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. . . CAMILLE . . . EXTREMEL ^NGEROUS . . . CONTINUES ITS THREAT TO THE NORTHWEST . lORIDA COAST.
ADVISORY NO. 13 5 AM CDT SUNDAY AUGUST 17, 1969
. . . CAMILLE . . . EXTREMELY DANGEROUS . . . SHIFTS A LITTLE WESTWARD . . . THREATENS MISSISSIPPI . . . ALABAMA . . . AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTS.
HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED WESTWARD TO BILOXI INCLUDING THE ALABAMA COAST THE PENSACOLA AREA OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA . . . HURRICANE WATCH AND GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED WESTWARD TO NEW ORLEANS AND GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA. HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FROM BILOXI MISSISSIPPI TO ST. MARKS FLORIDA AND GALE WARNINGS ELSEWHERE FROM NEW ORLEANS AND GRAND ISLE TO CEDAR KEYS FLORIDA. HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NEW ORLEANS AND GRAND ISLE TO BILOXI. PREPARATIONS AGAINST THIS DANGEROUS HURRICANE SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TODAY IN THE AREA OF HURRICANE WARNINGS AND PERSONS IN THE AREA OF THE HURRICANE WATCH SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF NECESSARY.
BULLETIN 7 AM CDT SUNDAY AUGUST 17, 1969
. . . CAMILLE . . . EXTREMELY DANGEROUS . . . MOVING TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI . . . ALABAMA . . . AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTS . . .
HURRICANE WATCH WAS EXTENDED WESTWARD TO NEW ORLEANS AND GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA AT 5 AM CDT. THE MOVEMENT OF HURRICANE CAMILLE DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS HAS BEEN GENERALLY TOWARD THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND UNLESS THE ANTICIPATED TURN TO A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE OCCURS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO EXTEND HURRICANE WARNINGS INTO THE AREA OF HURRICANE WATCH.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM BILOXI MISSISSIPPI TO ST. MARKS FLORIDA AND GALE WARNINGS ELSEWHERE FROM NEW ORLEANS AND GRAND ISLE TO CEDAR KEYS FLORIDA.PRE-PARATIONS AGAINST THIS DANGEROUS HURRICANE SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TODAY IN THE AREA OF HURRICANE WARNINGS AND PERSONS IN THE AREA OF HURRICANE WATCH SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO EXTEND HURRICANE WARNING TO THE NEW ORLEANS GRAND ISLE AREA.
WINDS ARE INCREAING AND TIDES WILL START TO RISE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM GRAND ISLE EASTWARD TODAY. GALES WILL BEGIN IN THE WARNING AREA TODAY AND REACH HURRICANE FORCE FROM BILOXI EASTWARD ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST FLORIDA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY TONIGHT. TIDES UP TO 15 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE AREA WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST AND TIDES OF 5 TO 12 FEET ELSEWHERE IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA.
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