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WTUS84 KCRP 120018
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
718 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...IKE THREATENS THE TEXAS COAST...

.AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.9 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES...760
KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 370 MILES...
595 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A
TURN TO THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY.  ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST
BY LATE FRIDAY.  HOWEVER...BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE ALONG THE COASTLINE LONG BEFORE
THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

TXZ232>234-120630-
/O.EXT.KCRP.HI.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080913T1200Z/
BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-
718 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...HURRICANE WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

NO CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS LIVING
IN BEE...GOLIAD AND VICTORIA COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR VICTORIA COUNTY.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS
THE AREA. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1100 PM CDT.

$$

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-120630-
/O.CON.KCRP.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
718 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

NO CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED.

...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 WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT OCONNOR.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR PREPARATIONS THIS EVENING. MAKE SURE
BOATS ARE SECURELY FASTENED AND ANY LOOSE OBJECTS ON DECK ARE STORED.
ALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
OFFSHORE WATERS ON FRIDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1100 PM CDT.

$$

TXZ242>247-120630-
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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
718 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

NO CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS LIVING
IN ARANSAS...CALHOUN...KLEBERG...NUECES...REFUGIO AND SAN
PATRICIO COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ARANSAS...CALHOUN...
KLEBERG...NUECES...REFUGIO AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR ARANSAS AND CALHOUN COUNTIES.
EVACUATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY 800 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING
ACROSS CALHOUN COUNTY. THE LAST BUS WILL LEAVE BAUER COMMUNITY
CENTER AT 400 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON IN CALHOUN COUNTY. MANDATORY
EVACUATIONS ALSO EXIST FOR AUSTWELL...BAYSIDE AND TIVOLI IN
REFUGIO COUNTY WITH VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS FOR REFUGIO AND
WOODSBORO.  VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS EXIST FOR LOW-LYING AREAS OF
NUECES COUNTY INCLUDING PADRE ISLAND. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ALSO
EXIST FOR KLEBERG COUNTY. THE EVACUATION ORDER FOR SAN PATRICIO
COUNTY HAS BEEN RESCINDED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES WERE CURRENTLY RUNNING JUST OVER 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. LARGE
SWELLS FROM IKE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ASHORE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
THESE LARGE SWELLS ALONG WITH THE CONTINUED APPROACH FROM IKE WILL
FURTHER INCREASE TIDES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A STORM SURGE UP TO 5
FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS. A STORM SURGE UP
TO 7 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MATAGORDA BAY. MAXIMUM STORM
TIDES WILL OCCUR AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT
PORT OCONNOR WILL OCCUR AT 1015 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING. THE NEXT
HIGH TIDES AT PORT ARANSAS WILL OCCUR AT 403 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING...1228 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AT 403 AM CDT SATURDAY
MORNING.

AT 5 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL...WATER REACHES INTO LAMAR WITH FRONT
STREETS FLOODED. WATER REACHES UP TO MAIN STREET IN FULTON. WATER
REACHES ONE-QUARTER OF A MILE INLAND IN SOUTHERN PART OF ROCKPORT.
PARTS OF HWY 35 BETWEEN ARANSAS PASS AND ROCKPORT ARE UNDER ONE
FOOT OF WATER. THE ROAD WEST OUT OF ROCKPORT WILL BE UNDER WATER.
ALL BEACH AND HARBOR FACILITIES WILL BE FLOODED AT PORT ARANSAS
AND WATER WILL BE INTO THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN. THE DIKE SHOULD HOLD
ALTHOUGH ALL WATERFRONT FACILITIES IN ARANSAS PASS BECOME FLOODED.
ALL WATERFRONT FACILITIES IN INGLESIDE BECOME FLOODED. HIGHWAY 181
BETWEEN PORTLAND AND NORTH BEACH GETS FLOODED. ALL OF NORTH
BEACH...EXCEPT THE TANK FARM AND DOCKS WILL BE UNDER WATER. ALL OF
THE T-HEADS WILL BE UNDERWATER. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ON THE
RIVIERA BEACH PENINSULA. MUCH OF THE ARANSAS WILDLIFE REFUGE WILL
BE FLOODED. SOME SHALLOW FLOODING IN PORT O'CONNOR IS EXPECTED.
LARGE SECTIONS OF MATAGORDA ISLAND WILL BE FLOODED.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA
BEGINNING AS EARLY AS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1100 PM CDT.

$$

JAR



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