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WTUS84 KCRP 292253
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALEX LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
553 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

...ALEX BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED AND EXPECTED TO BECOME A
HURRICANE IN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN
PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO AND CALHOUN.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO AND CALHOUN.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...
ARANSAS...REFUGIO AND CALHOUN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.2N...LONGITUDE 94.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 370 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARANSAS TX...OR ABOUT 390 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORT O'CONNOR TX. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310
DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.

ALEX IS A LARGE SYSTEM AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL LIKELY EXTEND WELL NORTH OF THE EYE OF THE STORM.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THURSDAY. GIVEN THE CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK...THE MAIN THREAT TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AREA WILL LIKELY
BE FROM HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CAUSING LOCALIZED FLOODING. A GENERAL CONCERN
SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE ACROSS PARTS OF
SOUTH TEXAS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. COASTAL
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DUE TO 1 TO 3 FOOT STORM SURGE.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO
COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
HEAVY RAIN ON WEDNESDAY WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULTIES IN MOST
PREPARATIONS. 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.

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 CORPUS CHRISTI AROUND 11 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
553 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL
STORM WIND WARNING.

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE ON WEDNESDAY WITH BANDS
OF HEAVY RAIN AND INCREASING WIND. 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.

THE CITY OF PORT ARANSAS HAS ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE STATING THERE
ARE NO EVACUATION ORDERS IN PLACE FOR PORT ARANSAS AT THIS TIME.
THE BEACH AND BEACH ACCESS ROADS MAY BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AS HIGH
AS 44 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ALEX APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND
BEGIN TO DIMINISH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WOULD BE SOUTH OF
PORT ARANSAS. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES.
RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS
AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY
PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ALEX APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE WILL BE AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER
TO THE COAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP
TO 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

REMEMBER THAT SURGE WATERS OFTEN ARRIVE WELL BEFORE THE STRONG
WINDS...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BEACH FLOODING AND EROSION. STAY AWAY
FROM BEACHES AND JETTIES AS THE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A FEW HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN VERY LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE
SHORELINE MAY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE.

MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL
IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS
IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED AND CLOSED. RESIDENTS
SHOULD NOT DRIVE ON BEACHES AS THEY COULD BECOME STRANDED IN
RISING WATER.

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS...IS
EXPECTED AND THE RUNOFF MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE
LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE LOW
LYING AREAS...STREETS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE IMPACT OF THE
HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME GIVEN THE EXPECTED ISOLATED
NATURE OF THE FLOODING.

...TORNADOES...
WHEN BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY THE THREAT FOR
TORNADOES WILL INCREASE. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THESE BANDS.

$$

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BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
553 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE TO THE FORECAST.

...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...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AS HIGH
AS 44 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ALEX APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO
INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING THURSDAY MORNING.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
WHEN BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY THE THREAT FOR
WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THESE BANDS.

$$

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DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
553 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL
STORM WIND WARNING.

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE ON WEDNESDAY WITH BANDS
OF HEAVY RAIN AND INCREASING WIND. 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...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AS HIGH
AS 43 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ALEX APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING
AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH THURSDAY. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER
MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.
NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT
SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS...IS
EXPECTED AND THE RUNOFF MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...TORNADOES...
WHEN BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY THE THREAT FOR
TORNADOES WILL INCREASE. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THESE BANDS.

$$

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WEBB-
553 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

$$

RG/TE/MJG




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