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...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...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.

&&

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS
TO HURRICANE FORCE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. SHOULD THE STORM TRACK FURTHER WEST THAN ANTICIPATED...SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD APPROACH HURRICANE STRENGTH
TONIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR
FURNITURE... AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...AND WILL
BE 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LATER THIS MORNING. STORM SURGE FLOODING
OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES
IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THESE HIGH
TIDE LEVELS MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES LATER THIS MORNING.
FLOODING OF A 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.

...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
PLAQUEMINES AND LOWER ST. BERNARD. IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
HANCOCK...HARRISON AND JACKSON.

* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THIS
MORNING INTO TUESDAY MORNING RESULTING IN PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL. MODERATE DURATIONS OF HEAVIER RAIN MAY PRODUCE
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES 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 THROUGH 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 ON TUESDAY.

...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...
TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS
COASTAL LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI DUE TO PERSISTENT EAST
WINDS THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
TONIGHT AND SHOULD BE 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL BY MONDAY MORNING.
THESE HIGH TIDE LEVELS MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES BY MONDAY
MORNING. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 5 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED
OUTSIDE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES...AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
MISSISSIPPI COAST FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS
HURRICANE IDA MOVES THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS OF LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI. FLOODING OF A 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.

...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.

&&

...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.

&&