[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Tue Jul 22 10:43:49 CDT 2008
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1043 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
.AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.5 WEST OR ABOUT
230 MILES...SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS OR ABOUT 330 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF PALACIOS.
DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A GENERAL
NORTHWEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION WOULD BRING THE CORE OF DOLLY NEAR
NORTHEASTERN MEXICO OR EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER
TODAY OR WEDNESDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES
FROM THE CENTER.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY A NOAA
HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE WAS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES.
DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS MAINLY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS AND THE COASTAL BEND...ALONG
WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED
NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.
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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-
1043 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY HAS GRADUALLY INTENSIFIED THIS MORNING.
...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 WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION.
ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO AFFECT
OUR LOCAL BAY AND GULF WATERS DUE TO DOLLY'S CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK...BE AWARE THAT IF DOLLY TAKES A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS THEN THERE WILL BE A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF
EXPERIENCING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN BECOME EASTERLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN SOUTHEASTERLY WEDNESDAY. AS THE EASTERLY WINDS
INCREASE IN STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON TIDES LEVELS WILL RISE SLOWLY.
TIDE LEVELS MAY APPROACH 4 FEET BY HIGH TIDE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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.
FREEPORT...
TUE 6:35 PM. 3.6 FEET.
WED 7:44 AM. 4.0 TO 4.5 FEET.
WED 8:30 PM. 3.5 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...
TUE 6:07 PM. 2.5 FEET.
WED 10:13 AM. 4.5 FEET.
WED 9:48 PM. 3.1 FEET.
NOTE: TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER
...WINDS...
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IF THE STORM GROWS MUCH LARGER OR VEERS NORTH FROM ITS
CURRENT TRACK. LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS SHOULD STRENGTHEN TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 14
FEET OFFSHORE AND 6 TO 9 FEET NEARSHORE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 PM.
$$
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BRAZORIA-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
1043 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THIS HURRICANE INFORMATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO UPDATE
THE LATEST POSITION OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY.
...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 WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS
AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS OR SECURE THEM. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO AFFECT OUR LOCAL AREA DUE
TO DOLLY'S CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...BE AWARE THAT IF DOLLY TAKES
A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS THEN THERE WILL BE
A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF EXPERIENCING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
PERSONS NEAR THE BEACH SHOULD PROTECT THEIR BOATS AND DOCKS IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE HIGHER TIDE LEVELS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN BECOME EASTERLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN SOUTHEASTERLY WEDNESDAY. AS THE EASTERLY WINDS
INCREASE IN STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON TIDES LEVELS WILL RISE SLOWLY.
TIDE LEVELS MAY APPROACH 4 FEET BY HIGH TIDE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
TIDE LEVELS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF DOLLY SO
PLEASE MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY FOR ANY CHANGES TO INTENSITY
OR DIRECTION.
AS LARGE SWELLS MOVE INTO THE REGION EXPECT WIDESPREAD BEACH FLOODING
EROSION OF DUNES.
EXPECTED TIDE LEVELS FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.
SAN LUIS PASS...
TUE 7:10 PM. 2.8 FEET.
WED 8:19 AM. 4.2 FEET.
WED 9:05 PM. 3.3 FEET.
FREEPORT...
TUE 6:35 PM. 3.6 FEET.
WED 7:44 AM. 4.0 TO 4.5 FEET.
WED 8:30 PM. 3.5 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...
TUE 6:07 PM. 2.5 FEET.
WED 10:13 AM. 4.5 FEET.
WED 9:48 PM. 3.1 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...AROUND 25 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ALONG THE COAST AND BARRIER ISLANDS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 PM.
$$
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GALVESTON-
1043 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GALVESTON
COUNTY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
GALVESTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.
...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. ALTHOUGH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO AFFECT OUR LOCAL
AREA COASTAL AND INLAND REGIONS DUE TO DOLLY'S CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK...BE AWARE THAT IF DOLLY TAKES A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS THEN THERE WILL BE A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF
EXPERIENCING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN BECOME EASTERLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN SOUTHEASTERLY WEDNESDAY. AS THE EASTERLY
WINDS INCREASE IN STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON TIDES LEVELS WILL RISE
SLOWLY. TIDE LEVELS MAY APPROACH 3 TO 4 FEET BY HIGH TIDE ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING. TIDE LEVELS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE
TRACK OF DOLLY SO PLEASE MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY FOR ANY
CHANGES TO INTENSITY OR DIRECTION.
AS LARGE SWELLS MOVE INTO THE REGION EXPECT WIDESPREAD BEACH
FLOODING EROSION OF DUNES ALONG THE OCEAN FACING BEACHES.
EXPECTED TIDE LEVELS FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.
MORGANS POINT...
TUE 6:41 PM. 2.2 FEET.
WED 6:49 PM. 2.6 FEET.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE...
TUE 2:25 PM. 2.8 FEET.
WED 2:33 PM. 3.2 FEET.
EAGLE POINT...
TUE 12:14 PM. 2.5 FEET.
WED 12:22 PM. 3.5 FEET.
PORT BOLIVAR...
TUE 8:34 AM. 2.3 FEET.
TUE 7:33 PM. 1.8 FEET.
WED 8:42 AM. 3.6 FEET.
WED 9:28 PM. 1.9 FEET.
GALVESTON CHANNEL...
TUE 7:19 PM. 1.9 FEET.
WED 8:28 AM. 3.8 FEET.
WED 9:14 PM. 2.9 FEET.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
TUE 6:13 PM. 2.5 FEET.
WED 7:22 AM. 3.8 FEET.
WED 8:08 PM. 2.8 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH...
TUE 10:58 AM. 1.7 FEET.
TUE 9:57 PM. 2.0 FEET.
WED 11:06 AM. 3.8 FEET.
WED 11:52 PM. 2.2 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS...
TUE 7:10 PM. 2.8 FEET.
WED 8:19 AM. 4.2 FEET.
WED 9:05 PM. 3.3 FEET.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON AND AS
THE STORM APPROACHES WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS INLAND...20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE COAST
AND BARRIER ISLANDS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 PM.
$$
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FORT BEND-WHARTON-
1043 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
THIS HURRICANE INFORMATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO UPDATE
THE LATEST POSITION OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
FORT BEND...WHARTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SHOULD THE STRONGER WINDS REACH INTO THE AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD
TAKE CARE OF UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE BY MOVING THEM INDOORS OR SECURING THEM. ALTHOUGH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO AFFECT OUR LOCAL
AREA COASTAL AND INLAND REGIONS DUE TO DOLLY'S CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK...BE AWARE THAT IF DOLLY TAKES A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS THEN THERE WILL BE A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF
EXPERIENCING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
...WINDS...
EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE DAY INTO
THE EVENING AND THEN BECOME MORE SOUTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY AT AROUND
20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 PM.
$$
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