Hurricane HUMBERTO: Local Hurricane Statements

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE LOCAL STATEMENT
TXZ213-214-235>238-122215-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1110 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2007

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER NINE FORMS IN THE NORTHWEST GULF
OF MEXICO...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...JACKSON...MATAGORDA...

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM PORT O`CONNOR TEXAS
TO CAMERON LOUISIANA

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY ALONG
AND TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM EDNA TO EL CAMPO TO HOUSTON TO
CONROE TO LIVINGSTON.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1000 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.2 WEST OR ABOUT 85
MILES...140 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 135
MILES...220 KM...EAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION SHOULD BE
CROSSING THE TEXAS COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM PRIOR
TO MAKING LANDFALL. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT IS INVESTIGATING THE DEPRESSION.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.


...PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. REMEMBER
TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

LOCATION HIGH TIDE TIMES EXPECTED WATER MAX

MORGANS POINT...
THU 4:02 AM. 3.1 FEET.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE...
WED 11:46 PM. 3.0 FEET.
EAGLE POINT...
WED 9:35 PM. 3.1 FEET.
THU 10:36 PM. 2.1 FEET.
PORT BOLIVAR...
WED 5:55 PM. 3.0 FEET.
THU 5:54 AM. 3.4 FEET.
THU 6:56 PM. 2.5 FEET.
GALVESTON CHANNEL...
WED 5:41 PM. 3.0 FEET.
THU 5:40 AM. 3.4 FEET.
THU 6:42 PM. 2.5 FEET.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
WED 4:35 PM. 3.5 FEET.
THU 4:34 AM. 4.1 FEET.
THU 5:36 PM. 3.3 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH...
WED 8:19 PM. 3.1 FEET.
THU 8:18 AM. 3.5 FEET.
THU 9:20 PM. 2.6 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS...
WED 5:32 PM. 1.8 FEET.
THU 5:31 AM. 2.2 FEET.
THU 6:33 PM. 2.3 FEET.
FREEPORT...
WED 4:57 PM. 3.5 FEET.
THU 4:56 AM. 3.8 FEET.
THU 5:58 PM. 3.0 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...
WED 7:34 PM. 2.4 FEET.
THU 7:30 AM. 2.7 FEET.
THU 9:02 PM. 1.9 FEET.

NOTE: TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST BETWEEN SARGENT AND HIGH ISLAND THIS EVENING.
AREAS ALONG THE GALVESTON BAY SHORELINE WILL ALSO LIKELY SEE WINDS
INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH LATE THIS EVENING. GUSTS BETWEEN 40
AND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS MOVING INLAND FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
COASTAL AREAS.

...RAINFALL...
ALONG AND EAST OF A SARGENT TO HOUSTON TO LIVINGSTON LINE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
TOTALS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL AREAS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. OVERNIGHT...ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF A FREEPORT TO HOUSTON TO LIVINGSTON
LINE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2 PM CDT.

FOR MORE TROPICAL WEATHER INFORMATION...SEE THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV OR THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HGX.

$$

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Hurricane Local Statement

TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOCAL STATEMENT
LAZ041>045-051>055-TXZ215-216-131615-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1102 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2007

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION #9 FORMS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR PORT O`CONNOR TEXAS TO CAMERON LOUISIANA...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR CAMERON TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND FOR CAMERON ...CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON
DAVIS...VERMILION...ACADIA...LAFAYETTE... IBERIA...UPPER AND LOWER
SAINT MARTIN...SAINT MARY PARISHES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORT O`CONNOR TEXAS TO
CAMERON LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CAMERON
TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE NEXT 24
HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION #9 IS LOCATED AT
27.8 NORTH LATITUDE...95.2 WEST LONGITUDE...OR 130 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS...180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAMERON
LOUISIANA...AND 230 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO EVACUATIONS OF COASTAL JEFFERSON COUNTY OR COASTAL CAMERON
PARISHES HAS BEEN CALLED FOR AT THIS TIME.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES ARE ALREADY RUNNING ONE AND AN HALF FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT
CAMERON LOUISIANA...AND ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL AT SABINE PASS AND
CYPREMORT PORT LOUISIANA. FOR OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...EXPECT
STORM TIDES TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 4 FEET ACROSS COASTAL JEFFERSON
AND CAMERON PARISHES...AND 2 TO 3 FEET ACROSS COASTAL VERMILION...
IBERIA...AND SAINT MARY PARISHES. THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS PREDICTED
TIDE LEVELS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.

