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New Orleans, LASubject | Weather Update 0600 hrs 080508 |
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Posting Date | 2008-Aug-05 |
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INFO: ...EDOUARD STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE AS IT APPROACHES THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST... .AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND ABOUT 85 MILES EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE UPPER TEXAS OR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COASTS BY MIDDAY TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. EDOUARD IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN...AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE COASTLINE BY THE TIME ITS CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. LAZ059-065>068-051245- /O.CON.KLIX.TR.W.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE- LOWER JEFFERSON- 434 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND WAS MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE WEST TO INTRACOASTAL CITY. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN LAFOURCHE....TERREBONNE AND LOWER JEFFERSON PARISHES. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE WEST TO INTRACOASTAL CITY BUT WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED SOME TIME THIS MORNING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND ABOUT 85 MILES EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE UPPER TEXAS OR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COASTS BY MIDDAY TODAY. REPORTS FROM COASTAL DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE AROUND 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. EDOUARD MAY STRENGTHEN TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE OF 74 MPH BEFORE ITS CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH IN SQUALLS ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TIDES CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING THEN IMPROVING STEADILY FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TIDES ARE CURRENTLY AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE COAST AND SHOULD BEGIN TO FALL TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS LATER THIS MORNING. ...WINDS... SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE THEN DIMINISH TO 15 MPH BY MID-MORNING. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL ACTION STATEMENT WILL ISSUED AROUND 715 AM CDT. 0600 Hazmat Forecast 8/05/08 for New Orleans Tue Tue Night Wednesday Wed Night Thursday Sunrise/Sunset: 0622 1950 0623 1949 0623 Wind Dir/Speed: SE/10 SE/5 E/6 VAR/4 E/6 Max Min Temp: 90 75 92 76 92 Rainfall Amount: 0.15" 0” 0.02" 0.04” 0.19” Rain/TS Chance: 20% 10% 20% 20% 30% Visibility: 8sm 8sm 8sm 8sm 8sm River Stage: 5.3’ 5.0' 5.1' 5.2’ 5.3’ Forecast Briefing: .TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. 0600 Hazmat Forecast 8/03/08 for Head of Passes Mon Mon Night Tuesday Tue Night Wednesday Sunrise/Sunset: 0622 1950 0623 1949 0623 Wind Dir/Speed: SE/11 SE/7 NE/6 SE/4 NE/7 Max Min Temp: 86 77 88 81 88 Rainfall Amount: 0.05" 0” 0.02" 0.06” 0.09” Rain/TS Chance: 20% 10% 20% 20% 30% Visibility: 8sm 8sm 8sm 8sm 8sm Forecast Briefing: .TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. Hazardous Weather Outlook: THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LOWER JEFFERSON...TERREBONNE...AND LAFOURCHE PARISHES DUE TO TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALSO INCLUDES THE COASTAL WATERS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS STORM...PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AS WELL AS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS SHOULD COME TO AN END LATE THIS MORNING AS THE TROPICAL STORM MOVES INLAND OVER TEXAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE LOCALLY STRONG THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.