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09-11-2008, 08:05 AM
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Local Hurricane Statement LCH NWS Office
000 WTUS84 KLCH 111102 HLSLCH URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 602 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...LARGE HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE EAST-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO... .AT 400 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.6 WEST OR ABOUT 505 MILES...SOUTHEAST OF BEAUMONT TEXAS AND ABOUT 470 MILES... SOUTHEAST OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL BE APPROACHING THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST LATE FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE...AND IT COULD INTENSIFY INTO A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. IKE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 255 MILES...410 KM. AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 946 MB...27.94 INCHES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA. ABOVE NORMAL TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ALONG MUCH OF THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO... BUT WILL BE INCREASING ALONG THE WESTERN GULF COAST AS IKE APPROACHES. ACADIA-ALLEN-BEAUREGARD-JASPER-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE- LOWER ST. MARTIN-NEWTON-TYLER-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERNON- 602 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...NEW INFORMATION... IKE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR FREEPORT TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND PARISHES: ACADIA...ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...JASPER...JEFFERSON DAVIS... LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...NEWTON...TYLER...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERNON. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... THERE IS A 60 TO 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA WITH LESS THAN A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. ...INLAND FLOODING... AREAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO NEAR 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. AS IS THE CASE DURING ANY TROPICAL SYSTEM...ANY AREA THAT RECEIVES HEAVY RAINS MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM. CAMERON- 602 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... IKE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR FREEPORT TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING PARISH OR MARINE AREAS: CAMERON. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WARNING. HURRICANE WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR LOWER CAMERON PARISH AS OF 10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. A LAST RESORT SHELTER WILL OPEN AT THE LAKE CHARLES CIVIC CENTER AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR CAMERON PARISH RESIDENTS ONLY. COASTAL INUNDATION OF PRONE COMMUNITIES IS POSSIBLE. ALL RESIDENTS LIVING ON THE SHORELINE WILL EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE. HOMES WILL LIKELY BECOME UNINHABITABLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE TEMPORARILY CUT OFF...WATER LEVELS MAY EXCEED 6 FEET OR MORE FOR MORE THAN A MILE INLAND. COASTAL RESIDENTS OF ONE STORY HOMES WHO DO NOT EVACUATE WILL FACE LIFE THREATENING CONSEQUENCES. THOSE IN MULTI-STORY OR MULTI-UNIT FACILITIES RISK BEING CUT OFF FOR DAYS. PARKED VEHICLES WILL BE SEVERELY DAMAGED IN THE FLOOD ZONE. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES. SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE PROPERTY DAMAGE...INCLUDING DESTRUCTION OF HOMES AND WASHING AWAY VEHICLES. BEACH EROSION WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL...AND REQUIRE MONTHS TO CLEAN UP. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL REACH 4 FEET (MINOR FLOODING) BY FRIDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A RAPID VERTICAL WATER RISE TO AROUND 6 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON (MAJOR FLOODING)...CRESTING NEAR 10 FEET BY VERY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE STORM SURGE WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO THE PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW (AFTER IKE MOVES INLAND). THESE WATER LEVELS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE STORM SURGE EXPERIENCED DURING HURRICANE CARLA OF SEPTEMBER 1961. FOR CAMERON PARISH...MOST SECTIONS OF COASTAL ROADS OF LA 82...LA 27...AND LA 1141 WILL BE FLOODED...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY NEAR THE GIBBSTOWN BRIDGE. MOST LOW LYING AREAS AROUND CALCASIEU LAKE WILL BE FLOODED...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HACKBERRY AND GRAND LAKE EAST TO BOONES CORNER NEAR LA 385 AND LA 384. CALCASIEU PASS HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE TODAY 2:36 AM 7:09 PM FRIDAY 2:35 AM 8:13 AM 11:01 AM 8:23 PM SATURDAY 2:39 AM 8:17 AM 12:19 PM 8:59 PM SABINE PASS HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE TODAY 3:32 AM 7:55 PM FRIDAY 3:31 AM 8:59 AM 11:56 AM 8:33 PM SATURDAY 3:35 AM 9:03 AM 1:15 PM 9:09 PM ...WINDS... CAMERON PARISH WILL EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ...AND PERSIST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... THERE IS A 65 TO 75 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS CAMERON PARISH WITH LESS THAN A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. ...TORNADOES... AN INCREASING THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM. COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- 602 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... IKE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR FREEPORT TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING MARINE AREAS: COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WARNING. