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WTUS84 KCRP 121009
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
509 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...IKE GETS CLOSER TO THE TEXAS COAST...

.AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.6 WEST OR ABOUT 365 MILES EAST
OF CORPUS CHRISTI.

IKE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. A TURN
TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY WITH A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. BASED UPON THIS PROJECTED
TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR GALVESTON TEXAS
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 105 MPH WHICH MAKES IKE A
CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS
953 MILLIBARS OR 28.14 INCHES. IKE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL.

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BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-
509 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...HURRICANE WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT SATURDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO 300 PM THIS
AFTERNOON.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR VICTORIA COUNTY.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 600 PM THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 AM CDT.

$$

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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-
509 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 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 HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED ALL THE NECESSARY
PREPARATIONS. BOATS SHOULD EITHER BE SECURELY FASTENED OR REMOVED
FROM THE WATER ALTOGETHER. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS ON DECK SHOULD BE
STORED IN A SAFE AND SECURE LOCATION. ALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO
REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH SATURDAY.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
OFFSHORE WATERS BY NOON TODAY. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE BETWEEN 700 PM THIS EVENING AND 400 AM SATURDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 AM CDT.

$$

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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
509 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 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 THIS 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 RUNNING 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS NORMAL ALONG
THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. AS IKE APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST TODAY
AND THIS EVENING...THE TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE.
A STORM SURGE UP TO 5 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE BARRIER
ISLANDS TONIGHT AS IKE MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST.
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 TODAY. THE
NEXT HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS WILL OCCUR AT 1228 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON AND AT 407 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.

AT 7 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL...PORT OCONNOR WILL BE ISOLATED AND WATER
WILL WILL UP TO 3 FEET DEEP IN PLACES. HIGHWAY 2143 WILL BE
FLOODED AT KELLER'S CREEK BETWEEN OLIVIA AND POINT COMFORT. HIGHWAY
1289 WILL BE FLOODED AT COLOMA CREEK AROUND 8 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST
OF PORT OCONNOR.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT CALHOUN COUNTY
BY 500 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THIS
EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
REGION BETWEEN 700 PM THIS EVENING AND 400 AM SATURDAY
MORNING...MAINLY FROM PORT ARANSAS NORTHWARD.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 AM CDT.

$$

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