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WTUS84 KCRP 301050
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ALEX LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
550 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...ALEX CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN EARLY THIS MORNING ...

.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 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.3N...LONGITUDE 95.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 335 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARANSAS TX. STORM MOTION WAS WEST-NORTHWEST
OR 290 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE CONTINUES TO FALL TO 961 MB OR 28.38 INCHES.

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

ALEX IS A LARGE SYSTEM AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND TO
175 NM TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXTEND WELL NORTH OF THE EYE OF THE
STORM. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON
AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. GIVEN THE CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK...THE MAIN THREAT TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AREA WILL LIKELY
BE FROM HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS TO ABOVE 10 INCHES POSSIBLE CAUSING AREAL 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...PREPARATIONS FOR THE
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. HEAVY
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH SQUALLS EARLY THIS MORNING
WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULTIES IN MOST PREPARATIONS. 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 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

TXZ242>247-011100-
/O.CON.KCRP.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100701T2000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
550 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE
ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
AREA THIS MORNING. 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 LIKELY BE CLOSED TODAY 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 27 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND
SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS TO
BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES...IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
RUNOFF OR PONDING OF WATER WILL CAUSE AREAL 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 TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDE LEVELS ARE ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST
EARLY THIS MORNING. TIDES AROUND 2 TO 2.5 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL
WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS HURRICANE ALEX APPROACHES.

THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD
INUNDATION UP 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 THURSDAY MORNING.

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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT 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...
AS THE OUTER BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING...THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE. ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE BANDS.


$$

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-011100-
/O.CON.KCRP.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
550 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
A CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE EXPECTED MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHTS EXPECTED.

...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
UP TO 30 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE ALEX APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 16 TO 22 FEET BY
THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY
SUBSIDING THURSDAY MORNING.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
WHEN THE OUTER BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING...THE THREAT FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL EXIST. ISOLATED
WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE BANDS.


$$

TXZ240-241-011100-
/O.CON.KCRP.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100701T2000Z/
DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
550 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE ON LATER THIS MORNING
AS BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS OCCUR. 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
UP TO 25 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS UP
TO 10 INCHES...IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. THE RUNOFF OR PONDING
OF WATER WILL CAUSE AREAL 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 TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE ALEX APPROACHES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS
ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS 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.

...TORNADOES...
WHEN THE OUTER BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE LATER TODAY INTO
TONIGHT...THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE. ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE BANDS.


$$

TINSLEY




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