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND PREPARE VESSELS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGINNING TOMORROW. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TODAY SEAS 5 FEET BUILDING TO 8 FEET BY THE AFTERNOON AND 11 FEET FRIDAY MORNING AND 14 FEET ON FRIDAY. FRIDAY NIGHT SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FEET. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL IMPACT THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PREPARATIONS TO SECURE MARITIME PROPERTY ALONG THE COAST SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... THERE IS A 60 TO 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WITH A 6 TO 12 PERCENT CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM. |
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09-11-2008, 08:08 AM
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Local Hurricane Statement LCH NWS Office (Part 2)
IBERIA-ST. MARY-VERMILION- 602 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... IKE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR FREEPORT TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING PARISHES OR MARINE AREAS: IBERIA...ST. MARY...VERMILION. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WARNING. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO PREPARE FOR MINOR DAMAGE TO OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. SOME SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. ALL RESIDENTS LIVING ON THE SHORELINE WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE FLOODING. HOMES MAY BECOME UNINHABITABLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL REACH 4 FEET (MINOR FLOODING) BY FRIDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A RAPID VERTICAL WATER RISE TO AROUND 5 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON (MODERATE FLOODING). THE STORM SURGE WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO THE PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW (AFTER IKE MOVES INLAND). THESE WATER LEVELS WILL APPROACH THE STORM SURGE EXPERIENCED DURING HURRICANE CARLA OF SEPTEMBER 1961 AND TROPICAL STORM FRANCES OF 1998. FOR VERMILION PARISH...MOST LOCATIONS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY WILL BE FLOODED...INCLUDING INTRACOASTAL CITY AND PECAN ISLAND. FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR UP TO HIGHWAY 335...AFFECTING THE COMMUNITIES OF COW ISLAND...FORKED ISLAND...ESTHER...HENRY... AND DELCAMBRE. FOR IBERIA PARISH...MOST LOCATIONS SOUTH OF LA 14 AND US 90 WILL EXPERIENCE STORM SURGE FLOODING...CUTTING OFF WEEKS ISLAND. ACROSS ST. MARY PARISH...BURNS POINT...CYPREMORT POINT...AND MOST AREAS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY WILL LIKELY FLOOD ON FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST PASS HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE TODAY 4:18 AM 8:00 PM FRIDAY 4:17 AM 9:04 AM 12:42 AM 8:38 PM SATURDAY 4:21 AM 9:08 AM 2:01 PM 9:14 PM ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BEGIN AFFECTING THE COASTAL LOUISIANA PARISHES JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS VERMILION... IBERIA AND ST. MARY PARISHES ARE 50 TO 60 PERCENT WITH LESS THAN A 10 PERCENT OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. ...INLAND FLOODING... AREAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO NEAR 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STORM SURGE POTENTIAL AND ISSUE ANY ADDITIONAL WARNINGS THAT MAY BE NEEDED...SPECIFICALLY ALONG THE VERMILION RIVER AT PERRY UP TO LAFAYETTE. ...TORNADOES... THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING THREAT OF TORNADOES BEGINNING FRIDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM. CALCASIEU-HARDIN-ORANGE- 602 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...NEW INFORMATION... IKE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR FREEPORT TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND PARISH INCLUDING MARINE AREAS: CALCASIEU...HARDIN...ORANGE. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL REACH 4 FEET (MINOR FLOODING) BY FRIDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A RAPID VERTICAL WATER RISE TO AROUND 6 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON (MAJOR FLOODING)...CRESTING NEAR 10 FEET BY VERY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE STORM SURGE WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO THE PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW (AFTER IKE MOVES INLAND). THESE WATER LEVELS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE STORM SURGE EXPERIENCED DURING HURRICANE CARLA OF SEPTEMBER 1961. CALCASIEU PASS HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE TODAY 2:36 AM 7:09 PM FRIDAY 2:35 AM 8:13 AM 11:01 AM 8:23 PM SATURDAY 2:39 AM 8:17 AM 12:19 PM 8:59 PM SABINE PASS HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE TODAY 3:32 AM 7:55 PM FRIDAY 3:31 AM 8:59 AM 11:56 AM 8:33 PM SATURDAY 3:35 AM 9:03 AM 1:15 PM 9:09 PM FOR CALCASIEU PARISH: