[StBernard] COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUE

[Westley Annis]

Headline	COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUE 	
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Description	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 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.

The Interaction Between Strong High Pressure over The
Southeastern States...and Much Lower Pressures over the Southern
Gulf of Mexico will Generate Increasing Easterly and Onshore Flow
over the Next Few Days. this Pattern Should Result in The
Inundation of Coastal Areas Outside of the Hurricane Levee
Protection Systems. Hurricane Ida...located in the Extreme
Northwestern Caribbean...will be moving Northward the Yucatan
Channel today. Ida Approaches the Coast... Increasing winds will Push
More Water towards Shore. a Strong Cold Front is Expected to
Produce Strong Offshore Flow to Ease Coastal Flooding Late Tuesday.
this Event has the Potential to Produce Significant Coastal
Flooding Impacts for Several Days.


Expires	11/8/09 6:15 PM	
County/Area	Upper St. Bernard, LA (latitude: 30.1751, longitude:
-89.8575)	

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	RAW Weather Service Message: 000 WHUS44 KLIX 081601 CFWLIX URGENT -
IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1001 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY... .THE INTERACTION BETWEEN STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES...AND MUCH LOWER PRESSURES OVER THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL GENERATE INCREASING EASTERLY AND ONSHORE FLOW
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS PATTERN SHOULD RESULT IN THE INUNDATION OF
COASTAL AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE HURRICANE LEVEE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. HURRICANE
IDA...LOCATED IN THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN...WILL BE MOVING
NORTHWARD THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TODAY. IDA APPROACHES THE COAST... INCREASING
WINDS WILL PUSH MORE WATER TOWARDS SHORE. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW TO EASE COASTAL FLOODING LATE TUESDAY. THIS
EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS FOR
SEVERAL DAYS. LAZ038-040-050-058-060>064-066>070-MSZ080>082-090015-
/O.NEW.KLIX.CF.W.0006.091108T1601Z-091111T0000Z/ TANGIPAHOA-ST.
TAMMANY-LIVINGSTON-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST- ST. CHARLES-UPPER
JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES- UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER
TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE- LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST.
BERNARD-HANCOCK- HARRISON-JACKSON- 1001 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 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
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. && $$