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#1 Postby cycloneye » Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:10 am

Here is the thread for all those who live in the northern part of Mexico,South Texas area,this may be modified northward if track changes.You can post web cams,local statements,observations etc.
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#2 Postby cperez1549 » Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:52 am

I work with the Pharr Fire Dept Communications Division and EMC in South Texas and currently we will be having a meeting today with BRO NWS today at 1pm to discuss this possible landfall for our area.
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#3 Postby cycloneye » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:00 am

cperez1549 wrote:I work with the Pharr Fire Dept Communications Division and EMC in South Texas and currently we will be having a meeting today with BRO NWS today at 1pm to discuss this possible landfall for our area.


First welcome to storm2k.Let us know about all the preparations in that area.
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#4 Postby cperez1549 » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:03 am

No problem , will keep you all inform with preps and also get some webcams for our area we have several areas including South Padre Island, and thank you for the welcome. This is a great site!
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#5 Postby cycloneye » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:51 am

The initial forecast track has Dolly making landfall in the area of the Mexico/Texas border.But these tracks change so pay close attention to the next advisorys and see what changes they have.

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#6 Postby RL3AO » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:52 am

Northern track = Less time over Yucatan, southern track = more time over Yucatan.
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#7 Postby Stephanie » Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:05 am

cperez1549 wrote:I work with the Pharr Fire Dept Communications Division and EMC in South Texas and currently we will be having a meeting today with BRO NWS today at 1pm to discuss this possible landfall for our area.


Yes, welcome aboard! :D

It's wonderful to have people in the Emergency Services departments come in and report on the events and preparations for the areas affected.
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#8 Postby cperez1549 » Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:19 pm

Good Afternoon. We just got off the phone with the NWS BRO and the State of Texas and are preparung for the Rio Grande Valley possibly direct hit. IN our conversation we were talking about transportation for special needs, evacuation routes such as a possible counter flow , and sand bagging and possible impact. The NWS BRO is suggesting we might have a possible CAT 2 on our hands come tuesday night into Wed morning. Will keep you all inform
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#9 Postby cycloneye » Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:22 pm

Brownsville AFD:

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
134 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008

.DISCUSSION...RELATIVELY TRANQUIL CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...AS SURFACE AND
MID-LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO
AND EAST TEXAS...RESPECTIVELY. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WINDS
AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE FROM EAST TO
WEST ACROSS THE BRO CWFA...AS TROPICAL STORM DOLLY MOVES ACROSS
THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...EVENTUALLY MAKING LANDFALL OVER
EXTREME NORTHEAST MEXICO OR EXTREME SOUTHEAST DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
AND CONTINUING WEST ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INTO MEXICO.
EXPECT HIGH-END SCATTERED PRECIPITATION FRIDAY DUE TO ABUNDANT
TROPICAL MOISTURE AND LIGHT SURFACE WINDS LEFT IN THE WAKE OF
DOLLY...WITH ONLY ISOLATED ACTIVITY FORECAST BY THE WEEKEND.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR ALL PRODUCTS FROM THIS
OFFICE...AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...REGARDING THE
FUTURE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY...POISED TO BE
THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL SYSTEM IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS SINCE
HURRICANE EMILY IN JULY 2005.
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#10 Postby cycloneye » Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:19 pm

Discussion from Corpus Christi:

000
FXUS64 KCRP 202059
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
359 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008

LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...EXTENDED FORECAST PACKAGE
HINGES COMPLETELY ON T.S. DOLLY. FORECAST IS BASED OFF CURRENT NHC
TRACK FORECAST. THIS BRINGS DOLLY INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
TOMORROW. STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE AS SHEAR
RELAXES...AND DOLLY IS FORECASTED TO TAKE A NORTHWEST COURSE THROUGH
THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND SLOW ITS FORWARD SPEED. THE 4 PM
PACKAGE FROM NHC TAKES DOLLY TO THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER AS A
HURRICANE WEDNESDAY NIGHT/EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS IS GOING TO
PLACE THE CWA ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STORM...WITH TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS OF THE CWA WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY. PRIOR TO THAT...AM A LITTLE CONCERNED TUESDAY MAY END
UP BEING DRY AND WARMER THAN WHAT IS FORECASTED ON THE SUBSIDENT
FRINGE OF THE STORM. BUT FOR NOW WILL HOLD ONTO CHANCE POPS ALONG
THE COAST FOR TUESDAY. HAVE BOOSTED POPS CONSIDERABLY WEDNESDAY AND
ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

BEYOND THAT...ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE MAY REMAIN INTO PLACE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AND GFS MAY BE TO QUICK WITH DRYING THINGS
OUT. HAVE RAISED POPS TO HIGH END CHANCE FOR FRIDAY AND CHANCE FOR
SATURDAY.

