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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
430 AM CDT THU JUL 8 2010

...COASTAL FLOODING CONTINUES...

.STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO
RESULT IN ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ALONG THE COAST...AS WELL AS TIDAL
LAKES AND RIVERS...THROUGH TODAY.

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CALCASIEU-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
430 AM CDT THU JUL 8 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

ALONG THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...AND SOUTH
CENTRAL LOUISIANA COASTS...TIDE LEVELS ARE RUNNING BETWEEN 1.5 AND
2.0 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THESE LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST
THROUGH TODAY.

SELECTED POINT SPECIFIC FORECAST AND IMPACT INFORMATION.

CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL. TIDE LEVELS ARE RUNNING AROUND 1.5 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS UP THE CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL. WATER
LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE WITH HIGH TIDE OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM
THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS REMAINING BETWEEN 2.5 AND
3 FEET INTO THE AFTERNOON.

IMPACTS AT 3 FEET ARE RIVER ROAD IN NORTHERN LAKE CHARLES AND
MIMS ROAD IN WEST LAKE ARE FLOODED. THE BOAT LAUNCH AT I-10 AS
WELL AS THE I-10 BEACH AND YACHT CLUB BECOME FLOODED. AS WINDS
RELAX...WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO FALL BACK TO NORMAL LEVELS THIS EVENING.

CALCASIEU PASS. TIDE LEVELS ARE RUNNING BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS PRODUCING ACTUAL TIDE WATER LEVELS
BETWEEN 3.5 AND 4 FEET. ACTUAL TIDE WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN
3.5 AND 4 FEET THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE PORTIONS
OF HIGHWAY 82 WEST OF CAMERON TO HAVE SOME WATER ON IT AS WELL AS
SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS OFF OF HIGHWAY 82. MAIN STREET IN FRONT OF
THE COURTHOUSE IN CAMERON WILL ALSO HAVE WATER SOME MINOR
FLOODING.

SABINE PASS. TIDE LEVELS ARE RUNNING AROUND 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
TIDE LEVELS PRODUCING ACTUAL TIDE WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 3 AND 3.5 FEET. ACTUAL
TIDE WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 3 AND 3.5 FEET THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME WATER TO GET ONTO PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAY 87 BETWEEN THE INTRACOASTAL WATER WAY AND SABINE PASS. A
FEW STREETS IN SABINE PASS WILL MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE MINOR
FLOODING.

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.

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