AT THESE LEVELS...COMMUNITIES ALONG THE CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN SUCH AS DEATONVILLE...VINCENT LANDING JUST SOUTHEAST OF CARLYSS...AND LOCKMOOR JUST SOUTH OF WESTLAKE WILL EXPERIENCE STORM SURGE FLOODING. AREAS WITHIN LAKE CHARLES NEAR THE I-10 AND I-210 BRIDGES...AREAS NEAR THE CIVIC CENTER...AND THE LAKE CHARLES BEACH WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING AS WELL. FOR ORANGE COUNTY: AT THESE LEVELS...SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 73 BETWEEN PORT ARTHUR AND BRIDGE CITY WILL BE FLOODED. VOLUNTARY EVACUATION INCLUDES PERSONS LIVING IN TRAVEL TRAILERS AND MOBILE HOMES. IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE PLEASE TRAVEL IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AS SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS EXPECTED ON I-10 WEST. FOR HARDIN COUNTY: VOLUNTARY EVACUATION INCLUDES PERSONS LIVING IN TRAVEL TRAILERS AND MOBILE HOMES. IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE PLEASE TRAVEL IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AS SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS EXPECTED ON I-10 WEST. ...WINDS... CALCASIEU PARISH...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ORANGE AND HARDIN COUNTIES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS RANGE FROM 65 TO 75 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT ACROSS THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE WITH LESS THAN A 20 PERCENT OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. ...INLAND FLOODING... AREAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO NEAR 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED CAUSING MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG MAIN-STEM RIVERS. AS IS THE CASE DURING ANY TROPICAL SYSTEM...ANY AREA THAT RECEIVES HEAVY RAINS MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. AT THIS TIME...THE ONLY RIVERS THAT ARE FORECAST TO GO INTO FLOOD IS THE LOWER CALCASIEU RIVER FROM THE SALT WATER BARRIER TO OLD TOWN BAY...AND THE WEST FORK OF THE CALCASIEU FROM HOUSTON RIVER TO THE CONFLUENCE OF THE CALCASIEU RIVER (DUE TO TIDAL BACKUP UP THE CALCASIEU RIVER). AT THIS TIME ALONG THE CALCASIEU RIVER...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF NUMEROUS RECREATIONAL CAMPS AND HOMES WILL OCCUR NEAR THE SALT WATER BARRIER. RIVER ROAD IN NORTH LAKE CHARLES AND MUCH OF MIMMS ROAD IN WEST LAKE WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. GOOS FERRY ROAD NEAR OLD TOWN BAY WILL ALSO WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. ALONG THE WEST FORK OF THE CALCASIEU...WATER WILL BE ON LOW SPOTS ON SOUTH PERKINS FERRY ROAD. WATER WILL ALSO BE OVER SOME BOAT DOCKS ON SOUTH PERKINS FERRY ROAD AND OVER BOAT RAMPS AT SAM HOUSTON JONES STATE PARK. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM. $$ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- 602 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... IKE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR FREEPORT TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING MARINE AREAS: COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM... WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA: HURRICANE WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD BEGIN TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR AND PREPARE VESSELS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TODAY SEAS 7 FEET BUILDING TO 10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS EVENING SEAS 11 FEET BUILDING TO 13 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. FRIDAY SEAS 15 FEET BUILDING TO 20 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. FRIDAY NIGHT SEAS 20 TO 25 FEET. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL IMPACT THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS BY THURSDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE IS POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. ALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...AND PREPARATIONS TO SECURE MARITIME PROPERTY ALONG THE COAST SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... THERE IS A 70 TO 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WITH LESS THAN A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM. |
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09-11-2008, 08:08 AM
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Local Hurricane Statement LCH NWS Office (Part 3)
JEFFERSON- 602 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... IKE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR FREEPORT TEXAS. VOLUNTARY EVACUATION FOR SABINE PASS EFFECTIVE TODAY AT 6 AM DUE TO HIGH TIDE ON FRIDAY ALONG WITH STORM SURGE COULD CLOSE HIGHWAY 87 AS EARLY AS FRIDAY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES PERSONS LIVING IN TRAVEL TRAILERS AND MOBILE HOMES. IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE PLEASE TRAVEL IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AS SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS EXPECTED ON I-10 WEST. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY: JEFFERSON. