#1463 Postby KatDaddy » Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:06 am
Well the TX and LA morning AFD's are already mentioning Chris. Here are a few excerpts:
Corpus Christi:
WILL KEEP EYES TO THE EAST FOR LATE
IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH LATEST FORECAST FOR T.S. CHRIS BEING
NEAR KEY WEST BY MONDAY.
Brownsville:
OF BIGGER CONCERN TO DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS...IS THE PRESENCE OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS OVER THE
NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. THE OFFICIAL NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
FORECAST PLACES CHRIS AS A MINIMAL HURRICANE WITH WINDS OF 65
KNOTS (74 MILES PER HOUR) SOUTH OF KEY WEST AND JUST OFFSHORE CUBA
SUNDAY NIGHT. BEYOND THIS TIME...IF CHRIS WERE TO CONTINUE ON A
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO...THEN THE
POSSIBILITY WOULD EXIST FOR THIS SYSTEM TO AFFECT DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
...EITHER DIRECTLY WITH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN...OR INDIRECTLY WITH
HIGHER SEAS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. FOR NOW...WILL MAINTAIN A
VIGILANT WATCH OF CHRIS AND DEFER TO THE EXPERTISE OF THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER TO FORECAST THE FUTURE TRACK...AND INTENSITY...OF
THIS SYSTEM.
SWELLS MAY
BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...IF
FUTURE FORECAST TRACKS OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS BRING THE STORM AND
POTENTIAL HURRICANE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.
Galveston-Houston:
TROPICAL STORM CHRIS IS
FORECAST TO BE ENTERING THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT.
WHERE CHRIS GOES BEYOND THAT IS PURE SPECULATION AT THIS POINT. REFER
TO OFFICIAL TPC ADVISORIES FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON CHRIS.
Lake Charles:
FORECAST MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON EVENTUAL
TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS. LATEST 120 HR FORECAST POSITION
FROM NHC IS JUST WEST OF KEY WEST BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. BEYOND
THAT...A RE-STRENGTHENING RIDGE OVER THE SE CONUS MOVING WWD WITH
TIME SHOULD FORCE A CONTINUED GENERAL WESTWARD MOTION...THOUGH OF
COURSE THERE IS INHERENT UNCERTAINTY THAT FAR OUT. STILL HAVE
PLENTY OF TIME TO WATCH HOW ALL OF THIS EVOLVES...BUT CERTAINLY
SOMETHING FOLKS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY.
CONDITIONS MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK WILL DEPEND HEAVILY ON
EVENTUAL TRACK AND STRENGTH OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS. MARINE
INTERESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF
THIS SYSTEM.
New Orleans:
THE ONLY OTHER WEATHER CONCERN IS T.S.
CHRIS LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. THE LATEST
FORECAST FROM NHC DOES INDICATE CHRIS STRENGTHENING INTO A MINIMAL
HURRICANE AS THE STORM APPROACHES THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY 120 HR
OUT. CHRIS MAY EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE SE GULF IF THE FORECAST IS
CLOSE BY NEXT WORK WEEK. ALL INTERESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF THE THIRD STORM OF THE ATLANTIC SEASON
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