Hurricane Local Statement for GUSTAV

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1136 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
...COASTAL FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
PANHANDLE COASTS...

.AT 1100 AM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST OR OVER THE LOUISIANA
COAST JUST WEST-SOUTHWEST OF COCODRIE LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS
ALSO ABOUT ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND
ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE 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.
WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVES INLAND OVER
LOUISIANA.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. THE NATIONAL
OCEAN SERVICE STATION AT GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA RECENTLY REPORTED A
WIND GUST OF 83 MPH.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.  

A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TODAY.

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GULF-FRANKLIN-
1136 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008 /1036 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008/

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...COASTAL FLOODING AND DANGEROUS SURF CONTINUES ALONG THE COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER ENTRANCE WESTWARD HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING AND HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY FOR THE AREA
AS THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING CONTINUES THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

GULF...FRANKLIN.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING AND A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY. 

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR ADVISORIES ISSUED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ABOUT ROAD
CLOSURES IN YOUR AREA. AS HIGH TIDE APPROACHES THIS
AFTERNOON...RESIDENTS NEED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE RISING OCEAN
LEVEL. AREAS THAT HAD MINOR FLOODING EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
LIKELY FLOOD AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AROUND HIGH TIDE. 

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

STORM TIDES WERE ABOUT 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER THIS
MORNING. STORM TIDE VALUES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE. 

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
COASTAL AREAS TODAY. 

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES IN ANY OF THE FEEDER
BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV. 

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED ON
HURRICANE GUSTAV. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COASTAL
FLOODING...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE. 

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-
1036 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...DANGEROUS HIGH SURF CONTINUES ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER ENTRANCE WESTWARD HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING AND HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY FOR THE AREA
AS THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING CONTINUES THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

COASTAL WALTON...BAY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY AND A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
FOR COASTAL WALTON AND BAY COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM EDT TONIGHT. 

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR ADVISORIES ISSUED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ABOUT ROAD
CLOSURES IN YOUR AREA. CONTINUED DANGEROUS HIGH SURF WILL
CONTINUE. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE WATER TODAY AS LIFE THREATENING
SURF CONDITIONS EXIST. AS HIGH TIDE APPROACHES THIS
AFTERNOON...RESIDENTS NEED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE RISING OCEAN
LEVEL. MINOR FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
WITH WATER RISING UP TO OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE DUNE LINE. 

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

STORM TIDES WERE ABOUT 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER
THIS MORNING. STORM TIDE VALUES WILL REMAIN AT THIS LEVEL THROUGH
HIGH TIDES TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY LOWERING ON TUESDAY. FOR MORE
INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
COASTAL AREAS TODAY. 

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES IN ANY OF THE FEEDER
BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV. 

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED ON
HURRICANE GUSTAV. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COASTAL
FLOODING...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE. 

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COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1136 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER ENTRANCE WESTWARD HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS ARE SLOWLY
SUBSIDING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AS ARE WAVE HEIGHTS. A GRADUAL
DECREASING TREND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING MARINE AREAS:

COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER ENTRANCE OUT
TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. 

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. 

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

UNTIL ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS SUBSIDE LATE TUESDAY...ALL MARINERS
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE WATERS. 

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. 

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED ON
HURRICANE GUSTAV. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MARINE CONDITIONS...PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE.

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GODSEY