Hurricane Local Statement for GUSTAV

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WTUS84 KJAN 020857
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
357 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...

.AT 400 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST OR ABOUT 135
MILES...215 KM...NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND
A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  THIS MOTION WOULD BRING THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS WESTERN LOUISIANA AND INTO NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA...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 PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY TODAY..

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FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
FRANKLIN MS-
357 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT COVERS AREAS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM. 
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EB IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM UNTIL NOON.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM. 
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST OR ABOUT 135
MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS
MOTION WOULD BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS WESTERN LOUISIANA AND
INTO NORTHEASTERN TEXAS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 TO 40 MPH WILL
IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH NOON. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY STILL
RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREES THANKS TO THE VERY SOGGY GROUNDS. 

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE HURRICANE
COULD BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AFTER LANDFALL AND PROVIDE A PROLONGED
RAIN THREAT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM
5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 12
INCHES POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THAT PIVOT OVER THE AREA
THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED ON WHAT IS NOW
TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV.

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