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WTUS84 KCRP 121259
HLSCRP

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

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

.AT 700 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 320 MILES EAST
OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS OR ABOUT 230 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON
TEXAS.

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
956 MILLIBARS OR 28.23 INCHES. IKE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL.


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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-
759 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 700 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 230 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS OR ABOUT 320 MILES EAST OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TEXAS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT O'CONNOR.

...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.

SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE RUNNING 10 TO 14 FEET NEARSHORE...14 TO
18 FEET OFFSHORE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
SEAS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 30 FEET TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1100 AM CDT.

$$

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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
759 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 700 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 230 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS OR ABOUT 320 MILES EAST OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TEXAS.

...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. EVACUATIONS
SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETED 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 2.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS MORNING 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 O'CONNOR 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 O'CONNOR 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 O'CONNOR.

...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 1100 AM CDT.

$$

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

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 700 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST OR ABOUT 230 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS OR ABOUT 320 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF VICTORIA TEXAS.

...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 UNTIL 300 PM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

...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 1100 AM CDT.

$$

TINSLEY


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