TS Edouard obs/preparations,web cams -SE Texas / SW LA

[T-man]

Starting to get breezy here. water has turned around, and has started to come in. No worries yet.

[crownweather]

I just updated our tropical weather page with info re: Edouard with links to local media and webcams in the Houston-Galveston area.

http://www.crownweather.com/tropical.html

[cycloneye]

There are many hispanics in the area so spanish information will be posted here.

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BOLETIN
TORMENTA TROPICAL EDOUARD ADVERTENCIA NUMERO 2
NWS TPC/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL AL052008
500 PM CDT DOMINGO 3 DE AGOSTO DE 2008

...DEPRESION TROPICAL SE FORTALECE Y SE CONVIERTE EN TORMENTA
TROPICAL...LA QUINTA DE LA TEMPORADA...

UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL PERMANECE EN EFECTO PARA LA COSTA DE
LOUISIANA DESDE LA DESEMBOCADURA DEL RIO MISSISSIPPI HACIA EL OESTE
HASTA INTRACOASTAL CITY. UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SIGNIFICA QUE
SE ESPERA QUE OCURRAN CONDICIONES DE TORMENTA TROPICAL EN EL AREA
BAJO AVISO EN LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS.

UNA VIGILANCIA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL PERMANECE EN EFECTO AL OESTE DE
INTRACOASTAL CITY HACIA PORT OCONNOR TEXAS. UNA VIGILANCIA DE
TORMENTA TROPICAL SIGINIFICA QUE LAS CONDICIONES DE TORMENTA
TROPICAL SON POSIBLES DENTRO DEL AREA BAJO VIGILANCIA...GENERALMENTE
EN LAS PROXIMAS 36 HORAS.

PARA INFORMACION ESPECIFICA SOBRE SU AREA...INCLUYENDO POSIBLES
VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS...FAVOR MONITOREAR LOS PRODUCTOS EMITIDOS POR
SU OFICINA LOCAL DE METEOROLOGIA.

A LAS 500 PM CDT...2200Z...EL CENTRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL EDOUARD
ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 28.1 NORTE...LONGITUD 88.0
OESTE O COMO A 95 MILLAS...155 KM...AL SURESTE DE LA DESEMBOCADURA
DEL RIO MISSISSIPPI Y COMO A 420 MILLAS...675 KM...AL ESTE DE
GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD SE MUEVE HACIA EL OESTE A CERCA DE 6 MPH...10 KM/HR...Y
SE PRONOSTICA UN MOVIMIENTO GENERAL HACIA EL OESTE U OESTE NOROESTE
EN LOS PROXIMOS DIAS. EN LA TRAYECTORIA PRONOSTICADA...EL CENTRO DEL
CICLON SE MOVERA PARALELO A LA COSTA DE LOUISIANA ESTA NOCHE Y EL
LUNES...Y SE ACERCARA A LA COSTA SUPERIOR DE TEXAS EL MARTES.

LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN CERCA DE 45 MPH...75
KM/HR...CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES. SE PRONOSTICA POCO FORTALECIMIENTO
EN LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS...Y SE ESPERA QUE EDOUARD ALCANCE FUERZA DE
HURACAN ANTES DE QUE TOQUE TIERRA.

LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA
AFUERA HASTA 35 MILLAS...55 KM DESDE EL CENTRO.

LA ULTIMA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA REPORTADA POR UN AVION DE
RECONOCIMIENTO FUE DE 1002 MILIBARES...29.59 PULGADAS.

SE ESPERAN MAREAS DE 2 A 4 PIES SOBRE LOS NIVELES NORMALES EN EL
AREA BAJO AVISO EN AREAS DE CORRIENTES MARINAS HACIA TIERRA.

