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WTUS84 KCRP 130741
HLSCRP

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

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

.AT 200 AM CDT...0700Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES...
15 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST-
NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...16 KM/HR. A
NORTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
THIS MORNING.

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 AS A
CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE...AT THE TIME OF LANDFALL.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 953 MB...28.14 INCHES.

GMZ230-250-270-130845-
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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-
241 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.

...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A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO BAFFIN BAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 200 AM CDT...0700Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES...
15 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST-
NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH TODAY.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF PORT ARANSAS THIS MORNING.

LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE RUNNING 7 TO 11 FEET NEARSHORE...10 TO
16 FEET OFFSHORE. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE
MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 AM CDT.

$$

TXZ242>244-130845-
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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-
241 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS LIVING
IN KLEBERG...NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR KLEBERG...NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO
COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 200 AM CDT...0700Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES...
15 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST-
NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI.

...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 THIS
MORNING ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. AS IKE MAKES LANDFALL ALONG
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST EARLY THIS MORNING...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
THIS 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 NO LONGER EXPECTED.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ235-255-275-131345-
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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-
241 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 200 AM CDT...0700Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES...
15 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST-
NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH TODAY.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THIS MORNING.

LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE RUNNING 6 TO 10 FEET NEARSHORE...11 TO
16 FEET OFFSHORE. SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 AM CDT.

$$

TXZ245>247-131345-
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ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
241 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 200 AM CDT...0700Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES...
15 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST-
NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI.

...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
EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. AS HURRICANE IKE
MAKES LANDFALL OVER THE UPPER TEXAS COAST EARLY THIS MORNING...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 THIS
AFTERNOON...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 THIS 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 WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CALHOUN COUNTY
THROUGH THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 400 AM THIS MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 AM CDT.

$$

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GOLIAD-VICTORIA-
241 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 200 AM CDT...0700Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES...
15 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 240 MILES EAST-
NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR VICTORIA COUNTY.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THIS MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 AM CDT.

$$

JAR



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