Tropical Storm Edouard Advisory 9A

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TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
1:00 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008
EDOUARD PUSHING FARTHER INLAND...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CAMERON LOUISIANA WESTWARD
TO SAN LUIS PASS TEXAS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA,
INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 1:00 PM CDT, 18:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 94.8 WEST, OR ABOUT 35 MILES, 55 KM EAST
OF HOUSTON TEXAS. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH,
16 KM/HR, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO, TAKING EDOUARD ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 50 MPH, 85 KM/HR,
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS EDOUARD CONTINUES
MOVING FARTHER INLAND, AND EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES, 110 KM FROM THE
CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB, 29.49 INCHES.
STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. EDOUARD IS
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN SOME
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COASTAL PARISHES AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS. ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
TEXAS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS TODAY.
REPEATING THE 1:00 PM CDT POSITION, 30.0 N, 94.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD,
WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 50 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE, 999 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 4:00 PM CDT.