[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KCRP 102300
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
600 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

...HURRICANE IKE IS MOVING NORTHWEST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO...

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-110500-
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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-
600 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.1 WEST OR ABOUT 720 MILES...1155
KM...EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND ABOUT 370 MILES...590 KM...
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR.  A TURN
BACK TO A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND
A MOSTLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
IKE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

IKE IS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT OCONNOR TO BAFFIN BAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.1 WEST OR ABOUT 720 MILES...1155
KM...EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST
NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A TURN BACK TO A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION
IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100
MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR IKE TO
COMPLETION. SMALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES CONTINUE TO RUN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. SWELLS FROM IKE
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE MID TEXAS COAST ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL
CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HIGH
TIDE AS THE TIDE INCREASES TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. IN
ADDITION...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. BEACH ACCESS ROADS
IN NUECES COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSED THURSDAY. STORM SURGE
OF 12 TO 18 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE THE
CENTER OF THE HURRICANE CROSSES THE COAST ON FRIDAY. HIGH TIDE AT PORT
O'CONNOR WILL BE AT 929 AM THURSDAY. HIGH TIDE AT THE PORT ARANSAS
JETTIES WILL BE AT 404 AM THURSDAY.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 PM CDT.

$$

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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
600 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.1 WEST OR ABOUT 720 MILES...1155
KM...EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND ABOUT 370 MILES...590 KM...
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR.  A TURN
BACK TO A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND
A MOSTLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
IKE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

IKE IS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

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

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.1 WEST OR ABOUT 720 MILES...1155
KM...EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST
NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A TURN BACK TO A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION
IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100
MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EFFECTIVE AT 7 AM THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11 THE RURAL CONTRA FLOW PLAN
FOR IH-37 WILL BE INITIATED FROM THE NUECES RIVER BRIDGE NORTH TO
SAN ANTONIO.

PORT ARANSAS IS RECOMMENDING THE EVACUATION OF THE FOLLOWING
CITIZENS: MEDICAL SPECIAL NEEDS PATIENTS...RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...TOURISTS...BOATS AND
TRAILERS...AND ALL CITIZENS THAT WANT TO LEAVE THE AREA TO GET
AHEAD OF A GENERAL TRAFFIC EVACUATION PLANNED FOR LATER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES CONTINUE TO RUN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. SWELLS FROM IKE
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE MID TEXAS COAST ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL
CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HIGH
TIDE AS THE TIDE INCREASES TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. IN ADDITION...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. BEACH ACCESS ROADS IN NUECES
COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSED THURSDAY. STORM SURGE
OF 12 TO 18 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE THE
CENTER OF THE HURRICANE CROSSES THE COAST ON FRIDAY. HIGH TIDE AT
PORT O'CONNOR WILL BE AT 929 AM THURSDAY. HIGH TIDE AT THE PORT
ARANSAS JETTIES WILL BE AT 404 AM THURSDAY.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED MIDDAY FRIDAY. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 PM CDT.

$$

JAR

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