[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Tue Aug 5 05:34:40 CDT 2008
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
530 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...EDOUARD NEARING THE COAST OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND INTENSE
RAINS LASHING THE COAST...
.AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST OR ABOUT
50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HIGH ISLAND.
EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...
THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE UPPER TEXAS
COAST BETWEEN HIGH ISLAND AND SABINE PASS EARLY THIS MORNING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING MIGHT OCCUR PRIOR TO
LANDFALL THOUGH ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY TO LAND MAY LIMIT THIS
POTENTIAL. EDOUARD COULD POSSIBLY APPROACH HURRICANE STRENGTH
BY THE TIME ITS CENTER CROSSES THE COAST.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES FROM THE CENTER.
AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH THE GREATER AMOUNTS NOTED ALONG
BOLIVAR AND HIGH ISLAND.
EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
8 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
TEXAS TODAY.
TXZ235-236-051130-
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JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
530 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HURRICANE WATCH IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH DROPPED. FLASH FLOOD
WATCH WAS CANCELLED EARLIER THIS MORNING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
JACKSON...MATAGORDA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS
AND DECK FURNITURE.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT TIDE PROBLEMS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...WIND GUSTS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH
RANGE MAY EFFECT JACKSON AND MATAGORDA COUNTIES MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR JACKSON AND MATAGORDA
COUNTIES.
$$
TXZ210-226-051030-
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COLORADO-WHARTON-
530 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CANCELLED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COLORADO...WHARTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVACUATIONS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR ANY OF THE WARNED COUNTIES.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE FEEDER
BANDS. WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO BE HIGHEST NEAR AND TO THE
EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER EVENTUALLY MAKES LANDFALL. UNFASTENED
OUTDOOR ITEMS OF LIGHT WEIGHT COULD BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. TREE BRANCHES COULD BE
BE SNAPPED.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD WEST ACROSS SOUTHEAST
TEXAS THIS MORNING WITH THE AREA THIS MORNING AS EDOUARD MOVES
INLAND EARLY THIS MORNING. THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30
COULD BRUSH THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AS THE HEAVIER RAINS MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING EXPECT
INTENSE RAINFALL RATES TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE STRONGER
RAINBANDS...ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND TO THE NORTHEAST
OF EDOUARD'S TRACK. AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 4 TO 5
AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE TRACK. THIS RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE
SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS MORE URBANIZED AREAS OR
LOW LYING AREAS. THE RAINS SHOULD BEGIN TO EXPAND AWAY FROM THE
CENTER AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER DURING MIDDAY.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE TROPICAL STORM
APPROACHES AND RAIN BANDS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COASTLINE. THIS THREAT
SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS. AGAIN THE BEST
LOCATION FOR TORNADOES TO OCCUR WILL BE ON THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
STORM.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 AM CDT.
$$
GMZ330-350-370-051130-
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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-
530 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING CANCELLED AND UPDATED STORM POSITION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
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.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
NO WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD USE CAUTION IF VENTURING FROM PORT THIS MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THESE WATERS.
$$
TXZ177>179-198-061030-
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GRIMES-POLK-SAN JACINTO-WALKER-
530 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION AND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
GRIMES...POLK...SAN JACINTO...WALKER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO EVACUATIONS ARE PLANNED FOR ANY OF THE WARNED COUNTIES.
WINDS SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO BE HIGHEST NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF
WHERE THE CENTER EVENTUALLY MAKES LANDFALL. MOBILE HOMES IN THE
PATH OF THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE. HOUSES OF
POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE
TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AND WINDOWS. UNFASTENED OUTDOOR
ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. LARGE TREE BRANCHES COULD
BE SNAPPED...WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES
TO BE UPROOTED. THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NUMEROUS POWER
OUTAGES AS THERE WILL MOST LIKELY BE POWER LINES DOWNED WITHIN
THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND FIELD.
NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AS EDOUARD
MOVES NORTHWEST INTO THE REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO RELAX DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. BOATERS ON LAKE LIVINGSTON SHOULD NOT
VENTURE FROM SHORE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
UP TO 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY OVER MORE URBANIZED AND LOW LYING AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE TROPICAL STORM
APPROACHES AND RAIN BANDS BEGIN TO MOVE IN FROM THE EAST. THIS
THREAT SHOULD BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MOSTLY LIKELY LOCATION FOR TORNADIC ACTIVITY
IS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF EDOUARD'S INLAND TRACK.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 AM.
$$
TXZ199-211-212-227-061030-
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AUSTIN-FORT BEND-MONTGOMERY-WALLER-
530 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
AUSTIN...FORT BEND...MONTGOMERY...WALLER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO EVACUATIONS ARE PLANNED FOR ANY OF THE WARNED COUNTIES.
NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE.
...WINDS...