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA: HURRICANE WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION FOR SABINE PASS IS IN EFFECT. COASTAL INUNDATION OF PRONE COMMUNITIES IS POSSIBLE. ALL RESIDENTS LIVING ON THE SHORELINE WILL EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. HOMES WILL LIKELY BECOME UNINHABITABLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE TEMPORARILY CUT OFF...WATER LEVELS MAY EXCEED 6 FEET OR MORE FOR MORE THAN A MILE INLAND. COASTAL RESIDENTS OF ONE STORY HOMES WHO DO NOT EVACUATE WILL FACE LIFE THREATENING CONSEQUENCES. THOSE IN MULTI- STORY OR MULTI-UNIT FACILITIES RISK BEING CUT OFF FOR DAYS. PARKED VEHICLES WILL BE SEVERELY DAMAGED IN THE FLOOD ZONE. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES. SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE PROPERTY DAMAGE...INCLUDING DESTRUCTION OF HOMES AND WASHING AWAY VEHICLES. BEACH EROSION WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL...AND REQUIRE MONTHS TO CLEAN UP. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE ACTUAL TIDES WILL REACH 4 FEET (MINOR FLOODING) BY FRIDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A RAPID VERTICAL WATER RISE TO AROUND 6 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON (MAJOR FLOODING)...CRESTING NEAR 10 FEET BY VERY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE STORM SURGE WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO THE PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW (AFTER IKE MOVES INLAND). THESE WATER LEVELS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE STORM SURGE EXPERIENCED DURING HURRICANE CARLA OF SEPTEMBER 1961. AT THESE WATER LEVELS...MOST LOCATIONS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 73 BETWEEN PORT ARTHUR AND WINNIE WILL LIKELY HAVE STORM SURGE FLOODING. FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG HILLEBRANDT AND TAYLOR BAYOUS BETWEEN FANNETT AND LA BELLE. FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG COW BAYOU BETWEEN ORANGEFIELD AND BRIDGE CITY. MOST IF NOT ALL ROADS IN SABINE PASS WILL BE FLOODED. SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 73/87 BETWEEN PORT ARTHUR AND BRIDGE CITY WILL BE FLOODED AS WELL. SABINE PASS HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE TODAY 3:32 AM 7:55 PM FRIDAY 3:31 AM 8:59 AM 11:56 AM 8:33 PM SATURDAY 3:35 AM 9:03 AM 1:15 PM 9:09 PM ...WINDS... JEFFERSON COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING ...THEN PERSIST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... THERE IS A 70 TO 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY WITH A 20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. ...INLAND FLOODING... AREAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO NEAR 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG AREA RIVERS IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. AS IS THE CASE DURING ANY TROPICAL SYSTEM...ANY AREA THAT RECEIVES HEAVY RAINS WILL SEE FLASH FLOODING. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STORM SURGE POTENTIAL AND ISSUE ANY ADDITIONAL FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MAY BE NEEDED SPECIFICALLY ALONG THE NECHES RIVER AT BEAUMONT. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM. AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-RAPIDES-ST. LANDRY- 602 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...NEW INFORMATION... IKE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR FREEPORT TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING PARISHES: AVOYELLES...EVANGELINE...RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IF THE TRACK OF IKE DRIFTS FURTHER TO THE NORTH. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED ON THURSDAY. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... THERE IS A 20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA WITH LESS THAN A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. ...INLAND FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. AS IS THE CASE DURING ANY TROPICAL SYSTEM...ANY AREA THAT RECEIVES HEAVY RAINS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM. |
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09-11-2008, 08:12 AM
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09-11-2008, 08:23 AM
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Update from NWS N.O.:
Quote:.AT 700 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED "The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball." - Ben Hogan |
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09-11-2008, 09:48 AM
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Special Weather Statement
Quote:Special weather statement "The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball." - Ben Hogan |
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09-11-2008, 10:11 AM
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Hardin County, Texas
Quote: Only people with oversized egos believe that mankind has caused global warming. Scientific Consensus is an Oxymoron |
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09-11-2008, 11:56 AM
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Tropical Storm Warning
Quote:Tropical Storm Warning "The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball." - Ben Hogan |
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09-12-2008, 02:43 PM
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Quote:BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA- Twitter updates we will follow you back http://twitter.com/Hardcoreweather Now on Facebook We will like you back http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hardcorewe...466?v=wall |
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