AT SABINE PASS ON WEDNESDAY, EXPECT A
LOW TIDE OF 1.0 FEET AT 10:55 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 1.7 FEET AT 4:25 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.0 FEET AT 11:01 PM.

FOR THURSDAY, EXPECT A
LOW TIDE OF 0.8 FEET AT 11:24 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 1.7 FEET AT 5:32 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.3 FEET AT 11:27 PM.

AT CAMERON ON WEDNESDAY, EXPECT A
LOW TIDE OF 1.3 FEET AT 10:09 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 2.1 FEET AT 3:29 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.3 FEET AT 10:15 PM.

FOR THURSDAY, EXPECT A
HIGH TIDE OF 2.0 FEET AT 3:33 AM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.0 FEET AT 10:38 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 2.1 FEET AT 4:36 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.6 FEET AT 10:41 PM.

AT VERMILION BAY ON WEDNESDAY, EXPECT A
LOW TIDE OF 1.0 FEET AT 11:00 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 1.7 FEET AT 5:11 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.0 FEET AT 11:06 PM.

FOR THURSDAY, EXPECT A
HIGH TIDE OF 1.6 FEET AT 5:15 AM;
LOW TIDE OF 0.8 FEET AT 11:29 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 1.7 FEET AT 6:18 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.3 FEET AT 11:32 PM.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION #9 IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL
STORM THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE FORECASTED TRACK...THE ENVELOP OF
SUSTAINED MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
COASTAL JEFFERSON COUNTY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND SPREAD FURTHER
NORTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF JEFFERSON...HARDIN...AND TYLER COUNTIES
INTO THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. GUSTS OVER TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAINBANDS THAT AFFECT SOUTHEAST TEXAS
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS PASSING WITHIN THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:

34 KNOTS FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY:
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: 4%
NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA 3%

34 KNOTS FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM THURSDAY:
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: 23%
NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA 3%

34 KNOTS FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM THURSDAY:
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: 6%
NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA 3%

INLAND FLOODING...
INLAND FLOODING IS THE BIGGEST WEATHER THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM...DUE
TO THE SLOW EXPECTED MOVEMENT NORTHWARD. EXPECT AREAWIDE RAINFALL
TOTALS TO RANGE 8 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 15
INCHES POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE LOW WITH THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THE
BIGGEST THREAT TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS
OFFSHORE AND ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND PARISHES. ONCE THE SYSTEM
MAKES LANDFALL AND MOVES INLAND THURSDAY...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAINBANDS THAT SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.HYDROLOGIC IMPACT...
HIGH TIDES ALONG THE COAST WILL CAUSE WATER BACK-UP ALONG LOWER
REACHES OF THE CALCASIEU...MERMENTAU...VERMILION...NECHES AND SABINE
RIVERS. CURRENTLY...THE CALCASIEU RIVER AT OLD TOWN BAY AND SALT
WATER BARRIER ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4 FEET LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
ALSO CAUSE AREA RIVER LEVELS AND FLOWS TO INCREASE. RESIDENTS WITH
INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
RIVER FORECASTS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE OUT BY 2 PM CDT.

$$

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TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-130030-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
125 PM CDT WED SEP 12 2007

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER NINE STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL
STORM HUMBERTO IN THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO... |

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...JACKSON...MATAGORDA...
...WHARTON...FORT BEND...LIBERTY...MONTGOMERY...SAN JACINTO...
AND POLK

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM PORT O`CONNOR TEXAS
TO CAMERON LOUISIANA.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 59 UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY ALONG
AND TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM EDNA TO EL CAMPO TO HOUSTON TO
CONROE TO LIVINGSTON.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.1 WEST OR ABOUT 70
MILES...115 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 145
MILES...235 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.

HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HUMBERTO SHOULD BE
CROSSING THE TEXAS COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 45 MPH...75
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. THE EARLIER AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE FOR MECHANICAL
REASONS...BUT A SECOND AIRCRAFT IS EXPECTED TO REACH HUMBERTO
WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. REMEMBER
TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING POTENTIALLY
HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS SHOULD
ALSO BE SECURED OR PICKED UP.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1-3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST.

LOCATION HIGH TIDE TIMES EXPECTED WATER MAX

MORGANS POINT...
THU 4:02 AM. 3.2 FEET.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE...
WED 11:46 PM. 3.2 FEET.
EAGLE POINT...
WED 9:35 PM. 3.3 FEET.
THU 10:36 PM. 2.3 FEET.
PORT BOLIVAR...
WED 5:55 PM. 3.2 FEET.
THU 5:54 AM. 3.6 FEET.
THU 6:56 PM. 2.7 FEET.
GALVESTON CHANNEL...
WED 5:41 PM. 3.2 FEET.
THU 5:40 AM. 3.6 FEET.
THU 6:42 PM. 2.7 FEET.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
WED 4:35 PM. 3.7 FEET.
THU 4:34 AM. 4.3 FEET.
THU 5:36 PM. 3.5 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH...
WED 8:19 PM. 3.4 FEET.
THU 8:18 AM. 3.7 FEET.
THU 9:20 PM. 2.8 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS...
WED 5:32 PM. 2.0 FEET.
THU 5:31 AM. 2.4 FEET.
THU 6:33 PM. 2.2 FEET.
FREEPORT...
WED 4:57 PM. 3.7 FEET.
THU 4:56 AM. 4.0 FEET.
THU 5:58 PM. 3.2 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...
WED 7:34 PM. 2.6 FEET.
THU 7:30 AM. 2.9 FEET.
THU 9:02 PM. 2.1 FEET.

NOTE: TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST BETWEEN SARGENT AND HIGH ISLAND THIS EVENING.
AREAS ALONG THE GALVESTON BAY SHORELINE WILL ALSO LIKELY SEE WINDS
INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. GUSTS BETWEEN 40
AND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS MOVING INLAND FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
COASTAL AREAS.

INLAND AREAS OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES WILL LIKELY SEE WIND
SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN SQUALLS.

AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 59 ACROSS WHARTON...FORT BEND...HARRIS
AND LIBERTY COUNTIES WILL LIKELY SEE WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 25
AND 40 MPH....WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN SQUALLS.

...RAINFALL...
ALONG AND EAST OF A SARGENT TO HOUSTON TO LIVINGSTON LINE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
TOTALS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL AREAS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. OVERNIGHT...ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF A SARGENT TO HOUSTON TO
LIVINGSTON LINE.

..NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 PM CDT.

FOR MORE TROPICAL WEATHER INFORMATION...SEE THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV OR THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HGX.

$$

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Hurricane Local Statement

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
LAZ041>045-051>055-TXZ215-216-131830-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
129 PM CDT WED SEP 12 2007

