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WTUS84 KCRP 130535
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1235 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

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

.AT 1200 AM CDT...0500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.5 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES...
55 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 EAST-
NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR. A
NORTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
TONIGHT AND THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 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 UPPER
TEXAS COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE...JUST BEFORE
LANDFALL.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

GMZ235-255-275-131145-
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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-
1235 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 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 1200 AM CDT...0500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.5 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES...
55 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 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 TODAY.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE AFFECTING THE OFFSHORE
COASTAL WATERS...AND WILL AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 400 AM SATURDAY MORNING.

VERY LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE RUNNING 12 TO 16 FEET NEARSHORE...16 TO
22 FEET OFFSHORE. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 30 FEET TONIGHT INTO
EARLY THIS MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 200 AM CDT.

$$

TXZ245>247-131145-
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ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
1235 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 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 1200 AM CDT...0500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.5 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES...
55 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 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
TONIGHT ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES
TOWARD THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OVERNIGHT...THE TIDES ARE EXPECTED
TO PEAK THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE 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 IS AT 201 PM CDT TODAY...
HOWEVER WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AT THEIR CURRENT LEVEL
THEN DROP SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS IKE MAKES LANDFALL
OVER THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE
LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND IKE
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
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH 400 AM SATURDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 200 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ230-250-270-131145-
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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-
1235 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 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 1200 AM CDT...0500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.5 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES...
55 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 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 AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE RUNNING 12 TO 16 FEET NEARSHORE...16 TO
22 FEET OFFSHORE. HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE 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 AM CDT.

$$

TXZ242>244-131145-
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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-
1235 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 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 1200 AM CDT...0500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.5 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES...
55 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 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 PREPARES TO MAKE LANDFALL
ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT...THE TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN AT THESE LEVELS THEN SLOWLY BEGIN TO DECREASE. 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 WILL REMAIN ELEVATED UNTIL HIGH
TIDE THEN WILL DECREASE IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING AS NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND IKE 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 FRIDAY
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 TONIGHT THROUGH THIS
MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 200 AM CDT.

$$

TXZ233-234-131145-
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GOLIAD-VICTORIA-
1235 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

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

...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 1200 AM CDT...0500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.5 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES...
55 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 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 TONIGHT ACROSS THE
AREA AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 200 AM CDT.

$$

JAR

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