BULLETIN
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.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Tropical Storm Advisory 5A
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
100 PM CDT MON AUG 04 2008
...OUTER RAINBANDS OF EDOUARD AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE LOUISIANA
COAST...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS 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 100 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.0 WEST OR ABOUT 145
MILES...230 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND ABOUT
240 MILES...390 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.
EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF
EDOUARD WILL BE 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 STRENGTHENING 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 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1001 MB...29.56 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 100 PM CDT POSITION...28.3 N...91.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 400 PM CDT.
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
100 PM CDT MON AUG 04 2008
...OUTER RAINBANDS OF EDOUARD AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE LOUISIANA
COAST...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS 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 100 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.0 WEST OR ABOUT 145
MILES...230 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND ABOUT
240 MILES...390 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.
EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF
EDOUARD WILL BE 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 STRENGTHENING 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 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1001 MB...29.56 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 100 PM CDT POSITION...28.3 N...91.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 400 PM CDT.
Tropical Storm Edouard Advisory 5
BULLETIN
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.
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.
Tornado Watch 804
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 804
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1025 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MINNESOTA
WESTERN WISCONSIN
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 1025 PM UNTIL
600 AM CDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 120 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN TO 30 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF FAIRMONT
MINNESOTA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
DISCUSSION...SLIGHTLY ELEVATED STORMS NOW FORMING OVER S CNTRL MN
LIKELY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE/DEVELOP E/SE ALONG 925/850 MB THERMAL
GRADIENT. WHILE ACTIVITY APPEARS TO PRIMARY BE DRIVEN BY WAA...WEAK
DPVA MAY ALSO BE PRESENT ON SERN FRINGE OF UPR IMPULSE EXITING THE
ERN DAKS. COMBINATION OF VERY RICH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE...BACKED
NEAR-SFC FLOW AND MODERATE WLY FLOW ALOFT SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR
SUPERCELLS WITH LARGE HAIL/HIGH WIND AND...ESPECIALLY W OF THE MS
RVR...TORNADOES.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
..CORFIDI
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANOKA BLUE EARTH BROWN
CARVER CHISAGO COTTONWOOD
DAKOTA DODGE FARIBAULT
FILLMORE FREEBORN GOODHUE
HENNEPIN HOUSTON ISANTI
JACKSON LE SUEUR MARTIN
MCLEOD MEEKER MOWER
NICOLLET OLMSTED RAMSEY
REDWOOD RENVILLE RICE
SCOTT SHERBURNE SIBLEY
STEELE WABASHA WASECA
WASHINGTON WATONWAN WINONA
WRIGHT
WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARRON BUFFALO CHIPPEWA
CLARK DUNN EAU CLAIRE
JACKSON LA CROSSE MONROE
PEPIN PIERCE POLK
RUSK ST. CROIX TAYLOR
TREMPEALEAU
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 804
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1025 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2008
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MINNESOTA
WESTERN WISCONSIN
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 1025 PM UNTIL
600 AM CDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 120 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN TO 30 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF FAIRMONT
MINNESOTA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
DISCUSSION...SLIGHTLY ELEVATED STORMS NOW FORMING OVER S CNTRL MN
LIKELY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE/DEVELOP E/SE ALONG 925/850 MB THERMAL
GRADIENT. WHILE ACTIVITY APPEARS TO PRIMARY BE DRIVEN BY WAA...WEAK
DPVA MAY ALSO BE PRESENT ON SERN FRINGE OF UPR IMPULSE EXITING THE
ERN DAKS. COMBINATION OF VERY RICH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE...BACKED
NEAR-SFC FLOW AND MODERATE WLY FLOW ALOFT SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR
SUPERCELLS WITH LARGE HAIL/HIGH WIND AND...ESPECIALLY W OF THE MS
RVR...TORNADOES.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
..CORFIDI
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANOKA BLUE EARTH BROWN
CARVER CHISAGO COTTONWOOD
DAKOTA DODGE FARIBAULT
FILLMORE FREEBORN GOODHUE
HENNEPIN HOUSTON ISANTI
JACKSON LE SUEUR MARTIN
MCLEOD MEEKER MOWER
NICOLLET OLMSTED RAMSEY
REDWOOD RENVILLE RICE
SCOTT SHERBURNE SIBLEY
STEELE WABASHA WASECA
WASHINGTON WATONWAN WINONA
WRIGHT
WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARRON BUFFALO CHIPPEWA
CLARK DUNN EAU CLAIRE
JACKSON LA CROSSE MONROE
PEPIN PIERCE POLK
RUSK ST. CROIX TAYLOR
TREMPEALEAU
Tropical Storm Edouard Advisory 3, Hurricane Watch Issued
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TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
10:00 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008
HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED AS EDOUARD CONTINUES SLOWLY WESTWARD...
