[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Fri Sep 12 17:11:29 CDT 2008
WTUS84 KCRP 122210
HLSCRP
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
510 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...IKE CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...
.AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TEXAS.
IKE WAS MOVING TOWARD 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 REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH WHICH MAKES IKE A
CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS
955 MILLIBARS OR 28.20 INCHES. IKE IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH
CATEGORY THREE STATUS...A MAJOR HURRICANE...BEFORE MAKING
LANDFALL.
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GOLIAD-VICTORIA-
510 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR GOLIAD AND VICTORIA
COUNTIES. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS LIVING
IN GOLIAD AND VICTORIA COUNTIES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TEXAS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR VICTORIA COUNTY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 700 PM THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE AREA AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 PM CDT.
$$
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BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM-
510 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TEXAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THOSE WITH
INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT O'CONNOR
TO PORT ARANSAS.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT O'CONNOR TO PORT ARANSAS.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TEXAS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED ALL THE NECESSARY
PREPARATIONS. BOATS SHOULD EITHER BE SECURELY FASTENED OR REMOVED
FROM THE WATER ALTOGETHER. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS ON DECK SHOULD BE
STORED IN A SAFE AND SECURE LOCATION. ALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO
REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO AFFECT THE
OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS...AND WILL AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF THE
WATERS THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 700 PM THIS EVENING AND 400 AM SATURDAY
MORNING.
VERY LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE ALREADY
AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE RUNNING 12 TO 16 FEET
NEARSHORE...16 TO 22 FEET OFFSHORE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 30 FEET TONIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 PM CDT.
$$
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ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
510 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TEXAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS LIVING
IN ARANSAS...CALHOUN AND REFUGIO COUNTIES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ARANSAS...CALHOUN AND
REFUGIO COUNTIES.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TEXAS.
...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. 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.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES CONTINUE TO REMAIN BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
LATE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. AS HURRICANE
IKE MOVES TOWARD THE UPPER TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THE TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY.
STORM SURGE WILL PRODUCE WATER LEVELS POSSIBLY UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE
MEAN SEA LEVEL 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 3 TO 4 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE IN BAYS FROM SAN ANTONIO BAY TO ARANSAS 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. 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...FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE
WATERFRONT AND IN LOW LYING AREAS OF PORT O'CONNOR. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING IN INDIANOLA WILL OCCUR WITH WATER 1 TO 2 FEET DEEP IN
MANY AREAS. ROADS ALONG MATAGORDA BAY BETWEEN MAGNOLIA BEACH AND
INDIANOLA WILL REMAIN 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.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT CALHOUN COUNTY
BY THIS EVENING AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA EARLY
TONIGHT. 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.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 PM CDT.
$$
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BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM-
510 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS SOUTH TO BAFFIN BAY. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM
PORT ARANSAS TO BAFFIN BAY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THOSE WITH
INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS
TO BAFFIN BAY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
PORT ARANSAS TO BAFFIN BAY.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TEXAS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED ALL THE NECESSARY
PREPARATIONS. BOATS SHOULD EITHER BE SECURELY FASTENED OR REMOVED
FROM THE WATER ALTOGETHER. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS ON DECK SHOULD BE
STORED IN A SAFE AND SECURE LOCATION. ALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO
REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF PORT ARANSAS AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.
VERY LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE ALREADY
AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE RUNNING 12 TO 16 FEET
NEARSHORE...16 TO 22 FEET OFFSHORE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 30 FEET TONIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 PM CDT.
$$
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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-
510 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FROM PORT ARANSAS SOUTH TO
BAFFIN BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM PORT
ARANSAS TO BAFFIN BAY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS LIVING
IN KLEBERG...NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR KLEBERG...NUECES AND
SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TEXAS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS EXIST FOR LOW-LYING AREAS OF NUECES COUNTY
INCLUDING PADRE ISLAND. THE VOLUNTARY EVACUATION ORDER FOR KLEBERG
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF KINGSVILLE...HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE
EVACUATION ORDER FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY HAS BEEN RESCINDED.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WERE RUNNING 2.5 TO 3.5 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL LATE THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. AS IKE APPROACHES THE
TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT THESE LEVELS OR INCREASE SLIGHTLY. STORM
SURGE WILL PRODUCE WATER LEVELS POSSIBLY UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN
SEA LEVEL POSSIBLE ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS.
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR PORT ARANSAS WILL OCCUR 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 AND ONGOING:
IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY...LOW LYING ROADS ALONG PORTIONS OF CORPUS
CHRISTI AND ARANSAS BAY WILL BECOME FLOODED. AT 300 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...SEVERAL HOMES WERE FLOODED IN THE COMMUNITY OF
INGLESIDE.
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...ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY 361 NEAR PORT ARANSAS...WILL REMAIN
FLOODED. AREAS ALONG LAGUNA SHORES WILL REMAIN FLOODED WHERE SOME
HOMES COULD BE CUT OFF.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO COMMENCE LATE THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 PM CDT.
$$
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