BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN ADVISORY
NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
MIAMI FL AL102007
400 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007
...DEPRESSION MOVING
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD A SHORT DISTANCE
OFFSHORE...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
WESTWARD TO THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER...INCLUDING NEW
ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO
YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR
LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 400 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER
OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9
NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.4 WEST OR ABOUT
45 MILES... 75 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST
OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA AND ABOUT 65
MILES...100 KM SOUTHEAST OF
PENSACOLA FLORIDA.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH.
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TONIGHT...BRINGING THE CENTER OF THE
DEPRESSION VERY NEAR THE COASTLINE
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35
MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A
TROPICAL STORM PRIOR TO MAKING
LANDFALL.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVEUNIT
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1006
MB...29.71 INCHES.
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES...CAN BE
EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
DEPRESSION.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER
SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA
THROUGH TONIGHT.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO
2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN
BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE
FLOW.
REPEATING THE 400 PM CDT
POSITION...29.9 N...86.4 W.
MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST
NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...35 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 700 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000 PM
CDT.
David Dysart, Director
Homeland Security & Office of
Emergency Preparedness
(504)278-4267
As St Bernard Parish's law enforcement and
security officials take all the
necessary steps to ensure our
safety, it's important to stay
apprised of the latest information
and to be prepared. Please stay
tuned to this Website for regularly
updated information.
St.
Bernard Parish News
SBURT
releases its Hurricane Evacuation Brochure View Brochure
Evacuation Assistance St Bernard Parish Special Needs
Residents can register for assistance in the
event of a mandatory evacuation.
Click here for
more information
Emergency Kit PSA Video
St Bernard
Parish Office of Emergency Preparation and
Homeland Security and Students from Duke
University produced a video PSA called the
"Emergency Kit". Watch
the video
Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
seeks volunteers who can help with
evacuation control and other duties (more)
Hurricane
conference
St. Bernard Parish
officials believe parish is better prepared
for a hurricane today than for Katrina but
residents should be prepared to evacuate a
strong storm; disabled residents encouraged
to call 278-4268 to register to be assisted
with evacuation
(more)
(video)
