Tropical Storm Edouard Forms In Northern Gulf of Mexico

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TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
5:00 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008
DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO A TROPICAL STORM. THE FIFTH OF THE
SEASON...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOUISIANA COAST
FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO INTRACOASTAL
CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY TO PORT OCONNOR
TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM 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 5:00 PM CDT, 22:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 88.0 WEST, OR ABOUT 95 MILES, 155 KM
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 420 MILES, 675 KM
EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH, 9
KM/HR, AND A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF THE
CYCLONE WILL MOVE PARALLEL TO THE LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY AND
APPROACH THE UPPER TEXAS COAST ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH, 75 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AND EDOUARD
COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES, 55 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE LATEST
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1002 MB,
29.59 INCHES.
TIDES 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 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST WITH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES. ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE UPPER
TEXAS COAST, TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
REPEATING THE 5:00 PM CDT POSITION, 28.1 N, 88.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD, WEST
NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1002
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.