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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALEX LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
551 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

...ALEX SLOWLY STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON.

A HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...INLAND WILLACY...INLAND CAMERON.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF
THE LOWER TEXAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...STARR...HIDALGO.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...ZAPATA...JIM HOGG AND BROOKS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.7N...LONGITUDE 91.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TX...OR ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND TX. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 8
MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ALEX IS MAINTAINING COURSE AND SPEED TOWARD NORTHEAST
MEXICO THIS MORNING. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS THOUGH...DO NOT FOCUS
ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. THE IMMEDIATE FOCUS FOR TODAY WILL BE
ON STRENGTHENING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER THE MARINE ZONES...
TO INCLUDE COASTAL FLOODING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL INCREASE ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...AND ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE STRONG...
INLAND FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT.

TROPICAL STORM ALEX IS EXPECTED TO STEADILY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES
INTO THE GULF TODAY. ALEX SHOULD REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH AND IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN AS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES
THE COAST OF NORTHEAST MEXICO OR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

ALEX IS EXPECTED TO BECOME RELATIVELY LARGE IN SIZE...QUITE A BIT
MORE THAN DOLLY IN 2008. THUS...IMPACTS FROM WIND...RAIN...AND
STORM SURGE MAY IMPACT A FAIRLY LARGE AREA EVEN IF THE CENTER OF
THE STORM MAKES LANDFALL APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES SOUTH OF THE
MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE.


.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT
PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS
FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR
THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY
COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR
PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CLOSELY MONITOR
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR
ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE
REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS
FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE BY AROUND 10 AM CDT. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT
DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-301100-
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LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
551 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS 0 TO
60 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS  UP TO
26 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 80 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL
UPWARD/STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SWELLS FROM ALEX TO INCREASE BY TUESDAY MORNING AND BUILD THROUGH
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SEA HEIGHTS WILL REACH 7 TO 9 FEET BY LATE
TUESDAY...THEN INCREASE RAPIDLY INTO WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT LIKELY REACHING 15 TO 20 FEET DEPENDING ON SIZE...
STRENGTH...AND FORWARD MOTION AS THE STORM APPROACHES THE LOWER
TEXAS COAST. NORTHEAST WINDS TO REMAIN 1O TO 20 KNOTS ON TUESDAY
THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. AS
ALEX APPROACHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WINDS COULD APPROACH 50 TO
60 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

BOATERS SHOULD PLAN ON MOVING OUT OF THE WATERS AND STARTING THE
PROCESS TO TIE DOWN OR MOVE WELL INLAND CRAFT SUSCEPTIBLE TO
DAMAGING WINDS...HIGH SEAS AND ROUGH WAVES...AND STORM SURGE...BY
LATE TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.

$$

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
551 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL KENEDY COUNTY AND ALL
OF COASTAL WILLACY AND CAMERON COUNTIES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO
COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING
SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS.

IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING
STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE.
AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME.
REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO
CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER.

IF STAYING IN A
HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED.
TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE
BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER
THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT
DRINK IT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS  UP TO
20 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 76 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD/STEADY
TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST
LIKELY TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY ARRIVE IN GUSTS AS EARLY
AS WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH STEADIER WINDS REACHING THE COAST BY
LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...
HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE SIZE...STRENGTH...AND LOCATION OF THE EYE
WALL AT LANDFALL.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS WILL BEGIN BUILDING ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH TIDES RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET
ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS BY WEDNESDAY. STORM SURGE COULD RUN 3 TO
5 FEET AS ALEX APPROACHES LANDFALL WEDNESDAY OR EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. TIDAL RUN UP AND WAVE SETUP COULD BECOME AN ISSUE FOR
THE DUNES WELL AHEAD OF LANDFALL. THE GENERAL HEIGHT OF STORM
SURGE AND POSSIBLE FLOOD POTENTIAL WILL BE DETERMINED AS THE
CYCLONE ORGANIZES AND INTENSIFIES...WITH THE HIGHEST SURGE
OCCURRING TO THE RIGHT OF LANDFALL.

LANDFALL AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER OR JUST SOUTH WOULD PRODUCE
THE HIGHEST SURGE FOR SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...PORT ISABEL...AND THE
BROWNSVILLE SHIP CHANNEL.

FOR 3 TO 4 FOOT SURGE:

RESIDENTS LIVING ON THE SHORELINE CAN EXPECT SOME WATER INTO THEIR
HOMES IF NOT PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL.  THOSE IN TYPICALLY FLOOD
PRONE AREAS MAY HAVE A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER IN THEIR HOMES.
SHORELINE ROADS MAY BRIEFLY CLOSE WITH UP TO TWO FEET OF WATER
ACROSS THEM...EXCEPT THOSE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WHICH COULD HAVE
UPWARDS OF 4 FEET OF WATER.  MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS
POSSIBLE...BECOMING LIKELY IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE
HIGH TIDES.

BATTERING WAVES WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE
ESPECIALLY TO STRUCTURES ON OR VERY NEAR THE SHORELINE NOT
PROTECTED BY SEAWALLS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SCATTERED SHOWERS TUESDAY WILL BECOME NUMEROUS WEDNESDAY...WITH
SQUALLS LIKELY ARRIVING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO
THURSDAY. CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH THAT ALEX WILL BE A SLOW MOVING
CYCLONE WHILE MOVING ALONG OR INTO THE NORTHEAST MEXICO OR SOUTH
TEXAS COAST...WHICH WOULD BRING FLOODING RAINS INTO THE LOWER RIO
GRANDE VALLEY. STORM TOTALS COULD RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES...BUT
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF
12 INCHES BEFORE THE SITUATION STARTS TO IMPROVE BY THE END OF
THE WEEK.

$$

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INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
551 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

...HURRICANE WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND CAMERON
AND WILLACY COUNTIES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO
COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING
SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS.

IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING
STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE.
AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME.
REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO
CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER.

IF STAYING IN A
HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED.
TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE
BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER
THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT
DRINK IT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 8 TO 18
PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME IS UP TO 76 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD/STEADY
TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST
LIKELY TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ALEX APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DAMAGING
WINDS ARE LIKELY. MOST POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE
DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE
ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME
AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME
POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE
SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.

...INLAND FLOODING...

SCATTERED SHOWERS TUESDAY WILL BECOME NUMEROUS WEDNESDAY...WITH
SQUALLS LIKELY ARRIVING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO
THURSDAY. CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH THAT ALEX WILL BE A SLOW MOVING
CYCLONE WHILE MOVING ALONG OR INTO THE NORTHEAST MEXICO OR SOUTH
TEXAS COAST...WHICH WOULD BRING FLOODING RAINS INTO THE LOWER RIO
GRANDE VALLEY. STORM TOTALS COULD RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES...BUT
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF
12 INCHES BEFORE THE SITUATION STARTS TO IMPROVE BY THE END OF
THE WEEK.

$$

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HIDALGO-
551 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED
BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A
MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 5 TO
10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 69 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL
{UPWARD/STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ALEX APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. MINOR
TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY
THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY
CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF
REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME
LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL
BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR
UPROOTED.

$$

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STARR-
551 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR STARR COUNTY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
45 TO 55 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD/STEADY TREND
SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST
LIKELY TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ALEX APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. MINOR
TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY
THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY
CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF
REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME
LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL
BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR
UPROOTED.

$$

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ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
551 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ZAPATA...JIM
HOGG...AND BROOKS COUNTIES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.
STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...AND DO
SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 57 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD/STEADY TREND
SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST
LIKELY TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ALEX MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AREA.

$$





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