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...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST ARE URGED TO MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION THAT MAY LAST
FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS AS TIDES RISE ABOVE NORMAL TO AS HIGH AS 4 TO 5
FEET TONIGHT AND 5 TO 7 FEET ON MONDAY. TIDES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO
BE 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY
ALONG EAST FACING SHORES IN ST BERNARD AND PLAQUEMINES PARISH...
AND ALONG HANCOCK COUNTY. CURRENTLY...TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 1 TO
2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

&&

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...LOWER
JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST.
BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE...ORLEANS...ST. CHARLES...ST. JOHN
THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...TANGIPAHOA...UPPER JEFFERSON...
UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD...
UPPER TERREBONNE AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PEARL RIVER...PIKE AND WALTHALL.

* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK RESULTING IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL.
MODERATE DURATIONS OF HEAVIER RAIN MAY PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES
IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS INCLUDE A LIKELIHOOD OF NUISANCE STREET FLOODING AND
PONDING OF WATER IN POORLY DRAINED AREAS. THERE IS A POTENTIAL
FOR FLOODING DURING PERIODS OF HIGHER RAIN INTENSITIES THAT
MAY THREATEN INUNDATION OF PROPERTY AND VEHICLES. IN
ADDITION... COMMUNITIES NEAR TIDAL INFLUENCED WATERWAYS MAY
EXPERIENCE SLOW DRAINAGE DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

...HURRICANE WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

..NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IDA IS A CATEGORY TWO STORM MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO. THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN
MOVE TOWARD ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY CALM AND KEEP INFORMED. COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH
WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN A SURGE ZONE OR ANY LOCATION PRONE TO
FLOODING...EVACUATE TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM
IN THE STURDY HOME OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF EVACUATION
ZONES.

ITEMS TO BRING TO A SHELTER INCLUDE A FIRST AID KIT...MEDICINES
AND PRESCRIPTIONS... BABY FOOD AND DIAPERS...GAMES AND BOOKS...
TOILETRIES...A BATTERY POWERED RADIO...A CELL PHONE...FLASHLIGHTS
WITH EXTRA BATTERIES...A BLANKET OR SLEEPING BAG FOR EACH
PERSON...PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION...COPIES OF KEY PAPERS SUCH AS
INSURANCE POLICIES...AVAILABLE CASH AND CREDIT CARDS. REMEMBER...
PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST PUBLIC SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD
WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER.

REGARDING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS...COVER ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS
WITH SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE
OBJECTS INDOORS. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS...INCLUDING GARAGE
DOORS. DO THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE HARDWARE STORE...THE GROCERY
STORE...OR THE GAS STATION...DO SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

&&

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE FROM LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON TO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE
HOMES. A FEW HOMES MAY RECEIVE MOSTLY MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF
SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME
PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES
WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST
NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME
WEAKER SMALL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES MAY SNAP.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 5 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED OUTSIDE HURRICANE
PROTECTION LEVEES...AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE MISSISSIPPI COAST FROM
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. FLOODING OF FEW FEET OF WATER MAY
OCCUR IN NON ELEVATED STRUCTURES OR THOSE BUILT ON A
SLABS...CAUSING DAMAGE. ROADS ALONG THE COAST...BAYOUS AND LOW
LYING AREAS MAY CLOSE WITH UPWARDS OF SEVERAL FEET OF WATER ON
THEM. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
PROPERTY AND HEAD EVACUATION ADVICE FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS IDA MOVES ACROSS THE
NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO AND THEN TURNS NORTHEAST AWAY FROM
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST TUESDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH
THIS EVENING.

RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST ARE URGED TO MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION THAT MAY LAST
FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS AS TIDES RISE ABOVE NORMAL TO AS HIGH AS 4 TO 5
FEET TONIGHT AND 5 TO 6 FEET ON MONDAY. TIDES ARE STILL EXPECTED
TO BE 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY
ALONG EAST FACING SHORES IN ST BERNARD AND PLAQUEMINES PARISH...
AND ALONG HANCOCK COUNTY. CURRENTLY...TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 1
FOOT ABOVE NORMAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD
INCLUDE REMOVAL OF MACHINERY...VEHICLES AND OTHER MOVABLE
PROPERTY OUT OF AREAS PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. ACCESS ROADS INTO TIDAL MARSHES...MARINAS AND AREA
CAMPS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME INUNDATED AND IMPASSIBLE FOR LENGTHY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY.
SOME MINOR INUNDATION MAY BE REALIZED AS EARLY AS TODAY.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TV...RADIO...NOAA ALL-HAZARDS RADIO OR THE
INTERNET FOR THE LATEST ON THIS POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOODING
EPISODE. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MAY BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF
THE COAST AT ANY TIME THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

&&

TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO ABNORMALLY HIGH LEVELS AND
PERSIST AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE IN THE ANNUAL HIGH SPRING TIDE CYCLE
WHICH HAVE LARGER RANGES THAN NORMAL. THE AUGMENTATION OF WAVE
ACTION AND STRONG EASTERLY WIND GRADIENTS WILL DEVELOP A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES THAT WOULD BE PARTICULARLY
REALIZED DURING DAILY HIGH TIDES BUT COULD ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH
THE LOW TIDE PORTIONS OF THE CYCLE THIS WEEKEND.

INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST AND ON THE TIDAL LAKES OUTSIDE THE HURRICANE
LEVEE PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION. ALSO
INTERESTS ALONG LOWER REACHES OF RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT DRAIN INTO
THE TIDAL LAKES SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF RISING WATER LEVELS DUE TO TIDAL
EFFECTS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
IF COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED IN THE UPCOMING
DAYS. ACCESS ROADS INTO TIDAL MARSHES...MARINAS AND AREA CAMPS MAY
BECOME INUNDATED AND IMPASSIBLE FOR LENGTHY PERIODS.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TV...RADIO...NOAA ALL-HAZARDS RADIO OR THE INTERNET
FOR THE LATEST ON THIS POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOODING EPISODE. WHILE
CONFIDENCE IS RATHER HIGH THAT ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR...THERE
REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE DEGREE OF INUNDATION. THOSE COASTAL
SECTIONS THAT FACE EAST...GENERALLY FROM BAY ST LOUIS MISSISSIPPI
TO PORT FOURCHON APPEAR MOST VULNERABLE...THOUGH HIGHER TIDES CAN
AND WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG THE ENTIRE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST
THIS WEEKEND. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MAY BE POSTED FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS
OR ALL OF THE SHORES ALONG MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.