[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KBRO 182058
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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
400 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2005

...HURRICANE EMILY IS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...
...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS GULF COAST FROM
BAFFIN BAY TO BROWNSVILLE...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS GULF
COAST FROM BAFFIN BAY TO BROWNSVILLE...
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ZAPATA...
BROOKS...JIM HOGG...HIDALGO AND STARR COUNTIES IN DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS ACROSS
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE WHICH INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ZAPATA...STARR...JIM HOGG...BROOKS...HIDALGO...
CAMERON...WILLACY AND KENEDY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT 4 PM CDT...EMERGENCY OFFICIALS HAVE MADE NO EVACUATION
RECOMMENDATION FOR CAMERON...WILLACY...AND KENEDY COUNTIES. THIS
INCLUDES THE CITY OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...PORT ISABEL...AND PORT
MANSFIELD. COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF EMILY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EMILY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
22.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.0 WEST OR ABOUT 445 MILES...EAST SOUTHEAST
OF LA PESCA MEXICO AND ABOUT 480 MILES...EAST SOUTHEAST OF
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.

EMILY IS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. GIVEN THIS TRACK...EMILY IS EXPECTED TO
MAKE LANDFALL AROUND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES
SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE...OR ABOUT 80 MILES NORTH OF LA PESCA MEXICO.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 1 FOOT ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. GIVEN
THE CURRENT TRACK OF EMILY...STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO BE 4 TO 6
FEET ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST.

...WIND IMPACTS...
AT 4 PM CDT...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WITH HURRICANE EMILY ARE NEAR
75 MPH. EMILY IS FORECASTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES WEST NORTHWEST
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL AREAS WITH WIND GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE
FORCE TUESDAY EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...OTHER IMPACTS...
THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH ON TUESDAY AS EMILY APPROACHES.
WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE ON TUESDAY WITH WAVES
UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS WITH HURRICANE EMILY. ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 15 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE. ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE DANGER POSED BY
FLOODING RAINS. NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. REMEMBER...
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 700 PM CDT.

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VAN SPEYBROECK/MARTIN

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