ALL INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AS WELL AS SOUTH TEXAS
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT HEADS INTO
THE GULF. CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER DURING THIS TIME.

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#11 Postby Stephanie » Sun Jul 20, 2008 7:59 pm

cperez1549 wrote:Good Afternoon. We just got off the phone with the NWS BRO and the State of Texas and are preparung for the Rio Grande Valley possibly direct hit. IN our conversation we were talking about transportation for special needs, evacuation routes such as a possible counter flow , and sand bagging and possible impact. The NWS BRO is suggesting we might have a possible CAT 2 on our hands come tuesday night into Wed morning. Will keep you all inform


I certainly hope she won't become a Cat 2, but it's good to hear about the preps being considered.

Thank you for your reports! :D
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#12 Postby wx247 » Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:26 pm

Do any of the Houston or Corpus stations stream their newscasts? Thanks!

PS -- KHOU's website ticks me off. It makes me mad when a station requires me to register to look at news stories from their station. Grrr....
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#13 Postby wxmann_91 » Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:28 pm

cperez1549 wrote:I work with the Pharr Fire Dept Communications Division and EMC in South Texas and currently we will be having a meeting today with BRO NWS today at 1pm to discuss this possible landfall for our area.

Welcome to the board. As others have said, please keep us updated. Best of luck to your area... hopefully it will miss you.
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#14 Postby cycloneye » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:20 pm

As i said in the first post,if the forecast track is shifted to the north and a more area of Texas is going to be affected,the title of the thread will be modified.
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#15 Postby cycloneye » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:34 pm

000
FXUS64 KBRO 210144
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
844 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008

.DISCUSSION...ACCORDING WITH THE 5 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 TROPICAL
STORM DISCUSSION FROM THE HURRICANE CENTER TROPICAL STORM DOLLY IS
SLOWLY ORGANIZING OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE NORTHWESTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA. DOLLY IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
AND THEN RE-EMERGE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO WHERE IT IS EXPECTED TO
SLOWLY INTENSIFY TO A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING
LANDFALL SOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS
STILL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING HOW STRONG DOLLY WILL BECOME OVER THE
WARM WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO.

DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE GULF OF
MEXICO AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN DUE TO THE EFFECT OF A TROF OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. CURRENTLY DOLLY IS BEING
AFFECTED BY AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE
WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA. AS DOLLY EMERGES INTO THE GULF OF
MEXICO THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHWEST
INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LEAVING DOLLY WITH A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT
TO STRENGTHEN AGAIN. BY 1 PM TUESDAY DOLLEY IS EXPECTED TO BE
LOCATED AROUND 24N AND 94W AS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM. AT THE
PRESENT TIME DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BETWEEN
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND LANDFALL. HOWEVER THERE IS A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TIMING AT WHICH DOLLY WILL BECOME A HURRICANE
OVER THE GULF.

UPDATED THE GRIDS TO ACCOUNT FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
BEGINNING OVER THE COASTAL AREAS ON WEDNESDAY DURING THE DAY AND
EXTENDING FURTHER INLAND FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. UPDATED THE QPF FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND
INCLUDED HEAVY RAIN FOR THE WEATHER FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO
THURSDAY. ALSO ADJUSTED MAX TEMPS DOWN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MORE
CHANGES ARE ANTICIPATED TO THE GRIDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE
STORM GETS CLOSER.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR ALL PRODUCTS FROM THIS
OFFICE...AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...REGARDING THE
FUTURE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY...
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#16 Postby wx247 » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:31 am

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
353 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER VERY WARM DAY IS IN STORE FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS WITH THE MAJORITY
OF THE AREA REMAINING DRY. THE COMBINATION OF A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
OVER THE AREA AND A SLIGHTLY SUBSIDENT AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
ONLY VERY ISOLATED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ANYTHING THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL QUICKLY DISSIPATE IN THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS. AFTER A WARM NIGHT TONIGHT WITH SOME LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST AND OFFSHORE...WILL
INDICATE SLIGHTLY LOWER HIGH TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY AS CLOUD COVER
BEGINS TO INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO TROPICAL STORM DOLLY. UNCERTAINTY
STILL EXISTS CONCERNING THE EFFECTS DOLLY WILL HAVE ON SOUTHEAST TEXAS
WITH SOMEWHAT LARGE DIFFERENCES ON WHEN AND WHERE LANDFALL WILL OCCUR.
THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WILL INDICATE HIGHER RAIN CHANCES CLOSER TO OUR
SOUTHWEST COUNTIES AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT...AND
WILL CARRY THIS TREND THROUGH THURSDAY WITH DOLLY POSSIBLY STRENGTHENING
INTO A HURRICANE AND MAKING LANDFALL SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SOUTH TEXAS AND
NORTHERN MEXICO. WE`LL PROBABLY GET A BETTER HANDLE ON DOLLY LATER THIS
MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON ONCE THE SURFACE CIRCULATION MOVES AWAY FROM
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. IT`S TOO EARLY TO MENTION LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES AS TO WHERE DOLLY`S CIRCULATION WILL GO...BUT THERE`S
A GRADUALLY INCREASING CHANCE THAT WE`LL PROBABLY NEED TO CARRY THIS
IN OUR FORECAST FOR AT LEAST OUR FAR SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AREAS. ONCE
DOLLY MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS...OUR AREA SHOULD SEE MUCH LOWER RAIN
CHANCES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES...AND THIS IS REFLECTED IN OUR FORECAST
STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING ON INTO THE WEEKEND. RESIDENTS
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST ON THE LATEST INFORMATION
ON DOLLY.
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#17 Postby cycloneye » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:42 am