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION #9 UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS FOR PORT O`CONNOR TEXAS TO CAMERON LOUISIANA...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS FOR CAMERON TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND FOR CAMERON ...CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON
DAVIS...VERMILION...ACADIA...LAFAYETTE... IBERIA...UPPER AND LOWER
SAINT MARTIN...SAINT MARY PARISHES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORT O`CONNOR TEXAS TO
CAMERON LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CAMERON
TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE NEXT 24
HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO IS LOCATED AT
28.3 NORTH LATITUDE...95.1 WEST LONGITUDE...OR 100 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS...150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMERON
LOUISIANA...AND 205 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY
LOUISIANA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO EVACUATIONS OF COASTAL JEFFERSON COUNTY OR COASTAL CAMERON
PARISHES HAS BEEN CALLED FOR AT THIS TIME.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES ARE ALREADY RUNNING ONE AND AN HALF FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT
CAMERON LOUISIANA...AND ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL AT SABINE PASS AND
CYPREMORT PORT LOUISIANA. FOR OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...EXPECT
TOTAL STORM TIDES TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET ACROSS COASTAL
JEFFERSON AND CAMERON PARISHES...AND 3 TO 4 FEET ACROSS COASTAL
VERMILION... IBERIA...AND SAINT MARY PARISHES.

FOR TIDAL LEVELS OVER 4 FEET ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY...EXPECT HIGHWAY
87 BETWEEN HIGH ISLAND AND SABINE PASS TO HAVE NEAR A FOOT OF
TIDAL FLOODING...AS WELL AS SEVERAL ROADS WITHIN PORT ARTHUR AND
SABINE PASS HAVING MINOR FLOODING...MAINLY LESS THAN A FOOT.

FOR TIDAL LEVELS OVER 4 FEET ACROSS CAMERON PARISH...EXPECT
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 82 TO FLOOD BETWEEN HOLLY BEACH AND JOHNSON`S
BAYOU...BETWEEN OAK GROVE AND GRAND CHENIER. ALSO EXPECT PORTIONS
OF MAIN STREET IN CAMERON TO FLOOD...WITH WATER DEPTHS MAINLY LESS
THAN A FOOT.

FOR TIDAL LEVELS 3 TO 4 FEET ACROSS VERMILION PARISH...EXPECT
SECONDARY ROADS OFF OF HIGHWAYS 83 AND 333...AS WELL AS WITHIN
INTRACOASTAL CITY...TO HAVE MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS PREDICTED TIDE LEVELS FOR SOUTHEAST
TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.

AT SABINE PASS ON WEDNESDAY, EXPECT A
LOW TIDE OF 1.0 FEET AT 10:55 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 1.7 FEET AT 4:25 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.0 FEET AT 11:01 PM.

FOR THURSDAY, EXPECT A
LOW TIDE OF 0.8 FEET AT 11:24 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 1.7 FEET AT 5:32 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.3 FEET AT 11:27 PM.

AT CAMERON ON WEDNESDAY, EXPECT A
LOW TIDE OF 1.3 FEET AT 10:09 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 2.1 FEET AT 3:29 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.3 FEET AT 10:15 PM.

FOR THURSDAY, EXPECT A
HIGH TIDE OF 2.0 FEET AT 3:33 AM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.0 FEET AT 10:38 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 2.1 FEET AT 4:36 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.6 FEET AT 10:41 PM.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ASHORE THIS EVENING
AROUND MIDNIGHT JUST WEST OF GALVESTON. WITH THE FORECASTED
TRACK...THE ENVELOP OF SUSTAINED MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS COASTAL JEFFERSON COUNTY BY MIDNIGHT
...AND SPREAD FURTHER NORTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF JEFFERSON...
HARDIN...AND TYLER COUNTIES INTO THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY.
GUSTS OVER TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
RAINBANDS THAT AFFECT SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...AND
ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS PASSING WITHIN THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:

34 KNOTS FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY:
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: 4%
NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA 3%

34 KNOTS FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM THURSDAY:
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: 23%
NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA 3%

34 KNOTS FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM THURSDAY:
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: 6%
NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA 3%

