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WTUS84 KBRO 122208
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
508 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR KENEDY COUNTY...

.AT 4 PM...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE HAS BEEN MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST NEAR
12 MPH. A NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST
BY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE BUT COULD
REACH THE COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE. STRONGER
WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN STRONGER GUSTS...ARE LIKELY ON HIGH RISE
BUILDINGS.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 955 MILLIBARS...OR 28.20
INCHES.

GMZ135-155-175-132215-
/O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
508 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS EAST OF KENEDY COUNTY AND THE LAGUNA
MADRE NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE LOWER TEXAS GULF AND BAY WATERS EAST OF KENEDY COUNTY
STARTING THIS EVENING WITH THESE CONDITIONS PERSISTING INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL START
DIMINISHING BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS
NO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN THIS AREA DURING THIS TIME
PERIOD. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT BEGINNING NOW.

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

THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FOR THE LOWER
TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS EAST OF KENEDY COUNTY WILL RANGE FROM
15 TO 30 PERCENT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE
PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FOR THIS SAME AREA AND TIME
PERIOD IS ZERO.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING.

$$

GMZ132-TXZ251-132215-
/O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-KENEDY-
508 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
KENEDY COUNTY AND THE PORTIONS OF THE LAGUNA MADRE IN WILLACY
COUNTY.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THESE AREAS STARTING THIS EVENING WITH THESE CONDITIONS
PERSISTING INTO SATURDAY MORNING...EVENTUALLY DIMINISHING BY LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

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

THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN THESE AREAS WILL
RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. THE PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FOR THIS SAME
AREA IS ZERO.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 7 PM.

$$

SPEECE


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