000
FXUS64 KBRO 210753
AFDBRO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
250 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

.DISCUSSION...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 21.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.8 WEST OR
VERY NEAR CANCUN MEXICO AT 1 AM CDT. RECENT SATELLITE IR IMAGES SHOW
THE CENTER OF DOLLY MOVING OVER THE YUCATAN NEAR MERIDA. LATEST
TROPICAL MODEL ENSEMBLES FROM THE NHC REMAIN VERY CONSISTENT IN
BRINGING T.S. DOLLY AT OR NEAR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. ALTHOUGH GFS
SOLUTION FROM 00Z SHOWS DOLLY HALTING JUST 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF
POR...THEN MOVING DIRECTLY SOUTH AND MOVING INLAND THURSDAY MORNING
AT 10 AM ABOUT 237 MILES SOUTH OF POR...NEAR LA PESCA, MEXICO...FEEL
THIS SCENARIO IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. EXPECT THE INFLUENCE OF DOLLY`S
WINDS ENCROACHING THE GULF WATERS OF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST BY LATE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SHRAS/TSRAS MVG ONSHORE LATE TUESDAY. TODAY
AND EARLY TUESDAY MAY BE THE ONLY GOLF DAYS LEFT FOR A WHILE. NEXT
NEW DATA ON DOLLY FROM THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER WILL BE AT 4
AM CDT TODAY.
&&

.MARINE...AT 2AM BUOY020 REPORTED SOUTH WINDS AT 10KTS AND SEAS 2
FEET. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY DETERIORATE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
STARTING IN ABOUT 24 HOURS AS TROPICAL STORM DOLLY APPROACHES. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING...REACHING SCA
CRITERIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 6 FEET AT
THAT TIME. NHC CONTINUES TO ISSUE ADVISORIES ON DOLLY...WITH THE
CORE CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS FROM LATE TUESDAY
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. CURRENT FORECAST FROM THE NHC IS FOR THE TS
TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT NEAR BROWNSVILLE...WITH WINDS
OF 65 TO 75KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST
STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

AFD from Corpus Christi:

000
FXUS64 KCRP 210931
AFDCRP

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
431 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...THE WARMEST AND DRIEST DAY
OF THE WEEK IS EXPECTED TDA. THE COMBINATION OF A NARROW RDG AXIS
IN THE MID LVLS AND SUBSIDENCE AHEAD OF T.S. DOLLY WL ALLOW TEMPS
TO SOAR ABV NORMAL TDA ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN AREAS. WL
MAINTAIN A DRY FCST THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING AS A RESULT. BASED
UPON THE LATEST NHC FORECAST...DOLLY WL STILL REMAIN TO THE
SOUTHEAST OF THE COASTAL WATERS ON TUE. HOWEVER...THE OUTER
RAINBANDS WL LKLY START IMPACTING THE WATERS AS EARLY AS TUE
MORNING AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. WL GO
WITH CHC POPS FOR THE ERN AREAS AND SLIGHT CHC POPS OUT WEST.

&&

.LONG TERM (TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...MID WEEK LOOKS TO BE
ACTIVE WITH ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVING ACROSS S TX IN
ASSOCIATION WITH T.S. DOLLY. LATEST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER BRINGS DOLLY JUST S OF BRO AS A HURRICANE...BUT
THIS TRACK WILL STILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON S TX WITH
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH
POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOODING.
HAVE GONE WITH LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE E CWA AND MARINE ZONES FOR
TUESDAY NIGHT THEN INCREASING TO CATEGORICAL FOR WED/THU ACROSS THE
SRN CWA AND MARINE ZONES BASED ON NHC`S TRACK. WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DOLLY WITH POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS TO
TRACK...WIND CONDITIONS AND PRECIP CHCS BASED ON NHC`S FCST UPDATES.
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#18 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:01 am

There is a percentage of the Valley population with limited English reading skills. My wife has family down there. Not sure how many would be on the internet. May be more residents of Northeast Tamaulipas on the board. My Spanish is limited, but someone might want to copy the Spanish translation of NHC advisories done by NWS San Juan, and perhaps translate hurricane local statements into Spanish.
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#19 Postby arlwx » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:28 am

NWS Brownsville has a Spanish-language website.

