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WTUS84 KCRP 121650
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1150 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

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

.AT 1000 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST OR ABOUT 295 MILES EAST OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS OR ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON
TEXAS.

IKE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 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
954 MILLIBARS OR 28.17 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-
1150 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

STORM INFORMATION: AT 1000 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST OR ABOUT 295
MILES EAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS OR ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON 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 THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 700 PM THIS EVENING AND 400 AM SATURDAY
MORNING.

VERY LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE ALREADY
AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE RUNNING 10 TO 15 FEET
NEARSHORE...15 TO 20 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 200 PM CDT.

$$

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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
1150 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

STORM SURGE SECTION HAS BEEN REFINED.

STORM INFORMATION: AT 1000 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST OR ABOUT 295
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF VICTORIA TEXAS OR ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF GALVESTON 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 2 TO 3 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.
STORM SURGE WILL PRODUCE WATER LEVELS POSSIBLY UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE
MEAN SEA LEVEL POSSIBLE ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND PORTIONS OF
MATAGORDA AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EAST
FACING SHORES OF CALHOUN COUNTY WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON. WATER LEVEL RISES OF AROUND 2 TO 3 1/2
FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN BAYS FROM SAN ANTONIO BAY TO CORPUS CHRISTI
BAY.

PREDICTED HIGH TIDE AT PORT O'CONNOR WAS AT 1015 AM CDT TODAY...HOWEVER
WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO THE APPROACH OF
IKE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT PORT O'CONNOR WILL
OCCUR AT 201 PM SATURDAY. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS WILL
OCCUR AT 1228 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON AND AT 407 AM CDT SATURDAY
MORNING. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AS
INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND IKE BEGIN TO PUSH WATER AWAY
FROM THE COAST.

GIVEN THE FORECAST WATER LEVELS DUE TO STORM SURGE...THE FOLLOWING
IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE:

ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF BEACHES AND BEACH
ACCESS ROADS WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION LIKELY ALONG THE BARRIER
ISLANDS. LARGE SECTIONS OF MATAGORDA ISLAND WILL BE FLOODED.

IN CALHOUN COUNTY...SOME FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE WATERFRONT
AND IN LOW LYING AREAS OF PORT O'CONNOR. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN
INDIANOLA WILL OCCUR WITH WATER OVER A FOOT DEEP IN MANY AREAS.
ROADS ALONG MATAGORDA BAY BETWEEN MAGNOLIA BEACH AND INDIANOLA
WILL BECOME FLOODED IN LOW LYING AREAS. THIS INCLUDES PARTS OF
HIGHWAY 316 AND STORES AND BAIT STANDS AT INDIANOLA.

IN ARANSAS COUNTY...LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ARANSAS WILDLIFE
REFUGE WILL BE FLOODED. SOME MINOR FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 35 BETWEEN
ARANSAS PASS AND ROCKPORT IS POSSIBLE.

IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY...LOW LYING ROADS ALONG PORTIONS OF CORPUS
CHRISTI AND ARANSAS BAY WILL BECOME FLOODED.

IN NUECES COUNTY AND THE CORPUS CHRISTI AREA...MUCH OF NORTH
BEACH INCLUDING NEARBY BASEBALL FIELDS AND LOW LYING ROADS WILL
BECOME FLOODED. OTHER LOW LYING ROADS IN AND AROUND CORPUS CHRISTI
BAY WILL BECOME FLOODED. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG LAGUNA SHORES
WHERE SOME HOMES COULD BE CUT OFF.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT CALHOUN COUNTY
BY 400 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 200 PM CDT.

$$

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BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-
1150 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

STORM INFORMATION: AT 1000 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST OR ABOUT 295
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF VICTORIA TEXAS OR ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF GALVESTON 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 230 PM CDT.

$$

MJG

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