COASTAL WATERS...AND HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE OVER MANY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER THIS EVENING. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1200 PM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-011915- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 1046 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY ONE...75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT. $$ LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-011915- /O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 1046 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... WILKINSON...PIKE...AMITE AND WALTHALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOMES MAY RECEIVE MOSTLY MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME WEAKER SMALL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES MAY SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1000 AM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 011813 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 113 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...CENTER OF GUSTAV APPROACHING MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA... .AT 1200 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION WAS ALSO ABOUT ABOUT 55 MILES...SOUTH OF BATON ROUGE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVES INLAND OVER LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-012300- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 113 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1200 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION WAS ALSO ABOUT ABOUT 55 MILES...SOUTH OF BATON ROUGE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE LANDFALL OF GUSTAV AS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE...AND DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES IS LIKELY. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES BEING SEVERELY DAMAGED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MAJOR DAMAGE. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL INCUR MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. MANY LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. MANY HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AT 1200 CDT...THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TIDE STATION... NORTHEAST BAY GARDENE NEAR POINT A LA HACHE...HAD RISEN NEARLY 12 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. AT 12 PM CDT..THE TIDE LEVEL AT THIS GAGE HAS DECREASED 3 FEET. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR POINTS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...INCLUDING THE MISSISSIPPI COAST AS GUSTAV MOVES NORTHWEST. PLEASE REFER TO A SPECIALS WEATHER STATEMENT FOR HANCOCK COUNTY. AS GUSTAV MOVES INLAND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT FROM EAST TO SOUTHEAST. A STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF GUSTAV CROSS THE COAST. THIS TIDAL INCREASE WILL BE VERY NOTICEABLE ALONG THE WEST BANK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... AT 1212 PM CDT...EAST BANK OF BAYOU LABRANCHE SITE REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 53 MPH AND AMITE RIVER SITE NEAR HIGHWAY 22 REPORTED A WIND GUSTS UP 39 MPH. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE BATON ROUGE METRO AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ...INLAND FLOODING... AS GUSTAV MOVES INLAND...TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW LOCALS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1200 PM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-012300- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 113 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1200 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...WINDS... HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS HAVE OCCURRED OVER LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHED TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER THIS EVENING. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1200 PM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-012300- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 113 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1200 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY ONE...75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... AT 1246 PM CDT...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 70 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1200 AM CDT. $$ LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-012300- /O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 113 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... WILKINSON...PIKE...AMITE AND WALTHALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1200 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOMES MAY RECEIVE MOSTLY MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME WEAKER SMALL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES MAY SNAP. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1200 AM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 011947 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 247 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE...CENTER APPROACHING NEW IBERIA AND LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA... .AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.5 WEST OR BETWEEN BATON ROUGE AND FRANKLIN. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVES INLAND OVER LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.40 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-012345- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 247 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.5 WEST OR BETWEEN BATON ROUGE AND FRANKLIN. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.40 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE LANDFALL OF GUSTAV AS A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN THE AREA NEAR LANDFALL OF THE EYE...VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE...AND DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES IS LIKELY. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES BEING SEVERELY DAMAGED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MAJOR DAMAGE. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL INCUR MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. MANY LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. MANY HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TIDE STATION... NORTHEAST BAY GARDENE NEAR POINT A LA HACHE...HAD RISEN NEARLY 12 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. AT 12 PM CDT..THE TIDE LEVEL AT THIS GAGE HAS DECREASED 3 FEET. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR POINTS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...INCLUDING THE MISSISSIPPI COAST AS GUSTAV MOVES NORTHWEST. PLEASE REFER TO A SPECIALS WEATHER STATEMENT FOR HANCOCK COUNTY. AS GUSTAV MOVES INLAND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT FROM EAST TO SOUTHEAST. A STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF GUSTAV CROSS THE COAST. THIS TIDAL INCREASE WILL BE VERY NOTICEABLE ALONG THE WEST BANK THIS AFTERNOON. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... AT 212 PM CDT...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUSTED OF 91 MPH. