[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KEWX 130945
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
445 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN
AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

.AT 400 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.0 WEST OR NEAR BAYTOWN
TEXAS. THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 25 MILES... 40 KM...EAST OF HOUSTON
TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR.  A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE
WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN AND EASTERN TEXAS TODAY...AND INTO
WESTERN ARKANSAS TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE CENTER MOVES FARTHER
INLAND...ALTHOUGH IKE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 260 MILES...415 KM.  HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO
OCCUR WELL INLAND NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

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BASTROP-GONZALES-DE WITT-
445 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THE TROPICAL
STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...HOWEVER IT IS REPLACED BY A
WIND ADVISORY. UPDATED 4 AM CDT INFORMATION ON HURRICANE IKE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
BASTROP...DE WITT...AND GONZALES COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THESE COUNTIES FOR THIS EVENT.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...WINDS...

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AS IKE MOVES INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS.

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LEE-FAYETTE-LAVACA-
445 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED 4 AM CDT INFORMATION ON HURRICANE IKE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
FAYETTE...LAVACA AND LEE COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A
FEW HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A
FEW POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL
POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS
WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE
UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL
TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 39 TO 50 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS IKE MOVES INTO FAR NORTHEAST TEXAS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

IKE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
TODAY. HOWEVER...NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 AM CDT.

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