SE ESPERA QUE EDOUARD PRODUZCA ACUMULACIONES TOTALES
DE LLUVIA DE 1 A 2 PULGADAS A LO LARGO DE LA COSTA DE LOUISIANA CON
POSIBLES CANTIDADES MAXIMAS AISLADAS DE 3 PULGADAS. UNA VEZ ESTE
SISTEMA SE MUEVA HACIA LA COSTA SUPERIOR DE TEXAS...ES POSIBLE QUE
OCURRAN ACUMULACIONES TOTALES DE LLUVIA DE 2 A 4 PULGADAS CON
CANTIDADES MAXIMAS AISLADAS DE 6 PULGADAS SOBRE EL SURESTE DE TEXAS.

REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 5:00 PM CDT...28.1 NORTE...88.0 OESTE.
MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...OESTE A CERCA DE 6 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS
SOSTENIDOS...45 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...1002 MILIBARES.

UNA ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE
HURACANES A LAS 7 PM CDT SEGUIDA POR LA ADVERTENCIA COMPLETA A LAS
10 PM CDT.

$$
PRONOSTICADOR FRANKLIN/BLAKE
TRADUCCION CORTESIA DE WFO SAN JUAN PR

[KatDaddy]

Just did a prelim yard pick up.

[cycloneye]

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TORMENTA TROPICAL EDOUARD ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA NUMERO 2A
NWS TPC/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL AL052008
700 PM CDT DOMINGO 3 DE AGOSTO DE 2008

...EDOUARD SE MUEVE LENTAMENTE HACIA EL OESTE...PUDIERAN REQUERIRSE
ALGUNAS VIGILANCIAS O AVISOS MAS TARDE ESTA NOCHE...

UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL PERMANECE EN EFECTO PARA LA COSTA DE
LOUISIANA DESDE LA DESEMBOCADURA DEL RIO MISSISSIPPI HACIA EL OESTE
HASTA INTRACOASTAL CITY. UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SIGNIFICA QUE
SE ESPERA QUE OCURRAN CONDICIONES DE TORMENTA TROPICAL EN EL AREA
BAJO AVISO EN LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS.

UNA VIGILANCIA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL PERMANECE EN EFECTO AL OESTE DE
INTRACOASTAL CITY HACIA PORT OCONNOR TEXAS. UNA VIGILANCIA DE
TORMENTA TROPICAL SIGINIFICA QUE LAS CONDICIONES DE TORMENTA
TROPICAL SON POSIBLES DENTRO DEL AREA BAJO VIGILANCIA...GENERALMENTE
EN LAS PROXIMAS 36 HORAS.

PARA INFORMACION ESPECIFICA SOBRE SU AREA...INCLUYENDO POSIBLES
VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS...FAVOR MONITOREAR LOS PRODUCTOS EMITIDOS POR
SU OFICINA LOCAL DE METEOROLOGIA.

A LAS 700 PM CDT...0000Z...EL CENTRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL EDOUARD
ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 28.1 NORTE...LONGITUD 88.2
OESTE O COMO A 90 MILLAS...145 KM...AL SURESTE DE LA DESEMBOCADURA
DEL RIO MISSISSIPPI Y COMO A 415 MILLAS...670 KM...AL ESTE SURESTE
DE GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD SE MUEVE HACIA EL OESTE A CERCA DE 4 MPH...6 KM/HR...Y
SE PRONOSTICA UN MOVIMIENTO GENERAL HACIA EL OESTE U OESTE NOROESTE
EN LOS PROXIMOS DIAS. EN LA TRAYECTORIA PRONOSTICADA...EL CENTRO DEL
CICLON SE MOVERA PARALELO A LA COSTA DE LOUISIANA ESTA NOCHE Y EL
LUNES...Y SE ACERCARA A LA COSTA SUPERIOR DE TEXAS EL MARTES.

LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN CERCA DE 50 MPH...85
KM/HR...CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES. SE PRONOSTICA ALGUN
FORTALECIMIENTO ADICIONAL EN LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS...Y SE ESPERA QUE
EDOUARD SE ACERQUE A TENER FUERZA DE HURACAN ANTES DE QUE TOQUE
TIERRA.

LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA
AFUERA HASTA 35 MILLAS...55 KM DESDE EL CENTRO.

LA ULTIMA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA REPORTADA POR UN AVION DE
RECONOCIMIENTO FUE DE 1002 MILIBARES...29.59 PULGADAS.

SE PUEDEN ESPERAR INUNDACIONES COSTERAS POR MAREJADAS CICLONICAS DE
2 A 4 PIES SOBRE EL NIVEL NORMAL DE LA MAREA EN EL AREA BAJO AVISO
EN AREAS DE CORRIENTES MARINAS HACIA TIERRA.

SE ESPERA QUE EDOUARD PRODUZCA ACUMULACIONES TOTALES
DE LLUVIA DE 1 A 2 PULGADAS A LO LARGO DE LA COSTA DE LOUISIANA CON
POSIBLES CANTIDADES MAXIMAS AISLADAS DE 3 PULGADAS. UNA VEZ ESTE
SISTEMA SE MUEVA HACIA LA COSTA SUPERIOR DE TEXAS...ES POSIBLE QUE
OCURRAN ACUMULACIONES TOTALES DE LLUVIA DE 2 A 4 PULGADAS CON
CANTIDADES MAXIMAS AISLADAS DE 6 PULGADAS SOBRE EL SURESTE DE TEXAS.

REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 7:00 PM CDT...28.1 NORTE...88.2 OESTE.
MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...OESTE A CERCA DE 4 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS
SOSTENIDOS...50 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...1002 MILIBARES.

LA PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE
HURACANES A LAS 10 PM CDT.

$$
PRONOSTICADOR FRANKLIN
TRADUCCION CORTESIA DE WFO SAN JUAN PR

[LSU2001]

Right at dusk it was beginning to get a "tropical look" Low puffy clouds with dark bottoms moving fairly quickly from east to west. The air is very warm and sticky and anyone on the coast knows it does feel different when a storm is near . The breeze also shifted from the west yesterday to northeast-easterly direction. I guess by morning what minimal effects we will see here will be manifesting. Just a quick update from "down the bayou"
Tim

PS. Hey Steve, what's it look like "up the bayou"

[LaBreeze]

Did a yard pick up myself as well. LSU2001 you are correct - it is awfully warm and sticky out there tonight. Definitely a different feel to the air. The wind did switch to a more northerly component and picked up somewhat.

[jordanmills]

It's also not a good idea to downplay what can happen. Better safe than sorry, ya know?

A local guy died last year during Humberto when he woke up and went outside to check things out. His carport collapsed on him.

Also, the media is often relaying information from the NHC or other government/emergency officials. You shouldn't tell people to ignore that information.

"Better safe than sorry" killed several people in the Rita mass evacuation debacle. Fact is, action either way can cost you lots of time and effort or even your life. I have a hard time buying this new fad of running around like chickens with our heads cut off at the slightest chance of a storm.

Surely you're not being serious. A Category 5 hurricane was bearing down on a major metropolitan area and you think the public would have been better served ignoring official calls for an evacuation because a freak accident could occur during the evacuation process? If you're talking about media hype, I totally get it. But to advise such a blanket dismissal of a potential hurricane is simply irresponsible.

In extreme SE TX and SW LA were Rita did hit, the evacuation saved countless lives.

I know you're new and may not be very familiar with this board, but most of the people here are very interested in the weather and most particularly how it may affect them. YankeeGirl was just asking what to expect in her area because as it looks now, this could affect her area. That doesn't seem like such an unreasonable question to ask.

If you feel the need to continue this discussion, please PM me or post in prep thread as we're getting off topic.

I think the Rita evacuation saving countless lives is an exaggeration. There was practically no damage to the Houston area, and a BUNCH of the people that evacuated went to the areas that were hit. And they followed the basic rules: hole up in a secure building on high ground with a few days' food and water. Short of a few miles from the gulf, pretty much every permanent strucutre will be fine.

