[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KCRP 120109 AAA
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
809 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.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-120715-
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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-
809 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.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1100 PM CDT.

$$

TXZ242>247-120715-
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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
809 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 IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR CALHOUN COUNTY AND EVACUATIONS
SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY 800 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS 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. THE MANDATORY
EVACUATION FOR ARANSAS COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED WHILE THE
VOLUNTARY EVACUATION FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW-LYING FLOOD-PRONE
AREAS AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN ARANSAS COUNTY REMAINS IN
PLACE. 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.

$$

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BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-
809 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS 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.

$$

JAR

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