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE BATON ROUGE METRO AREA...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ...INLAND FLOODING... AS GUSTAV MOVES INLAND...TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW LOCALS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 430 PM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-012345- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 247 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.5 WEST OR BETWEEN BATON ROUGE AND FRANKLIN. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.40 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...WINDS... HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS HAVE OCCURRED OVER LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHED TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER THIS EVENING. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 430 PM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-012345- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 247 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.5 WEST OR BETWEEN BATON ROUGE AND FRANKLIN. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.40 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY ONE...75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... AT 212 PM CDT...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUSTED OF 91 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 430 PM CDT. $$ LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-012345- /O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 247 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... WILKINSON...PIKE...AMITE AND WALTHALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.5 WEST OR BETWEEN BATON ROUGE AND FRANKLIN. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.40 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOMES MAY RECEIVE MOSTLY MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME WEAKER SMALL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES MAY SNAP. ...WINDS... AT 1245 PM CDT...MCCOMB AIRPORT REPORTED A MAX WIND GUST OF 40 MPH AND PASCAGOULA AIRPORT REPORTED A MAX WIND GUST OF 46 MPH AT 103 PM CDT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 430 PM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 012143 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 443 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE...CENTER APPROACHING NEW IBERIA AND LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA... .AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST OR BETWEEN BATON ROUGE AND FRANKLIN. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TONIGHT...AND INTO EASTERN TEXAS BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH GUSTAV FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 966 MB...28.53 INCHES. LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-020045- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-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-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 443 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED INTO OVERNIGHT SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...EXCLUDING TERREBONNE...LAFOURCHE AND ASSUMPTION PARISHES. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... .AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF BATON ROUGE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TONIGHT...AND INTO EASTERN TEXAS BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH GUSTAV FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 966 MB...28.53 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TIDE STATION... NORTHEAST BAY GARDENE NEAR POINT A LA HACHE...HAD RISEN NEARLY 12 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. AT 4 PM CDT..THE TIDE LEVEL AT THIS GAGE HAS DECREASED 4 FEET. A DECREASE IN TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR POINTS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER... INCLUDING THE MISSISSIPPI COAST AS GUSTAV MOVES NORTHWEST. PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR HANCOCK COUNTY. WINDS HAVE SHIFTED SOUTHEAST. A STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF GUSTAV CROSS THE COAST. THIS TIDAL INCREASE WILL BE VERY NOTICEABLE ALONG THE WEST BANK THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF WEST JEFFERSON...AND LOWER LAFOURCHE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES COULD BE OVER TOPPED. AREAS OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WILL BE SEVERELY INUNDATED. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTED BY THE STORM SURGE MAY BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF BY STORM SURGE FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL MOVE WELL INLAND ESPECIALLY ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS. A STORM SURGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...WINDS... AT 212 PM CDT...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUSTED OF 91 MPH. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE BATON ROUGE METRO AREA...THROUGH 7 PM. ...INLAND FLOODING... AS GUSTAV MOVES INLAND...TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW LOCALS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 630 PM CDT. $$ GMZ530-550-555-570-575-020045- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 443 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED OVERNIGHT FOR THE TIDAL LAKES AND COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND OUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES. A TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM ATCHAFALAYA BAY TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND OUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF BATON ROUGE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TONIGHT...AND INTO EASTERN TEXAS BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH GUSTAV FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 966 MB...28.53 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. ...WINDS... HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS HAVE OCCURRED OVER LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY DIMINISHED TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER THIS EVENING. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND OVER TIDAL LAKES. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 630 PM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-020045- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 443 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH TONIGHT. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF BATON ROUGE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TONIGHT...AND INTO EASTERN TEXAS BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH GUSTAV FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 966 MB...28.53 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... INCLUDING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO CATEGORY ONE...75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED WIRES AND SOME POWER POLES PULLED DOWN. SOME LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...WINDS... AT 212 PM CDT...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUSTED OF 91 MPH. THE THREAT OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 630 PM CDT. $$ LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-020045- /O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 443 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH TONIGHT. