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WTUS84 KCRP 211900
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
200 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

...DOLLY MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO AND HEADED TOWARDS SOUTH TEXAS...

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BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM-
200 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM DOLLY IS MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND HEADED TOWARDS SOUTH TEXAS. THE CENTER
OF DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED 535 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TEXAS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THOSE WITH INTERESTS
IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT O'CONNOR.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT O'CONNOR UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF THE COAST OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF SOUTH TEXAS
AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO. MOVEMENT IS WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS
1005 MB.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO PROTECT MARITIME PROPERTY
BY SECURING OR MOVING VESSELS.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 500 PM CDT.

$$

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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
200 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM DOLLY IS MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND HEADED TOWARDS SOUTH TEXAS. THE CENTER
OF DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED 535 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TEXAS. SWELLS COULD BEGIN IMPACTING AREA BEACHES BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS ALONG THE
COASTAL BEND.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN
PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO...AND CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF THE COAST OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF SOUTH TEXAS
AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO. MOVEMENT IS WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS
1005 MB.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
MAKE SURE TO DOUBLE CHECK ITEMS IN YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT INCLUDING
HAVING ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR THREE OR MORE DAYS. MAKE SURE YOUR
VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. SECURE MOBILE HOME TIE DOWNS. STORE
LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE
CANS AND GARDEN TOOLS. GET PLENTY OF EXTRA CASH IN CASE POWER GOES
OUT AND ATMS DO NOT WORK. FINALLY...MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

SWELLS FROM DOLLY WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT MIDDLE TEXAS COAST BEACHES
AROUND NOON ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES
ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. WATER LEVELS 2 TO 3 ABOVE
NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HOWEVER...THESE VALUES
COULD BE HIGHER OR LOWER DEPENDING ON THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF
DOLLY.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTAL BEND BY LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS DOLLY
MAKES LANDFALL. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 500 PM CDT.

$$

RUNYEN/METZ



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