Tropical Depression 5 Forms In Northern Gulf of Mexico

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
4:00 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE FORMS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO. WARNINGS AND WATCHES ISSUED...
AT 4 PM CDT, 21:00 UTC, A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE LOUISIANA COAST FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
WESTWARD TO INTRACOASTAL CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
AT 4 PM CDT, 21:00 UTC, A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEST OF
INTRACOASTAL CITY TO PORT OCONNOR TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA, GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 4:00 PM CDT, 21:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST, OR ABOUT 85 MILES,
140 KM SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 415 MILES,
665 KM EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST
NEAR 6 MPH, 10 KM/HR, AND A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE
CENTER OF THE CYCLONE WILL MOVE PARALLEL TO THE LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT AND
MONDAY, AND APPROACH THE UPPER TEXAS COAST ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH, 55 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TONIGHT OR ON MONDAY. THE LATEST
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT IS 1007 MB, 29.74 INCHES.
TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING
AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST
WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES. ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES
TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST, TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
REPEATING THE 4:00 PM CDT POSITION, 28.2 N...88.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD, WEST
NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1007
MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 7:00 PM CDT, FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10:00 PM CDT.