AT 10 PM CDT, 3:00 UTC, THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED WESTWARD TO
CAMERON LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO CAMERON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AT 10 PM CDT, 3:00 UTC, THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM
WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY TO PORT OCONNOR TEXAS IS REPLACED BY A HURRICANE
WATCH. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE 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 10:00 PM CDT, 3:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST, OR ABOUT 80 MILES, 125 KM
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 390 MILES,
630 KM EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5
MPH, 7 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST, WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED, IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY, WITH A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING, THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED
TO BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH, 85 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TOMORROW, 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 FLOW. EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL
RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LOUISIANA COAST.
TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES, WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.
REPEATING THE 10:00 PM CDT POSITION, 28.1 N, 88.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD, WEST
NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1002
MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 1:00 AM CDT, FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4:00 AM CDT.
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
10:00 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008
HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED AS EDOUARD CONTINUES SLOWLY WESTWARD...
AT 10 PM CDT, 3:00 UTC, THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED WESTWARD TO
CAMERON LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO CAMERON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AT 10 PM CDT, 3:00 UTC, THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM
WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY TO PORT OCONNOR TEXAS IS REPLACED BY A HURRICANE
WATCH. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE 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 10:00 PM CDT, 3:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST, OR ABOUT 80 MILES, 125 KM
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 390 MILES,
630 KM EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5
MPH, 7 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST, WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED, IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY, WITH A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING, THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED
TO BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH, 85 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TOMORROW, 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 FLOW. EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL
RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LOUISIANA COAST.
TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES, WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.
REPEATING THE 10:00 PM CDT POSITION, 28.1 N, 88.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD, WEST
NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1002
MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 1:00 AM CDT, FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4:00 AM CDT.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Tropical Storm Edouard Forms In Northern Gulf of Mexico
BULLETIN
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.
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.
Tropical Depression 5 Forms In Northern Gulf of Mexico
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
4:00 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE FORMS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO. WARNINGS AND WATCHES ISSUED...
AT 4 PM CDT, 21:00 UTC, A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS 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.
AT 4 PM CDT, 21:00 UTC, A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS 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 4:00 PM CDT, 21:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST, OR ABOUT 85 MILES,
140 KM SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 415 MILES,
665 KM EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST
NEAR 6 MPH, 10 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 35 MPH, 55 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TONIGHT OR ON MONDAY. THE LATEST
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT IS 1007 MB, 29.74 INCHES.
TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING
AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION 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 4:00 PM CDT POSITION, 28.2 N...88.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD, WEST
NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1007
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.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
4:00 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE FORMS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO. WARNINGS AND WATCHES ISSUED...
AT 4 PM CDT, 21:00 UTC, A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS 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.
AT 4 PM CDT, 21:00 UTC, A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS 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 4:00 PM CDT, 21:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST, OR ABOUT 85 MILES,
140 KM SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 415 MILES,
665 KM EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST
NEAR 6 MPH, 10 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 35 MPH, 55 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TONIGHT OR ON MONDAY. THE LATEST
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT IS 1007 MB, 29.74 INCHES.
TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING
AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION 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 4:00 PM CDT POSITION, 28.2 N...88.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD, WEST
NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1007
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.
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