[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1104 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE FORMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO...
...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FREEPORT TO
BROWNSVILLE...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM
BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL ON THURSDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

BRAZORIA...JACKSON...MATAGORDA...

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FREEPORT TO BROWNSVILLE.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 490
MILES SOUTHEAST OF PALACIOS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH A TURN TO THE
WEST-NORTHWEST EXPECTED BY LATE TOMORROW.  THE CENTER OF THE
DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR THE LOWER OR MIDDLE TEXAS COAST
BY THURSDAY MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM PRIOR
TO MAKING LANDFALL.

AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT ESTIMATED A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES...EARLIER THIS
EVENING.

TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
MIDDLE TEXAS COAST...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND KEEP
INFORMED ON THE PROGRESS OF TD FIVE. THE MAIN THREAT TO THE UPPER
TEXAS COAST WILL BE HEAVY RAIN WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE ONE-HALF TO ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL AT
TIME OF LANDFALL. SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE.

LOCATION	HIGH TIDE TIMES		EXPECTED WATER MAX

MORGANS POINT...
		WED 5:30 PM.		0.9 FEET.
		THU 5:40 PM.		0.9 FEET.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE...
		WED 1:14 PM.		0.8 FEET.
		THU 1:24 PM.		0.8 FEET.
EAGLE POINT...
		WED 11:03 AM.		0.9 FEET.
		THU 11:13 AM.		0.9 FEET.
PORT BOLIVAR...
		WED 7:23 AM.		1.2 FEET.
		WED 6:35 PM.		1.2 FEET.
		THU 7:33 AM.		1.2 FEET.
		THU 7:49 PM.		1.2 FEET.
GALVESTON CHANNEL...
		WED 7:09 AM.		1.2 FEET.
		WED 6:21 PM.		1.2 FEET.
		THU 7:19 AM.		1.2 FEET.
		THU 7:35 PM.		1.2 FEET.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
		WED 6:03 AM.		1.9 FEET.
		WED 5:15 PM.		1.8 FEET.
		THU 6:13 AM.		2.2 FEET.
		THU 6:29 PM.		2.7 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH...
		WED 9:47 AM.		0.9 FEET.
		WED 8:59 PM.		0.9 FEET.
		THU 9:57 AM.		1.2 FEET.
		THU 10:13 PM.		1.3 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS...
		WED 7:00 AM.		1.1 FEET.
		WED 6:12 PM.		1.0 FEET.
		THU 7:10 AM.		1.2 FEET.
		THU 7:26 PM.		1.3 FEET.
FREEPORT...
		WED 6:25 AM.		1.6 FEET.
		WED 5:37 PM.		1.6 FEET.
		THU 6:35 AM.		1.8 FEET.
		THU 6:51 PM.		2.0 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...
		WED 11:08 AM.		0.4 FEET.
		WED 7:03 PM.		0.5 FEET.
		THU 10:04 AM.		0.8 FEET.
		THU 8:46 PM.		0.9 FEET.

NOTE:  TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH WIND
SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM WEDNESDAY.

FOR MORE TROPICAL WEATHER INFORMATION...SEE THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV OR THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HGX.

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