Tropical Storm Edouard Advisory 6

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TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
4:00 PM CDT MON AUG 04 2008
EDOUARD GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
REACH THE COAST OF LOUISIANA...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER WESTWARD TO PORT OCONNOR TEXAS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA TO PORT O'CONNOR. 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 STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 91.4 WEST, OR ABOUT 135 MILES, 220 KM,
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 215 MILES, 350 KM,
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7
MPH, 11 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TONIGHT,
AND THE CENTER OF EDOUARD SHOULD BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY
MIDDAY TOMORROW.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH, 75 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ALTHOUGH EDOUARD HAS NOT STRENGTHENED YET TODAY, IT IS BECOMING BETTER
ORGANIZED AND IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH BY THE TIME IT
REACHES THE COASTLINE DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES, 110 KM FROM THE CENTER, AND WERE RECENTLY
REPORTED NEAR COCODRIE LOUISIANA. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1000 MB,
29.53 INCHES.
A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET 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 PARISHES.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES, WITH 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 TONIGHT.
REPEATING THE 4:00 PM CDT POSITION, 28.3 N, 91.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD, WEST
NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1000
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.