[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1020 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2005

...CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE RITA MOVING WEST NORTHWEST OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT
MANSFIELD...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO
BROWNSVILLE...
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR KENEDY COUNTY...
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WILLACY AND CAMERON
COUNTIES...
...INLAND HURRICANE WATCH FOR BROOKS COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED...
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR HIDALGO COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELED...

...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: KENEDY...WILLACY...CAMERON...BROOKS...AND
HIDALGO COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT 10 AM CDT...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM PORT
MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
PORT MANSFIELD TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR KENEDY COUNTY. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTIES. THE
INLAND HURRICANE WATCH FOR BROOKS COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE
INLAND HURRICANE WATCH FOR KENEDY COUNTY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING. THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR
HIDALGO COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.4
NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.7 WEST OR ABOUT 535 MILES EAST OF PORT ISABEL
OR 550 MILES EAST OF BROWNSVILLE. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS
907 MILLIBARS. RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
TURNING MORE TO THE NORTHWEST.

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

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AT 10 AM CDT...SWELL ACTION GENERATED BY RITA HAS ARRIVED ALONG THE
BEACHES OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. COASTAL BEACH FLOODING AND DANGEROUS
SURF CONDITIONS WITH DEADLY RIP CURRENTS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND AND THE BEACHES OF CAMERON COUNTY. DO NOT ENTER THE
WATER AND OBEY ALL WARNINGS POSTED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. A LOW TIDE IS
PREDICTED AROUND NOON WITH BEACHES AND BEACH ACCESS REMAINING
FLOODED. HIGH TIDE IS PREDICTED FOR 10 PM CDT TONIGHT AND THE
COMBINATION OF HIGH TIDE AND INCREASING LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM RITA
WILL CAUSE SEA WATER TO INUNDATE THE BEACHES AND DUNE ON SOUTH PADRE
ISLAND.  THE LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER BEING FORCED INTO THE LOWER TEXAS
COAST WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF BEACHES AND BEACH ACCESS ROADS THROUGH
SATURDAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
AT 10 AM CDT...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WITH RITA ARE 170 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE MAY BEGIN IMPACTING
THE LOWER TEXAS COAST FRIDAY.

...OTHER IMPACTS...
THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS HIGH AS SWELL ACTION AND HEAVY SURF
BEGIN TO IMPACT THE LOWER TEXAS COAST.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE STATEMENT REGARDING RITA WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1
PM CDT.

$$

KMV



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