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... WILKINSON...PIKE...AMITE AND WALTHALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF BATON ROUGE. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TONIGHT...AND INTO EASTERN TEXAS BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH GUSTAV FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 966 MB...28.53 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOMES MAY RECEIVE MOSTLY MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME WEAKER SMALL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES MAY SNAP. ...WINDS... AT 220 PM CDT...MCCOMB AIRPORT REPORTED A MAX WIND GUST OF 43 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. ...INLAND FLOODING... GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY INTO TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 430 PM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 020038 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...GUSTAV WEAKENS...BUT IS STILL A HURRICANE... .AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT... AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH... 120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH GUSTAV EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR ON WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT. GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI...ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT. LAZ038-040-049-050-057-058-060>064-068>070-MSZ080>082-030045- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ST. JAMES- ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS- UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED BUT IS STILL A HURRICANE. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...STORM INFORMATION... .AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT... AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH... 120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH GUSTAV EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR ON WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS. MANY PARISHES AND COUNTIES HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDES OF 10 TO 12 FEET WERE OBSERVED EARLIER TODAY. WATER LEVELS HAVE STOPPED RISING AND BEGUN TO FALL IN MANY LOCATIONS. A SLOW FALL OF WATER LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. MANY ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE DUE TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. ...WINDS... AT 522 PM CDT...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT CONTINUED TO REPORT WIND GUSTS OF 55 MPH. HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE BATON ROUGE AREA THROUGH 10 PM. ...INLAND FLOODING... AS GUSTAV CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA... TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HAS LED TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT. $$ LAZ056-059-065>067-030045- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ASSUMPTION-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE- LOWER LAFOURCHE- 738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED...BUT IS STILL A HURRICANE. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... .AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT... AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH... 120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH GUSTAV EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR ON WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS. MANY PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COUNTIES IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDES OF 10 TO 12 FEET WERE OBSERVED EARLIER TODAY. WATER LEVELS HAVE STOPPED RISING AND BEGUN TO FALL IN MANY LOCATIONS. A SLOW FALL OF WATER LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. MANY ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE DUE TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. ...WINDS... AT 522 PM CDT...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT CONTINUED TO REPORT WIND GUSTS OF 55 MPH. HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE BATON ROUGE AREA THROUGH 10 PM. ...INLAND FLOODING... AS GUSTAV CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA... TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HAS LED TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT. $$ GMZ530-555-030045- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- 738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED...BUT REMAINS A HURRICANE. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE AFFECTED AREA. ...STORM INFORMATION... .AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT... AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH... 120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH GUSTAV EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR ON WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. ...WINDS... WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN FOR THE LAST FEW HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE OVER LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT OVER THE AFFECTED AREA. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT. $$ GMZ550-570-575-030045- /O.CON.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED...BUT IS STILL A HURRICANE. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT. ...STORM INFORMATION... .AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT... AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH... 120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH GUSTAV EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR ON WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. ...WINDS... WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN FOR THE LAST FEW HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE OVER LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT OVER THE AFFECTED AREA. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-021200- /O.CON.KLIX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED BUT REMAINS A HURRICANE. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...STORM INFORMATION... .AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT... AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH... 120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH GUSTAV EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR ON WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS. MANY PARISHES AND COUNTIES HAVE EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. ...WINDS... AT 522 PM CDT...BATON ROUGE AIRPORT CONTINUED TO REPORT WIND GUSTS OF 55 MPH. HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE BATON ROUGE AREA THROUGH 10 PM. ...INLAND FLOODING... AS GUSTAV CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA... TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HAS LED TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT. $$ LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-021200- /O.CON.KLIX.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/ WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 738 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED BUT IS STILL A HURRICANE. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...STORM INFORMATION... .AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES... 25 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT... AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH... 120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH GUSTAV EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR ON WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS. ...WINDS... AT 717 PM CDT THE MCCOMB AIRPORT HAS BEEN REPORTING GUSTS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE FOR THE LAST FEW HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...INLAND FLOODING... AS GUSTAV CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA... TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HAS LED TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 PM CDT. $$
