Tropical Storm Edouard Advisory 6A

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TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
7:00 PM CDT MON AUG 04 2008
EDOUARD MOVING ERRATICALLY WESTWARD. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BRUSHING THE
LOUISIANA COAST...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER WESTWARD TO PORT O'CONNOR 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 7:00 PM CDT, 00:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 91.6 WEST, OR ABOUT 125 MILES, 200 KM,
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 205 MILES, 330 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. DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS, THERE HAS BEEN SOME ERRATIC
MOTION DUE TO REFORMATION OF THE CENTER.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH, 75 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
EDOUARD HAS NOT STRENGTHENED THIS EVENING, HOWEVER, IT 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. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR
FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 999 MB, 29.50 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 7:00 PM CDT POSITION, 28.4 N, 91.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD, WEST
NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 999
MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
10:00 PM CDT.