[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE DOLLY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1104 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...HURRICANE DOLLY MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST...

.AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY WAS
LOCATED BY RADAR AND A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE NEAR LATITUDE
26.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE 97.0 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.

DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. A WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED LATER TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE EYE OF
HURRICANE DOLLY WILL BE CROSSING THE COAST NORTH OF SOUTH PADRE.
PERSONS ARE ADVISED NOT TO VENTURE OUTDOORS DURING THE RELATIVE
CALM OF THE EYE BECAUSE WINDS WILL SOON INCREASE QUITE RAPIDLY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. DOLLY IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON SCALE. STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...ARE LIKELY
ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES. PORT ISABEL AIRPORT JUST MEASURED 54 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS
WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. AN UNOFFICIAL OBSERVER JUST EAST OF
MATAMOROS MEXICO REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
119 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE
PLANE WAS IS 964 MB...28.47 INCHES.

DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES...OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTH TEXAS AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTH TEXAS AND NORTHEAST MEXICO.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES
LANDFALL.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

GMZ330-350-231715-
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MATAGORDA BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
1104 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF THE AREA.

...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 OUT 20 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.
TORNADO WATCH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

HIGHER TIDE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE AREA.  PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
TIDE FORECAST FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

WINDS 20 TO 34 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
IN EFFECT.  STRONGER WINDS WILL BE EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH.  SEAS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE ROUGH AT AROUND 7 TO 10 FEET NEARSHORE.

...TORNADOES...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM CDT. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS
AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS EMBEDDED
IN RAINBANDS MOVE INLAND TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT. PLEASE SEE OUR LATEST FORECAST
PRODUCTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

$$

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BRAZORIA-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
1104 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF THE AREA.

...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:

TORNADO WATCH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

HIGHER TIDE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE AREA.  PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
TIDE FORECAST FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS HIGHER.
STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH OF THE AREA WHERE
DOLLY MAKES LANDFALL.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINBANDS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL IF ANY...BUT SHOULD MORE
ACTIVITY MOVE OVER THE REGION...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN LOW
LYING AREAS.

...TORNADOES...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM CDT. ISOLATED TORNADOES
WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN RAINBANDS MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT. PLEASE SEE OUR LATEST FORECAST
PRODUCTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

$$

GMZ370-231715-
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WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
1104 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF THE AREA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM
        TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 20 TO 34 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AND A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE WITH SEA HEIGHTS
OF 12 TO 15 FEET.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT. PLEASE SEE OUR LATEST FORECAST
PRODUCTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

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