[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
457 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007

...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.  SINCE MIDNIGHT THERE APPEARS
TO HAVE BEEN AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH OF THE
CENTER...HOWEVER BOUY DATA NEAR THE DEPRESSION HAS NOT INDICATED
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE INTENSITY. AN AIR FORCE RECCONNAISSANCE
PLANE IS SCHEDULED INTO THE AREA BY 7AM.

...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 400 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.8 WEST OR ABOUT 365
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND ABOUT 380 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PORT OCONNOR TEXAS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A TURN TO THEWEST-NORTHWEST
EXPECTED LATER TODAY.  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.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS ESTIMATED 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES..

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 TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT
TIME OF LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST SOUTH OF SAN LUIS PASS AND ONE
FOOT OR LESS ABOVE NORMAL NORTH OF SAN LUIS PASS. SOME MINOR
BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONHIGH TIDE TIMESEXPECTED 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.1.4 FEET.
THU 7:35 PM.1.8 FEET.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
WED 6:03 AM.1.9 FEET.
WED 5:15 PM.1.8 FEET.
THU 6:13 AM.2.4 FEET.
THU 6:29 PM.2.8 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH...
WED 9:47 AM.0.9 FEET.
WED 8:59 PM.0.9 FEET.
THU 9:57 AM.1.5 FEET.
THU 10:13 PM.1.9 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS...
WED 7:00 AM.1.1 FEET.
WED 6:12 PM.1.0 FEET.
THU 7:10 AM.1.7 FEET.
THU 7:26 PM.2.1 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.2.9 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...
WED 11:08 AM.0.4 FEET.
WED 7:03 PM.0.5 FEET.
THU 10:04 AM.1.8 FEET.
THU 8:46 PM.2.9 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 8 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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