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WTUS84 KCRP 300410
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ALEX LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1110 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

...ALEX STRENGTHENS TO BECOME FIRST HURRICANE OF THE SEASON...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN THE COASTAL
BEND 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 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.1N...LONGITUDE 94.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 355 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARANSAS TX. STORM MOTION WAS WEST OR 280
DEGREES AT 9 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 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 6 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 5 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

TXZ242>247-010415-
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/O.CON.KCRP.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
1110 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
ALEX HAS STRENGTHENED TO A HURRICANE.

...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 WINDS. 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.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
DOWN TO 41 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 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 THROUGH THURSDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS HURRICANE ALEX APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING
CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP
TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...
RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 TO 4 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 NIGHT.

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.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE ALEX APPROACHES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT 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. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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


$$

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-010415-
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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-
1110 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
ALEX HAS STRENGTHENED TO A HURRICANE.

...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.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
DOWN TO 42 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE ALEX APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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 THE OUTER BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY...THE THREAT
FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THESE BANDS.


$$

TXZ240-241-010415-
/O.CON.KCRP.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100701T2000Z/
DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
1110 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
ALEX HAS STRENGTHENED TO A HURRICANE.

...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 GUSTY WINDS. 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.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
DOWN TO 41 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...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 THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE ALEX APPROACHES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND 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.


$$

TMT/AK



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