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Hurricane Local Statement for IKE
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WTUS84 KLIX 130944
HLSLIX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
444 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...EYE OF IKE MOVING INLAND ACROSS THE GALVESTON-HOUSTON AREA...
.AT 4 AM CDT...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED EAST OF
MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA.
AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.0 WEST OR NEAR BAYTOWN TEXAS.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 30 MILES...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GALVESTON
TEXAS AND ABOUT 25 MILES...EAST OF HOUSTON TEXAS.
IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST
AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHEASTERN AND EASTERN TEXAS TODAY...AND INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS
TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING
IS EXPECTED AS THE CENTER MOVES FARTHER INLAND...ALTHOUGH IKE IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE STATION AT THE GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER
REPORTED A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 951.6 MB...28.10 INCHES...AS THE EYE
OF IKE PASSED OVER THE STATION.
GMZ530-555-LAZ038-040-049-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-131045-
/O.CAN.KLIX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-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-
444 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
.AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.0 WEST OR NEAR BAYTOWN TEXAS.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 30 MILES...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GALVESTON
TEXAS AND ABOUT 25 MILES...EAST OF HOUSTON TEXAS.
IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST
AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHEASTERN AND EASTERN TEXAS TODAY...AND INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS
TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING
IS EXPECTED AS THE CENTER MOVES FARTHER INLAND...ALTHOUGH IKE IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE STATION AT THE GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER
REPORTED A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 951.6 MB...28.10 INCHES...AS THE EYE
OF IKE PASSED OVER THE STATION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED EAST OF
MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY THIS
OFFICE FOR HURRICANE IKE.
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GMZ550-570-575-131045-
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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-
444 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
.AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.0 WEST OR NEAR BAYTOWN TEXAS.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 30 MILES...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GALVESTON
TEXAS AND ABOUT 25 MILES...EAST OF HOUSTON TEXAS.
IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST
AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHEASTERN AND EASTERN TEXAS TODAY...AND INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS
TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING
IS EXPECTED AS THE CENTER MOVES FARTHER INLAND...ALTHOUGH IKE IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE STATION AT THE GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER
REPORTED A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 951.6 MB...28.10 INCHES...AS THE EYE
OF IKE PASSED OVER THE STATION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED EAST OF
MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE NOW IN EFFECT
FOR WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 7 TO 12 FEET.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THIS OFFICE FOR HURRICANE IKE.
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