INLAND FLOODING...
INLAND FLOODING IS THE BIGGEST WEATHER THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM...DUE
TO THE SLOW EXPECTED MOVEMENT NORTHWARD. EXPECT AREAWIDE RAINFALL
TOTALS TO RANGE 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 15
INCHES POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE LOW WITH THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THE
BIGGEST THREAT TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS
OFFSHORE AND ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND PARISHES. ONCE THE SYSTEM
MAKES LANDFALL AND MOVES INLAND THURSDAY...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAINBANDS THAT SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.HYDROLOGIC IMPACT...
HIGH TIDES ALONG THE COAST WILL CAUSE WATER BACK-UP ALONG LOWER
REACHES OF THE CALCASIEU...MERMENTAU...VERMILION...NECHES AND SABINE
RIVERS. CURRENTLY...THE CALCASIEU RIVER AT OLD TOWN BAY AND SALT
WATER BARRIER ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4 FEET LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
ALSO CAUSE AREA RIVER LEVELS AND FLOWS TO INCREASE. RESIDENTS WITH
INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
RIVER FORECASTS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE OUT BY 5 PM CDT.

$$

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Hurricane Local Statement

TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
754 PM CDT WED SEP 12 2007

...TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO EXPECTED TO MOVE ASHORE THE UPPER TEXAS
COAST OVERNIGHT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND FOR CAMERON...CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON
DAVIS...VERMILION...ACADIA...LAFAYETTE...IBERIA...UPPER AND LOWER
SAINT MARTIN...AND SAINT MARY PARISHES IN LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM PORT O`CONNOR TEXAS TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO WAS LOCATED AT
28.8 NORTH LATITUDE...94.8 WEST LONGITUDE...OR 60 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS...110 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMERON
LOUISIANA...AND 170 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY
LOUISIANA.

HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH. THIS
DIRECTION OF MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF HUMBERTO SHOULD BE CROSSING THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WITHIN
THE WARNING AREA IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 998 MB...OR 29.47 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SCHOOL CLOSURES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...LAMAR UNIVERSITY...L-I-T...
WEST HARDIN ISD...HARDIN ISD...AND SABINE PASS ISD WILL BE CLOSED
THURSDAY.

IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...CAMERON PARISH HAS CANCELED ALL SCHOOLS FOR
THURSDAY.

NO EVACUATIONS OF COASTAL JEFFERSON COUNTY OR COASTAL CAMERON AND
VERMILION PARISHES HAS BEEN CALLED FOR AT THIS TIME.

THE CALCASIEU PARISH OEP ADVISES ANY PERSONS LIVING IN A LOW LYING
OR FLOOD PRONE AREA TO CONSIDER ANOTHER LOCATION IN THE EVENT OF
FLOODING. IN ADDITION...ANYONE WHO FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE IN HIS OR
HER CURRENT LIVING LOCATION SHOULD CONSIDER MOVING TO A MORE
SECURE LOCATION.

THE LAKE CHARLES CIVIC CENTER HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE AS A SHELTER
STARTING AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. PERSONS UNABLE TO TRANSPORT
THEMSELVES OR GET A RIDE FROM FAMILY OR FRIENDS TO THE SHELTER
SHOULD CALL THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AT 337-721-4040.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES ARE ALREADY RUNNING ONE AND AN HALF FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT
CAMERON LOUISIANA...AND ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL AT SABINE PASS AND
CYPREMORT PORT LOUISIANA. FOR OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING...EXPECT TOTAL STORM TIDES TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET
ACROSS COASTAL JEFFERSON AND CAMERON PARISHES...AND 3 TO 4 FEET
ACROSS COASTAL VERMILION...IBERIA...AND SAINT MARY PARISHES. THESE
TIDAL LEVELS AND FOLLOWING EFFECTS WILL BE SIMILAR TO TROPICAL
STORM FRANCES IN 1998.

FOR TIDAL LEVELS 4 TO 5 FEET ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY...EXPECT
HIGHWAY 87 BETWEEN HIGH ISLAND AND SABINE PASS TO HAVE NEAR A FOOT
TO AT TIME A FOOT AND A HALF OF TIDAL FLOODING. SEVERAL ROADS
WITHIN PORT ARTHUR AND SABINE PASS HAVING TIDAL FLOODING...RANGING
BETWEEN 6 INCHES TO NEAR A FOOT DEEP.

