[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR FORMAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
745 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2005

...HURRICANE EMILY MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...
...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS GULF COAST FROM
BAFFIN BAY TO BROWNSVILLE...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS ACROSS
THE DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE WHICH INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES: CAMERON...WILLACY AND KENEDY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AS OF 500 AM CDT...EMERGENCY OFFICIALS HAVE MADE NO EVACUATION
RECOMMENDATION FOR CAMERON...WILLACY...AND KENEDY COUNTIES. THIS
INCLUDES THE CITY OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...PORT ISABEL...AND PORT
MANSFIELD. COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF EMILY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EMILY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.9 WEST APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES
EAST NORTHEAST OF MERIDA MEXICO. EMILY IS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT
17 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
GIVEN THIS TRACK...EMILY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AROUND
MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES SOUTH OF
BROWNSVILLE...OR 50 MILES NORTH OF LA PESCA MEXICO.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 1 FOOT ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. GIVEN
THE CURRENT TRACK OF EMILY...STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4
FEET.

...WIND IMPACTS...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WITH HURRICANE EMILY WERE NEAR 100 MPH.
ADDITIONAL WEAKENING OF THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED AS EMILY MOVES
THROUGH THE YUCATAN THIS MORNING. EMILY IS THEN FORECASTED
TO STRENGTHEN SHORTLY AFTER IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO
TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED INCREASE ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY. WINDS GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED
OVER COASTAL SECTIONS TUESDAY EVENING.

...OTHER IMPACTS...
THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH ON TUESDAY AS EMILY
APPROACHES. WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE ON TUESDAY
WITH WAVES UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WITH HURRICANE EMILY. ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 10
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE DANGER
POSED BY FLOODING RAINS. NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1100 AM CDT.

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