000 WTUS84 KLIX 020411 HLSLIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1105 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM... ...ALL HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... .AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.7 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT...AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI...ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. LAZ038-040-049-050-057-058-060>064-068>070-MSZ080>082-020500- /O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ST. JAMES- ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS- UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 1105 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...AREAS AFFECTED... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL MISSISSIPPI...COASTAL SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA INCLUDING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDES OF 10 TO 12 FEET WERE OBSERVED EARLIER TODAY. WATER LEVELS HAVE STOPPED RISING AND BEGUN TO FALL IN MANY LOCATIONS. TIDES WILL CONTINUE RUNNING 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A SLOW FALL EXPECTED THROUGH MORNING. A SLOW FALL OF WATER LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. MANY ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE DUE TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. GUSTY WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING PERIODICALLY TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORM SQUALLS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ...INLAND FLOODING... AS GUSTAV CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA... TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HAS LED TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT REGARDING GUSTAV BEING ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES IN NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE. $$ LAZ056-059-065>067-020500- /O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ASSUMPTION-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE- LOWER LAFOURCHE- 1105 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...AREAS AFFECTED... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL MISSISSIPPI...COASTAL SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA INCLUDING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDES OF 10 TO 12 FEET WERE OBSERVED EARLIER TODAY. WATER LEVELS HAVE STOPPED RISING AND BEGUN TO FALL IN MANY LOCATIONS. TIDES WILL CONTINUE RUNNING 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A SLOW FALL EXPECTED THROUGH MORNING. A SLOW FALL OF WATER LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. MANY ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE DUE TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. GUSTY WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING PERIODICALLY TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORM SQUALLS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ...INLAND FLOODING... AS GUSTAV CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA... TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HAS LED TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT REGARDING GUSTAV BEING ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES IN NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE. $$ GMZ530-555-020500- /O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- 1105 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA. SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...AREAS AFFECTED... GULF COASTAL WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ...WINDS... GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS AROUND 15 FEET WILL GRADUALLY ABATE THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT REGARDING GUSTAV BEING ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NEW ORLEANS. $$ GMZ550-570-575-020500- /O.CAN.KLIX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1105 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA. WINDS OVER THE GULF WATERS OFF THE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COAST HAVE WEAKENED BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH. ...AREAS AFFECTED... GULF WATERS OFF THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY. ...WINDS... GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS AROUND 15 FEET WILL GRADUALLY ABATE THROUGH TUESDAY. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT OVER THE AFFECTED AREA. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT REGARDING GUSTAV BEING ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NEW ORLEANS. $$ LAZ034>037-046>048-020500- /O.CAN.KLIX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE- 1105 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...AREAS AFFECTED... SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. GUSTY WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING PERIODICALLY TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORM SQUALLS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ...INLAND FLOODING... AS GUSTAV CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA... TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HAS LED TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT REGARDING GUSTAV BEING ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES IN NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE. $$ LAZ039-MSZ068>071-077-020500- /O.CAN.KLIX.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- 1105 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...AREAS AFFECTED... SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. GUSTY WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING PERIODICALLY TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORM SQUALLS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ...INLAND FLOODING... AS GUSTAV CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA... TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HAS LED TO MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT REGARDING GUSTAV BEING ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES IN NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE. $$ GARMON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hurricane warning went out at Aug 31, 5:28 AM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 5:28 AM CDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
528 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
.SHORT TERM...
