Tropical Storm Edouard Advisory 3, Hurricane Watch Issued

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TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
10:00 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008
HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED AS EDOUARD CONTINUES SLOWLY WESTWARD...
AT 10 PM CDT, 3:00 UTC, THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED WESTWARD TO
CAMERON LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO CAMERON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AT 10 PM CDT, 3:00 UTC, THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM
WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY TO PORT OCONNOR TEXAS IS REPLACED BY A HURRICANE
WATCH. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE 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 10:00 PM CDT, 3:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST, OR ABOUT 80 MILES, 125 KM
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 390 MILES,
630 KM EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5
MPH, 7 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST, WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED, IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY, WITH A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING, THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED
TO BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH, 85 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TOMORROW, AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING
HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING THE COASTLINE.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES, 55 KM FROM THE
CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB, 29.59 INCHES.
A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 ft. ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW. EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL
RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LOUISIANA COAST.
TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES, WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.
REPEATING THE 10:00 PM CDT POSITION, 28.1 N, 88.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD, WEST
NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1002
MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 1:00 AM CDT, FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4:00 AM CDT.