[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1110 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2005

...HURRICANE EMILY MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...
...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS GULF COAST FROM
BAFFIN BAY TO BROWNSVILLE...
...INLAND HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HIDALGO AND STARR
COUNTIES IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ZAPATA...BROOKS AND
JIM HOGG COUNTIES IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...

...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: ZAPATA...STARR...JIM HOGG...BROOKS...
HIDALGO...CAMERON...WILLACY AND KENEDY.

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
AS OF 1100 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 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EMILY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.6 WEST OR ABOUT 540 MILES...
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF LA PESCA MEXICO AND ABOUT 575 MILES...EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.

...MOVEMENT...
EMILY IS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. GIVEN THIS TRACK...EMILY IS EXPECTED
TO MAKE LANDFALL AROUND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 80
MILES SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE...OR ABOUT 70 MILES NORTH OF LA PESCA
MEXICO.

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WITH HURRICANE EMILY WERE NEAR 100 MPH.
HURRICANE EMILY IS EXPECTED TO REGAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY BECOMING A CATEGORY THREE
HURRICANE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

...STORM SURGE AND TIDES...
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.

...WINDS IMPACTS...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED INCREASE ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS TUESDAY. WINDS GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED OVER
COASTAL SECTIONS TUESDAY EVENING.

...RIP CURRENTS AND MARINE CONDITIONS...
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...
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.

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 200 PM.

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