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WTUS84 KCRP 130125
HLSCRP

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

...IKE CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...

.AT 800 PM CDT...0100Z...THE CENTER OF VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.3 WEST OR ABOUT 70
MILES...115 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 250 MILES
EAST- NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.

IKE HAS BEEN MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST NEAR 13
MPH...20 KM/HR. A NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT
WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/HR... WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE AND COULD REACH THE TEXAS COAST SATURDAY
MORNING AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

GMZ235-255-275-130730-
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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-
825 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THERE IS NO NEW INFORMATION.

...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 800 PM CDT...0100Z...THE CENTER OF VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.3 WEST OR ABOUT 70
MILES...115 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 250 MILES
EAST- NORTHEAST 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 1000 PM CDT.

$$

TXZ245>247-130730-
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ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
825 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THERE IS NO NEW INFORMATION.

...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 800 PM CDT...0100Z...THE CENTER OF VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.3 WEST OR ABOUT 70
MILES...115 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 250 MILES
EAST- NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR 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
THIS EVENING ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES
TOWARD THE UPPER TEXAS COAST THIS 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 TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT 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 EARLY TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
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 1000 PM CDT.

$$

GMZ230-250-270-130730-
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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-
825 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THERE IS NO NEW INFORMATION.

...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 800 PM CDT...0100Z...THE CENTER OF VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.3 WEST OR ABOUT 70
MILES...115 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 250 MILES
EAST- NORTHEAST 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 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 1000 PM CDT.

$$

TXZ242>244-130730-
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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-
825 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THERE IS NO NEW INFORMATION.

...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 800 PM CDT...0100Z...THE CENTER OF VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.3 WEST OR ABOUT 70
MILES...115 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 250 MILES
EAST- NORTHEAST 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 EARLY TONIGHT
ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. AS IKE APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST
TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT 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 EARLY TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1000 PM CDT.

$$

TXZ233-234-130730-
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GOLIAD-VICTORIA-
825 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THERE IS NO NEW INFORMATION.

...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 800 PM CDT...0100Z...THE CENTER OF VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.3 WEST OR ABOUT 70
MILES...115 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 250 MILES
EAST- NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR VICTORIA COUNTY.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS
THE AREA AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1000 PM CDT.

$$

JAR



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