HURRICANE GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED TO CATEGORY THREE OVER THE LAST FEW
HOURS DESPITE MOVING INTO THE VERY WARM LOOP CURRENT. DESPITE
THIS...THE OFFICIAL FORECAST STILL CALLS FOR GUSTAV TO REGAIN
STRENGTH TO A CATEGORY FOUR LATER TODAY...AND MAKE LANDFALL AS
EITHER A DANGEROUS HIGH END CATEGORY THREE OR LOW END CATEGORY
FOUR HURRICANE IN THE VICINITY OF TERREBONNE BAY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS STORM SURGE FLOODING AS HIGH AS 18 TO 25
FEET ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTER WITH LESSER EXPECTED
AMOUNTS TO THE EAST OVER THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. T
SOME DEVIATIONS IN THE PATH...STRENGTH...AND SPEED ARE STILL
POSSIBLE...AND BECAUSE HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ABOUT
24 HOURS OR LESS...A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE COAST AND PARISHES SURROUNDING LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND
MAUREPAS. A HURRICANE WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE INLAND
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA PARISHES AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES FOR
THE POSSIBILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 36 HOURS. VERY
HEAVY...TROPICAL DOWNPOURS IN RAIN BANDS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES
POSSIBLE. BECAUSE OF THIS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
STARTING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM...
WIND AND HIGH TIDE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS HURRICANE GUSTAV
MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS...HOWEVER...CONTINUED HEAVY RAIN BANDS
MAY CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA AT LEAST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY DEPENDING ON THE SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF GUSTAV THROUGH
WESTERN LOUISIANA. A RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL LATE SUMMER WEATHER
SHOULD RETURN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT TO ALL OF THE TERMINALS
THROUGH TOMORROW. INCREASING WINDS AND SEVERAL BANDS OF CONVECTION
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT.
.MARINE...
HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED BY TOMORROW MORNING. GUSTAV SHOULD CLEAR THE COASTAL
WATERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE REMAINS OF GUSTAV WILL THEN STALL
OVER EASTERN TEXAS...WHICH WILL KEEP WINDS AND SEAS UP THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB 89 74 82 74 / 40 40 100 100
BTR 90 75 82 75 / 40 40 100 100
MSY 89 79 82 77 / 50 70 100 100
GPT 89 75 83 78 / 50 70 100 100
&&
.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...HURRICANE WARNING FOR LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070.
HURRICANE WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR LAZ034>037-039-046>048.
GM...HURRICANE WARNING FOR GMZ530-550-555-570-575.
MS...HURRICANE WARNING FOR MSZ080>082.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR MSZ068>071-077-080>082.
HURRICANE WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MSZ068>071-077.
GM...HURRICANE WARNING FOR GMZ550-555-570-575.
&&
22Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 30, 10:50 PM CDT, 6 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1050 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077- 080>082-311100- LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA- EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-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-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- 1050 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT NO SEVERE STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MAJOR HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WAVE CONDITIONS MAY ONSET AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING ALONG THE COAST WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SPREADING INLAND DURING THE DAY MONDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS MAY ONSET DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS MONDAY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST AND SPREAD INLAND THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... OZONE AMATEUR RADIO OPERATIONS WILL BE ACTIVATED SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE UNTIL IMPACTS DIMINISH. MOST PRE-STORM EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ACTIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY OR SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO COMPLETION BY SUNDAY EVENING. SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW LOCAL DIRECTIONS AND GUIDELINES FROM YOUR PARISH AND COUNTY OFFICIALS REGARDING EVACUATIONS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 4:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 57 min | |
| Aug 31, 5:32 AM CDT | Inland Hurricane Watch | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Washington and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:32 AM CDT | Hurricane Warning | LIX | 42 hr | |
| Aug 31, 5:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 6 more | 3 days |
| Aug 31, 10:42 AM CDT | Inland Hurricane Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Washington and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | St. Mary | 20 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston | 52 hr |
| Aug 31, 4:47 PM CDT | Inland Tropical Storm Warning | LIX | Washington | 30 hr |
| Aug 31, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles | 52 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.