[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KEWX 222120
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TXZ193-194-209-223>225-222230-

HURRICANE RITA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
415 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2005

...HURRICANE RITA WEAKENS A LITTLE FURTHER AND GRADUALLY HEADING
   TOWARDS THE LOUISIANA AND UPPER TEXAS COASTS...

...THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
   PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS IS CANCELLED...

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST...OR ABOUT 405 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

RITA CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

DATA FROM A NOAA RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 145 MPH...230 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. RITA IS NOW A STRONG CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

THE NEXT HURRICANE RITA STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT AROUND 4 PM
CDT.

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