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/CENTRO DE HURACANES NACIONAL DE MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT LUNES 21 DE JULIO 2008

RADIOS ACTUALIZADOS DEL VIENTO DE LA FUERZA DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL

PRONÓSTICO DE LAS AGUAS COSTA AFUERA PARA EL GOLFO DE MÉXICO

MARES DADOS COMO ALTURA DE LAS OLAS SIGNIFICATIVA; CUÁL ESTÁ EL PROMEDIO
LA ALTURA DE EL 1/3 MÁS ALTO DE LAS ONDAS. LAS ONDAS INDIVIDUALES PUDIERON ESTAR
MÁS DE DOS VECES LA ALTURA DE LAS OLAS SIGNIFICATIVA.

$$


GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT LUNES 21 DE JULIO 2008

#. SYNOPSES; CARRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL CERCA DE 21.3N 87.4W 1008 MB CON
VIENTOS SOSTENIDOS 45 KT CON RÁFAGAS DE HASTA 55 KT. EL CARRO
MUEVAN A 22.6N 89.6W ESTA TARDE Y 23.6N CERCANO 92.2W ESTA NOCHE
ENTONCES CONSOLIDENSE AL HURACÁN CERCA DE EL TUE DE 24.4N 94.2W Y CERCA DE 25.0N
LA NOCHE ENTONCES 26.0N INTERIOR 98.0W DEL TUE 95.5W WED NOCHE. EL CARRO ES
ESPERADO PARA CONSOLIDENSE A UN HURACÁN CERCA DE 25.5N 97.0W ALREDEDOR DE
LA PUESTA DEL SOL WED Y SEA BIEN THU CERCANO INTERIOR DE LA PUESTA DEL SOL 27N100W. VIENTOS Y
LOS MARES DISMINUYEN GRADUALMENTE DE LA NOCHE Y DEL FRI DEL THU DE E.

That is the Spanish-language version of:

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

UPDATED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND RADII

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY NEAR 21.3N 87.4W 1008 MB WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. DOLLY WILL
MOVE TO 22.6N 89.6W THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 23.6N 92.2W TONIGHT
THEN STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE NEAR 24.4N 94.2W TUE AND NEAR 25.0N
95.5W TUE NIGHT THEN INLAND 26.0N 98.0W WED NIGHT. DOLLY IS
EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 25.5N 97.0W AROUND
SUNSET WED AND BE WELL INLAND NEAR 27N100W SUNSET THU. WINDS AND
SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM THE E THU NIGHT AND FRI.
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#20 Postby arlwx » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:31 am

NWS San Antonio also put out a translation of their HWO in Spanish.

PERSPECTIVA DE TIEMPO PELIGROSO
SERVICIO METEROLÓGICO DE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
533 AM CDT LUNES 21 DE JULIO 2008



TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-221045-
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
533 AM CDT LUNES 21 DE JULIO 2008

ESTA PERSPECTIVA DE TIEMPO PELIGROSO ES PARA SUR Y CENTRAL DE TEJAS.

.PRIMER DÍA...HOY Y ESTA NOCHE...
...

LOS ÍNDICES DE CALOR APROXIMARÁN 105 GRADOS ESTA TARDE.

.SEGUNDO DÍA AL SÉPTIMO DÍA...
MARTES HASTA DOMINGO... ...

CON EL CARRO MOVIENDO TIERRA ADENTRO JUEVES...LAS CONDICIONES
VENTOSAS SE SEPARARÁN SOBRE DE ÁREAS DE SUR Y CENTRAL DE TEJAS JUNTO
CON LLUVIA LOCALMENTE INTENSA. REFIERAN POR FAVOR A LA ADVERTENCIA
MÁS ÚLTIMA EN EL CARRO DE CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURICANES.

...INFORME DE LOS OBSERVADORES VOLUNTARIOS

ACTIVACIÓN DE LOS OBSERVADORES VOLUNTARIOS NO ANTICIPADA EN ESTE
MOMENTO.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
533 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-221045-
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
533 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

HEAT INDICES WILL APPROACH 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

WITH DOLLY MOVING INLAND THURSDAY, WINDY CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORY ON DOLLY FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
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