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WTUS84 KCRP 281644
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DON LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1144 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COAST AND MOST OF SOUTH TEXAS.

.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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MC MULLEN...LIVE OAK...BEE...GOLIAD...VICTORIA...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 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.1N...LONGITUDE 90.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 500 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARANSAS TEXAS...OR ABOUT 490 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF PORT O'CONNOR TEXAS. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT
14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING AS EARLY
AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THESE THREATS WILL THEN SHIFT INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM DON MAKES LANDFALL.
DON IS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COAST FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING NORTHWEST TOWARD THE HILL COUNTRY.
RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED STORM TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
AND NORTHEAST OF THE STORM'S TRACK. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS SOMEWHERE WITHIN SOUTH
TEXAS...LOCALIZED FLOODING AND MINOR FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES.

.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 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 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

TXZ242>247-290100-
/O.CON.KCRP.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
1144 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

A NUECES COUNTY PRESS RELEASE DATED JULY 28TH AT 11 AM STATED
THAT NO EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME AND NORMAL
BUSINESS OPERATIONS FOR ALL COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND UNLESS CONDITIONS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSEN.

&&

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF TROPICAL
STORM DON AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. HOWEVER...BARRIER ISLAND
BEACHES WILL LIKELY BE INUNDATED WITH WATER REACHING INTO THE
DUNES AND FLOODING THE BEACH ACCESS ROADS. DUNE EROSION WILL BE
POSSIBLE AS TIDES REACH 2 TO 3 FEET MSL. AS SWELLS FROM TROPICAL
STORM DON BEGIN TO REACH THE COAST EARLY FRIDAY...A HIGH RISK FOR
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP.

$$

TXZ230>234-240-241-290100-
/O.CON.KCRP.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
1144 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&


$$

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-290100-
/O.CON.KCRP.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-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-
1144 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

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

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

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

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO REACH
THE COASTAL WATERS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
BE ON THE INCREASING FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS
TROPICAL STORM DON MAKES LANDFALL NEAR PORT ARANSAS EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40
TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. AS A RESULT...SEAS
WILL BEGIN TO BUILD EARLY FRIDAY AS DON APPROACHES...WITH 12
TO 15 FEET SEAS POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT.


$$

TMT/MJG




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