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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD CHANGES LITTLE...

.AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST OR ABOUT
80 MILES...125 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 390 MILES...630 KM...EAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED ON MONDAY...WITH A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE ON TUESDAY.  BY TUESDAY MORNING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS
EXPECTED TO BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TOMORROW...AND
EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

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GALVESTON BAY-MATAGORDA BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A HURRICANE WATCH.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

GALVESTON BAY...MATAGORDA BAY...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE
MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO
THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND
TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT
OUT 20 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

HURRICANE WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS BEGINNING ON MONDAY NIGHT.

...WINDS...

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE MONDAY
DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS WELL OFFSHORE AND COULD REACH
HURRICANE FORCE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY
OFFSHORE. ACROSS GALVESTON BAY...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING.
ACROSS MATAGORDA BAY...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA...UNLESS THE TRACK
OF EDOUARD SHIFTS SOUTH.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM CDT MONDAY.

$$

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BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A HURRICANE WATCH.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...JACKSON...LIBERTY...
MATAGORDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

HURRICANE WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
WITH WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE NEAR AND THE
EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR
TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF
SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME
PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL
WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS EXPECTED NEAR AND JUST TO THE
EAST OF WHERE EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL. THE WATER LEVELS BELOW
ARE BASED BASED ON THE LANDFALL OF A STRONG TROPICAL STORM IN
THE VICINITY OF GALVESTON BAY. IF EDOUARD BECOMES A CATEGORY ONE
HURRICANE...STORM SURGE LEVELS COULD REACH 4 FEET. BELOW IS A
TABLE OF EXPECTED WATER LEVELS FACTORING IN THE COMBINED EFFECTS
OF STORM SURGE AND TIDES NEAR THE LANDFALL TIME OF TUESDAY
MORNING.

LOCATION      EXPECTED WATER MAX LEVELS TUESDAY MORNING

MORGANS POINT...            3.0 FEET.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE...      3.0 FEET.
EAGLE POINT...              3.5 FEET.
PORT BOLIVAR...             4.2 FEET.
GALVESTON CHANNEL...        4.2 FEET.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...  4.8 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH...            3.9 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS...            3.7 FEET.
FREEPORT...                 3.2 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...            1.2 FEET.

NOTE:  TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE
MONDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON
TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS
COASTAL AREAS OF BRAZORIA...GALVESTON...AND CHAMBERS
COUNTIES WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
ACROSS SOUTHERN LIBERTY AND EASTERN HARRIS COUNTIES
SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD PEAK IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH RANGE TUESDAY
DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. COASTAL MATAGORDA
COUNTY CAN EXPECT TO SEE MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OF 35 TO 40 MPH. JACKSON COUNTY WILL ONLY SEE TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS IF THE TRACK OF EDOUARD SHIFTS SOUTH...OR IF
EDOUARD STRENGTHENS TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
AND NEAR THE TRACK OF EDOUARD. THIS RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE
SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WILL BE A POSSIBILITY AS THE TROPICAL STORM
APPROACHES AND RAIN BANDS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COASTLINE.
THIS THREAT SHOULD BEGIN MONDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM CDT MONDAY.

$$

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AUSTIN-COLORADO-MONTGOMERY-WALLER-
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

AUSTIN...COLORADO...MONTGOMERY...WALLER.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. SOME SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE...INDOORS.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING AROUND MID-DAY
ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND SPEEDS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING
PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WILL BE A POSSIBILITY AS THE TROPICAL STORM
APPROACHES AND RAIN BANDS BEGIN TO MOVE INLAND. THIS THREAT
SHOULD BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS ON TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM CDT MONDAY.

$$

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FORT BEND-WHARTON-
1049 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

ADJUSTED WIND SPEEDS SLIGHTLY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

FORT BEND...WHARTON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. SOME SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE...INDOORS.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
MORNING CONTINUING INTO AND EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH
RANGE.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING
PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WILL BE A POSSIBILITY AS THE TROPICAL STORM
APPROACHES AND RAIN BANDS BEGIN TO MOVE INLAND. THIS THREAT
SHOULD BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM CDT MONDAY.

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