NO EVACUATIONS ARE PLANNED FOR ANY OF THE WARNED COUNTIES.
WINDS SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO BE HIGHEST NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF
WHERE THE CENTER EVENTUALLY MAKES LANDFALL. MOBILE HOMES IN THE
PATH OF THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE. HOUSES OF
POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE
TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AND WINDOWS. UNFASTENED OUTDOOR
ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. LARGE TREE BRANCHES COULD
BE SNAPPED...WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES
TO BE UPROOTED. THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NUMEROUS POWER
OUTAGES AS THERE WILL MOST LIKELY BE POWER LINES DOWNED WITHIN
THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND FIELD.
NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
UP TO 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY WITH LESS AMOUNTS
OVER AUSTIN AND FORT BEND COUNTIES. THIS COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY OVER MORE URBANIZED AND LOW LYING AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE TROPICAL STORM
APPROACHES AND RAIN BANDS BEGIN TO MOVE IN FROM THE EAST. THIS
THREAT SHOULD BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MOSTLY LIKELY LOCATION FOR TORNADIC ACTIVITY
IS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF EDOUARD'S INLAND TRACK.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 AM.
$$
TXZ200-213-214-237-238-061030-
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BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-LIBERTY-
530 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
ADJUSTED STORM TIDE LEVELS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...LIBERTY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
HURRICANE WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVACUATIONS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR ANY OF THE WARNED COUNTIES.
ABANDONED VEHICLES ON HARRIS COUNTY TOLL ROADS WILL BE TOWED.
ALL GALVESTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICES ARE CLOSED ON TUESDAY.
THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER WILL REMAIN CLOSED TODAY.
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. WIND
SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO BE HIGHEST NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE
THE CENTER EVENTUALLY MAKES LANDFALL. MOBILE HOMES IN THE PATH OF
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE. HOUSES OF
POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE
TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AND WINDOWS. UNFASTENED OUTDOOR
ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. LARGE TREE BRANCHES WILL
BE SNAPPED...WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES
TO BE UPROOTED. THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NUMEROUS POWER
OUTAGES AS THERE WILL MOST LIKELY BE POWER LINES DOWNED WITHIN
THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND FIELD.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS EXPECTED IN THE GALVESTON BAY
REGION. THE WATER LEVELS BELOW ARE BASED ON THE LANDFALL OF A STRONG
TROPICAL STORM IN THE VICINITY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. TIDE LEVELS HAVE
BEEN LOWERED FOR THE MOST PART AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE GULF FACING
BEACHES...BUT AREAS ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF GALVESTON ISLAND AND
BOLIVAR MAY SEE A QUICK RUN UP OF TIDE LEVELS AS THE NORTHERLY WIND
SPEEDS INCREASE THIS MORNING.
LOCATION EXPECTED MAX WATER LEVELS
LATE TUE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON
HIGH ISLAND 5.2 FEET.
MORGANS POINT... 2.0 TO 3.0 FEET.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE... 2.4 TO 3.0 FEET.
EAGLE POINT... 2.5 TO 3.1 FEET.
PORT BOLIVAR... 4.3 TO 4.7 FEET.
GALVESTON CHANNEL... 4.0 TO 4.5 FEET.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER... 3.5 TO 4.0 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH... 3.3 TO 4.0 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS... 2.7 TO 3.5 FEET.
FREEPORT... 1.7 TO 2.8 FEET.
NOTE: TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL SPREAD WEST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING AS EDOUARD MOVES INLAND EARLY THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE...THESE STRONGER
WINDS WILL BE MORE LIKELY IN CHAMBERS AND LIBERTY COUNTIES EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO RELAX DURING THE AFTERNOON.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS IN CHAMBERS AND LIBERTY COUNTIES WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN
HARRIS COUNTY. LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTH IN BRAZORIA COUNTY. THIS
COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER MORE URBANIZED AND LOW
LYING AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE TROPICAL STORM
APPROACHES AND RAIN BANDS BEGIN TO MOVE IN FROM THE EAST. THIS
THREAT SHOULD BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MOSTLY LIKELY LOCATION FOR TORNADIC ACTIVITY
IS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF EDOUARD'S INLAND TRACK.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 AM.
$$
GMZ335-355-375-061030-
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GALVESTON BAY-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
530 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
GALVESTON BAY...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:
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BEGINNING TONIGHT...MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST AND WEST WINDS OF 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
40 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD MOVE BY TO
THE NORTHEAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF HIGH ISLAND. ACROSS GALVESTON BAY...STRONG TROPICAL
STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THE WINDS SHOULD RELAX DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH AND SEAS OF 6 TO 11 FEET WILL
BE LIKELY.
...TORNADOES...
AS EDOUARD APPROACHES...FEEDER BANDS ROTATING AROUND THE CENTER
MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1030 AM.
$$
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