FOR TIDAL LEVELS OVER 4 TO 5 FEET ACROSS CAMERON PARISH...EXPECT
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 82 TO FLOOD BETWEEN HOLLY BEACH AND JOHNSON`S
BAYOU...AND BETWEEN OAK GROVE AND GRAND CHENIER. ALSO EXPECT
PORTIONS OF MAIN STREET IN CAMERON TO FLOOD...WITH WATER DEPTHS
NEAR A FOOT TO A FOOT AND A HALF DEEP.

FOR TIDAL LEVELS 3 TO 4 FEET ACROSS VERMILION PARISH...EXPECT
SECONDARY ROADS OFF OF HIGHWAYS 83 AND 333...AS WELL AS WITHIN
INTRACOASTAL CITY...TO HAVE MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS PREDICTED TIDE LEVELS FOR SOUTHEAST
TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.

AT SABINE PASS THIS EVENING, EXPECT A
LOW TIDE OF 1.0 FEET AT 11:01 PM.

FOR THURSDAY, EXPECT A
HIGH TIDE OF 1.6 FEET AT 4:29 AM;
LOW TIDE OF 0.8 FEET AT 11:24 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 1.7 FEET AT 5:32 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.3 FEET AT 11:27 PM.

AT CAMERON THIS EVENING, EXPECT A
LOW TIDE OF 1.3 FEET AT 10:15 PM.

FOR THURSDAY, EXPECT A
HIGH TIDE OF 2.0 FEET AT 3:33 AM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.0 FEET AT 10:38 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 2.1 FEET AT 4:36 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.6 FEET AT 10:41 PM.

AT VERMILION BAY THIS EVENING, EXPECT A
LOW TIDE OF 1.0 FEET AT 11:06 PM.

FOR THURSDAY, EXPECT A
HIGH TIDE OF 1.6 FEET AT 5:15 AM;
LOW TIDE OF 0.8 FEET AT 11:29 AM;
HIGH TIDE OF 1.7 FEET AT 6:18 PM;
LOW TIDE OF 1.3 FEET AT 11:32 PM.

...WIND...
TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ASHORE THIS EVENING
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
WITH THE FORECAST TRACK...THE ENVELOP OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS COASTAL JEFFERSON COUNTY LATE
THIS EVENING...AND SPREAD FURTHER NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF JEFFERSON...HARDIN...AND TYLER COUNTIES INTO THE MORNING HOURS
THURSDAY. GUSTS OVER TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE RAIN BANDS THAT AFFECT SOUTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS OCCURRING WITHIN THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:

34 KNOTS FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY:
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: 15%

50 KNOTS FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY:
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: 2%

34 KNOTS FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM THURSDAY:
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: 29%
NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA: 3%

50 KNOTS FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM THURSDAY:
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: 5%

34 KNOTS FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM FRIDAY:
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: 2%
NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA: 2%

50 KNOTS FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM FRIDAY:
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: 1%

...INLAND FLOODING...
INLAND FLOODING IS THE BIGGEST WEATHER THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM...DUE
TO THE SLOW NORTHWARD MOVEMENT. EXPECT AREAWIDE RAINFALL TOTALS TO
RANGE 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 15 INCHES POSSIBLE
FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH MAY BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

...HYDROLOGIC IMPACT...
HIGH TIDES ALONG THE COAST WILL CAUSE WATER BACK-UP ALONG LOWER
REACHES OF THE CALCASIEU...MERMENTAU...VERMILION...NECHES AND
SABINE RIVERS. CURRENTLY...THE CALCASIEU RIVER AT OLD TOWN BAY AND
SALT WATER BARRIER ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4 FEET
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO
CAUSE AREA RIVER LEVELS AND FLOWS TO INCREASE. RESIDENTS WITH
INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
RIVER FORECASTS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE RIVER FLOOD
WARNINGS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE OUT BY 11 PM CDT.

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