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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DON LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1157 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...OUTER RAIN BANDS OF DON APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND MARINE AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE GULF OF
MEXICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
JIM HOGG...BROOKS...KENEDY...STARR...HIDALGO...INLAND WILLACY...
INLAND CAMERON...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON COUNTIES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ZAPATA COUNTY...POSSIBLE IMPACTS
FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.9 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES
EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS...OR ABOUT 160 MILES EAST OF PORT MANSFIELD
TEXAS. THE STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH.
THE STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS STEADILY APPROACHING SOUTH PADRE
ISLAND WITH INTERMITTENT SHOWER ACTIVITY MOVING INLAND STARTING
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY THESE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS AND MORE FREQUENT RAIN SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
COASTAL REGIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS
OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK TAKES THE CENTER OF DON JUST NORTH OF WILLACY COUNTY OR
JUST NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD THIS EVENING AND THEN ACROSS KENEDY
AND BROOKS COUNTY OVERNIGHT.

.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 BROWNSVILLE AROUND 2 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GMZ150-155-170-175-291900-
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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-
1157 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE.

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN PORT WITH
THE ANTICIPATION OF RAPID INCREASE IN SEAS AND POSSIBLE QUICK
ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

...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 73 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN 45 AND
50 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN SQUALL THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL
BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG WINDS
TONIGHT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF WATERSPOUTS WITH STRONGER RAIN
BANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. SOME WATERSPOUTS COULD MOVE ACROSS SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND
OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE.

$$

GMZ130-132-135-291900-
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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-
1157 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE.

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN PORT WITH
THE ANTICIPATION OF RAPID INCREASE IN SEAS AND POSSIBLE QUICK
ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

...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 55 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 KNOTS. EXTREMELY ROUGH BAY WATERS ARE EXPECTED ON THE LAGUNA
MADRE.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF WATERSPOUTS WITH STRONGER RAIN
BANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. SOME WATERSPOUTS COULD MOVE ACROSS SOUTH PADRE
ISLAND AND OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE.

$$

TXZ251-256-257-291900-
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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1157 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE.

...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...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 55 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
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.

...INLAND FLOODING...
FIRST RAIN BANDS COULD ARRIVE BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON AND WILL
THEN STEADILY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE
LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO
7 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF CENTER OF DON.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED
TO BE MINIMAL WITH A STORM TIDE RUNNING ONLY 1 TO 2 FEET. HIGH
TIDE IS EXPECTED AROUND 604 AM SATURDAY MORNING ONCE THE CENTER
OF DON HAS MOVED INLAND. LARGE POUNDING SURF IS ANTICIPATED AS
THE CENTER OF DON APPROACHES.

COASTAL RESIDENTS IN TYPICAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS CAN EXPECT TIDAL
RUN UP AND PERHAPS SOME OVERWASH DURING HIGH TIDE. WAVE ACTION IN
EXPOSED AREAS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO PIERS...DOCKS...AND BOATS.
OTHER COASTAL LOCATIONS SHOULD EXPERIENCE MINIMAL IMPACT.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. OUTER RAIN BANDS COULD MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH
LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

TXZ254-255-291900-
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INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
1157 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE.

...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...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 45 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
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...
FIRST RAIN BANDS COULD ARRIVE BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM THEN WILL
STEADILY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE LATTER
HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO
7 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF CENTER OF DON.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. OUTER RAIN BANDS COULD MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH
LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

TXZ249-250-252-253-291900-
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JIM HOGG-BROOKS-STARR-HIDALGO-
1157 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE.

...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...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 44 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH. 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...
FIRST RAIN BANDS COULD ARRIVE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM THEN STEADILY
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE
AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO
7 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF CENTER OF DON.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. OUTER RAIN BANDS COULD MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH
LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

TXZ248-291900-
/O.NEW.KBRO.HU.S.1004.110729T1657Z-000000T0000Z/
ZAPATA-
1157 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHING THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE...

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

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED
ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE
FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN
FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN
GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY.
ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS.
&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY
INFORMED.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. OUTER RAIN BANDS COULD MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH
LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

SPEECE



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