[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE HUMBERTO SPECIAL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
130 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2007

...HURRICANE HUMBERTO IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AND IS
EXPECTED TO CROSS THE TEXAS COAST JUST EAST OF HIGH ISLAND BY 230 AM.

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TO
CAMERON LOUISIANA.

THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR CHAMBERS...
GALVESTON AND LIBERTY COUNTIES.

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR CHAMBERS...GALVESTON AND
LIBERTY COUNTIES.

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

BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM JUST EAST OF SARGENT
TO HIGH ISLAND.

A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TO
CAMERON LOUISIANA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1215 AM CDT A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM EAST OF
HIGH ISLAND TEXAS TO CAMERON LOUISIANA. THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR
HUMBERTO MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF SARGENT
TO HIGH ISLAND...AND FROM EAST OF CAMERON LOUISIANA TO TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 1215 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HUMBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 20 MILES EAST
OF GALVESTON...AND ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF HIGH ISLAND.

HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL DIRECTION OF MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER
WILL BE CROSSING THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT AND DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80
MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CONFINED TO A SMALL AREA NORTHEAST OF THE
CENTER. HUMBERTO IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. LITTLE ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 992
MB OR 29.29 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS DIMINISHING RATHER QUICKLY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE BUT THE THREAT FOR EXCESSIVE RAIN IS
DECREASING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO AVOID FLOODED ROADWAYS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST.

LOCATION      HIGH TIDE TIMES     EXPECTED WATER MAX

MORGANS POINT...
              THU  4:02 AM.       1.8 FEET.
EAGLE POINT...
              THU 10:36 PM.       1.1 FEET.
PORT BOLIVAR...
              THU  5:54 AM.       3.0 FEET.
GALVESTON CHANNEL...
              THU  5:40 AM.       3.0 FEET.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
              THU  4:34 AM.       3.3 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH...
              THU  8:18 AM.       2.5 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS...
              THU  5:31 AM.       2.5 FEET.
FREEPORT...
              THU  4:56 AM.       2.2 FEET.

NOTE:  TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE BECOMING NORTHWEST TO WEST AND DIMINISHING ACROSS PORTIONS
OF GALVESTON AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE 2 AM. THE STRONGER WINDS
WILL BE PRIMARILY IN COASTAL CHAMBERS COUNTY.

...RAINFALL...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS ONLY COASTAL GALVESTON AND CHAMBERS
COUNTIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL
AVERAGE BETWEEN A HALF AND ONE INCH WITH SOME ISOLATED 3 TO 5 INCH
TOTALS IN COASTAL CHAMBERS COUNTY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 500 AM CDT THURSDAY.

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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