[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
412 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

...ERIN NEARING THE COAST OF TEXAS AS A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO
BAFFIN BAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS AND THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE INCLUDING KENEDY COUNTY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN
BAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 AM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERIN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.7 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GALVESTON
TEXAS.

ERIN HAS BEEN MOVING ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12
MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF ERIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INLAND WITHIN THE WARNING AREA LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A
LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO ERIN MAKING LANDFALL.
ONCE INLAND...ERIN IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL.
RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING. ALSO...WITH ABOVE NORMAL TIDES EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE...PERSONS WHO MIGHT BE CAMPED OR OTHERWISE ON THE BEACHES
SHOULD EVACUATE. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE
OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED WITH TROPICAL
STORM ERIN...TIDES ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE WILL CONTINUE
TO BE ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED. AT TIDES ABOUT ONE FOOT ABOVE
HIGH TIDE...OR AT ABOUT TWO FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...MINOR
FLOODING OCCURS ON GULF BEACHES. AT TIDES ABOUT THREE FEET ABOVE
MEAN SEA LEVEL...GULF BEACHES ARE AWASH TO THE DUNES AND HIGHWAY 4
MAY FLOOD...ISOLATING BOCA CHICA AND BRAZOS ISLAND. THE NEXT HIGH
TIDES AT PORT ISABEL WILL OCCUR AT 614 AM CDT AND 611 PM CDT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH
THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL STORM ERIN MOVES INLAND. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES
OF RAIN EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 IN BROOKS AND KENEDY COUNTIES. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FARTHER INLAND.

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH AND SOME STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST BEFORE ERIN MAKES LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
UP TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR
AND JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER AT THE TIME OF LANDFALL.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE AS HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES
DEVELOP ALONG LOCAL BEACHES. HEAVY SURF AND SWELL WILL CREATE
DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT REGARDING TROPICAL STORM ERIN WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 11 AM CDT.

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