Tropical Storm Edouard Advisory 5

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TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
10:00 AM CDT MON AUG 04 2008
TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXTENDED WESTWARD...
AT 10 AM CDT, 15:00 UTC, THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED WESTWARD TO
PORT OCONNOR TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO PORT OCONNOR. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA TO PORT O'CONNOR TEXAS.
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 AM CDT, 15:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 90.6 WEST, OR ABOUT 160 MILES, 260 KM,
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 265 MILES, 425 KM,
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8
MPH, 13 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY, WHICH
WOULD BRING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE
COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA BY TUESDAY MORNING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH, 75 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS, 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 WINDS. EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL
RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN SOME LOUISIANA COASTAL COUNTIES AND
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
REPEATING THE 10:00 AM CDT POSITION, 28.2 N, 90.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD, WEST
NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1002
MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 1:00 PM CDT, FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4:00 PM CDT.