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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
448 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

...DOLLY EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE WESTERN GULF..

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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-
448 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.2 WEST OR 497
MILES SOUTHEAST OF PALACIOS, TEXAS.

DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. A
GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.  ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER OF DOLLY WILL BE MOVING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND WILL BE NEAR THE WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO COAST BY WEDNESDAY.

...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:

	TROPICAL STORM WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN PORT AND MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION.


...WINDS...

OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT EXPECT WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 25
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS. SEAS SHOULD BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FEET
NEARSHORE AND 12 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 PM CDT.

$$

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BRAZORIA-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
448 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.2 WEST OR 497
MILES SOUTHEAST OF PALACIOS, TEXAS.

DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. A
GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.  ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER OF DOLLY WILL BE MOVING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND WILL BE NEAR THE WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO COAST BY WEDNESDAY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

	BRAZORIA...JACKSON...MATAGORDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

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

	TROPICAL STORM WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. 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.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TUESDAY WILL LEAD TO A STEADY INCREASE IN TIDE LEVELS. TIDE
LEVELS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF DOLLY SO
PLEASE MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY FOR ANY CHANGES TO INTENSITY
OR DIRECTION.

EXPECTED TIDE LEVELS FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.
SAN LUIS PASS...
              MON  5:32 PM.       0.9 FEET.
              TUE  8:11 AM.       1.1 FEET.
              TUE  7:10 PM.       1.1 FEET.
              WED  8:19 AM.       3.5 TO 4.5 FEET.
              WED  9:05 PM.       2.0 FEET.
FREEPORT...
              MON  4:57 PM.       1.4 FEET.
              TUE  7:36 AM.       2.5 FEET.
              TUE  6:35 PM.       1.8 FEET.
              WED  7:44 AM.       4.0 TO 4.5 FEET.
              WED  8:30 PM.       2.5 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...
              TUE  6:07 PM.       0.6 FEET.
              WED 10:13 AM.       4.0 TO 5.0 FEET.
              WED  9:48 PM.       2.8 FEET.

NOTE:  TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

...WINDS...

EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS AS THE STORM APPROACHES WILL
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS INLAND...25 TO 35 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE COAST AND BARRIER ISLANDS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 PM CDT.

$$

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FORT BEND-GALVESTON-WHARTON-
448 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.2 WEST OR 497
MILES SOUTHEAST OF PALACIOS, TEXAS.

DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. A
GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.  ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER OF DOLLY WILL BE MOVING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND WILL BE NEAR THE WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO COAST BY WEDNESDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

	FORT BEND...GALVESTON...WHARTON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SHOULD THE STRONGER WINDS REACH INTO THE AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD
TAKE CARE OF UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE BY MOVING THEM INDOORS OR SECURING THEM.

...WINDS...

EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT AND THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 PM CDT.

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