[cycloneye]

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BOLETIN
TORMENTA TROPICAL EDOUARD ADVERTENCIA NUMERO 3
NWS TPC/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL AL052008
1000 PM CDT DOMINGO 3 DE AGOSTO DE 2008

...SE HA EMITIDO UNA VIGILANCIA DE HURACAN YA QUE EDOUARD SE MUEVE
LENTAMENTE HACIA EL OESTE...

A LAS 10 PM CDT...0300 UTC...EL AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE
EXTENDIO HACIA EL OESTE HASTA CAMERON LOUISIANA. UN AVISO DE
TORMENTA TROPICAL ESTA AHORA EN EFECTO DESDE LA DESEMBOCADURA DEL
RIO MISSISSIPPI HACIA EL OESTE HASTA CAMERON. UN AVISO DE
TORMENTA TROPICAL SIGNIFICA QUE SE ESPERA QUE OCURRAN CONDICIONES DE
TORMENTA TROPICAL EN EL AREA BAJO AVISO EN LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS.

A LAS 10 PM CDT...0300 UTC...LA VIGILANCIA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL
DESDE EL OESTE DE INTRACOASTAL CITY HACIA PORT OCONNOR TEXAS ES
REEMPLAZADA POR UNA VIGILANCIA DE HURACAN. UNA VIGILANCIA DE HURACAN
SIGINIFICA QUE LAS CONDICIONES DE HURACAN SON POSIBLES DENTRO DEL
AREA BAJO VIGILANCIA...GENERALMENTE EN LAS PROXIMAS 36 HORAS.

PARA INFORMACION ESPECIFICA SOBRE SU AREA...INCLUYENDO POSIBLES
VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS...FAVOR MONITOREAR LOS PRODUCTOS EMITIDOS POR
SU OFICINA LOCAL DE METEOROLOGIA.

A LAS 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...EL CENTRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL
EDOUARD ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 28.1 NORTE...LONGITUD
88.5 OESTE O COMO A 80 MILLAS...125 KM...AL SUR SURESTE DE LA
DESEMBOCADURA DEL RIO MISSISSIPPI Y COMO A 390 MILLAS...630 KM...AL
ESTE DE GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD SE MUEVE HACIA EL OESTE A CERCA DE 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. SE
ESPERA UN GIRO HACIA EL OESE NOROESTE CON UN AUMENTO EN LA VELOCIDAD
DE TRASLACION PARA EL LUNES...Y SE ESPERA QUE CONTINUE UN MOVIMIENTO
HACIA EL OESTE NOROESTE PARA EL MARTES. PARA EL MARTES EN LA
MANANA...SE ESPERA QUE EL CENTRO DE EDOUARD ESTE MUY CERCA DE LA
COSTA DE TEXAS O LA COSTA DEL SUROESTE DE LOUISIANA.

LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN CERCA DE 50 MPH...85
KM/HR...CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES. SE PRONOSTICA ALGUN
FORTALECIMIENTO ADICIONAL MANANA...Y SE ESPERA QUE
EDOUARD SE ACERQUE A TENER FUERZA DE HURACAN ANTES DE QUE TOQUE
TIERRA.

LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA
AFUERA HASTA 35 MILLAS...55 KM DESDE EL CENTRO.

LA ULTIMA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA REPORTADA POR UN AVION DE
RECONOCIMIENTO FUE DE 1002 MILIBARES...29.59 PULGADAS.

SE PUEDEN ESPERAR INUNDACIONES COSTERAS POR MAREJADAS CICLONICAS DE
2 A 4 PIES SOBRE EL NIVEL NORMAL DE LA MAREA EN EL AREA BAJO AVISO
EN AREAS DE CORRIENTES MARINAS HACIA TIERRA.

SE ESPERA QUE EDOUARD PRODUZCA ACUMULACIONES TOTALES DE LLUVIA DE 2
A 4 PULGADAS A LO LARGO DE LA COSTA DE LOUISIANA. SON POSIBLES
ACUMULACIONES TOTALES DE LLUVIA DE 3 A 5 PULGADAS CON CANTIDADES
MAXIMAS AISLADAS DE 8 PULGADAS SOBRE EL SURESTE DE TEXAS.

REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 1000 PM CDT...28.1 NORTE...88.5 OESTE.
MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...OESTE A CERCA DE 5 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS
SOSTENIDOS...50 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...1002 MILIBARES.

UNA ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE
HURACANES A LA 100 AM CDT SEGUIDA POR LA PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA
COMPLETA A LAS 4 PM CDT.

$$
PRONOSTICADOR FRANKLIN
TRADUCCION CORTESIA DE WFO SAN JUAN PR

[southerngale]

"Better safe than sorry" killed several people in the Rita mass evacuation debacle. Fact is, action either way can cost you lots of time and effort or even your life. I have a hard time buying this new fad of running around like chickens with our heads cut off at the slightest chance of a storm.

Surely you're not being serious. A Category 5 hurricane was bearing down on a major metropolitan area and you think the public would have been better served ignoring official calls for an evacuation because a freak accident could occur during the evacuation process? If you're talking about media hype, I totally get it. But to advise such a blanket dismissal of a potential hurricane is simply irresponsible.

In extreme SE TX and SW LA were Rita did hit, the evacuation saved countless lives.

I know you're new and may not be very familiar with this board, but most of the people here are very interested in the weather and most particularly how it may affect them. YankeeGirl was just asking what to expect in her area because as it looks now, this could affect her area. That doesn't seem like such an unreasonable question to ask.

If you feel the need to continue this discussion, please PM me or post in prep thread as we're getting off topic.

I think the Rita evacuation saving countless lives is an exaggeration. There was practically no damage to the Houston area, and a BUNCH of the people that evacuated went to the areas that were hit. And they followed the basic rules: hole up in a secure building on high ground with a few days' food and water. Short of a few miles from the gulf, pretty much every permanent strucutre will be fine.

There was practically no damage to the Houston area because it didn't hit over there. Over here is another story and I don't think saying it saved countless lives is an exaggeration. It would have been very difficult to survive in the buildings/houses that were destroyed by Rita. Also, when you have small children and/or babies, most people don't want to risk their lives by staying when an evacuation is called for their area. This is all a moot point, if we're only dealing with a TS, though. While I don't care for the hype that comes with tropical systems, I think downplaying can be worse.

We could go on and on, but bottom line... IF Edouard strengthens enough that an evacuation is called, I hope people heed the warnings by officials.

[jordanmills]

Surely you're not being serious. A Category 5 hurricane was bearing down on a major metropolitan area and you think the public would have been better served ignoring official calls for an evacuation because a freak accident could occur during the evacuation process? If you're talking about media hype, I totally get it. But to advise such a blanket dismissal of a potential hurricane is simply irresponsible.

In extreme SE TX and SW LA were Rita did hit, the evacuation saved countless lives.

I know you're new and may not be very familiar with this board, but most of the people here are very interested in the weather and most particularly how it may affect them. YankeeGirl was just asking what to expect in her area because as it looks now, this could affect her area. That doesn't seem like such an unreasonable question to ask.

If you feel the need to continue this discussion, please PM me or post in prep thread as we're getting off topic.

I think the Rita evacuation saving countless lives is an exaggeration. There was practically no damage to the Houston area, and a BUNCH of the people that evacuated went to the areas that were hit. And they followed the basic rules: hole up in a secure building on high ground with a few days' food and water. Short of a few miles from the gulf, pretty much every permanent strucutre will be fine.

There was practically no damage to the Houston area because it didn't hit over there. Over here is another story and I don't think saying it saved countless lives is an exaggeration. It would have been very difficult to survive in the buildings/houses that were destroyed by Rita. Also, when you have small children and/or babies, most people don't want to risk their lives by staying when an evacuation is called for their area. This is all a moot point, if we're only dealing with a TS, though. While I don't care for the hype that comes with tropical systems, I think downplaying can be worse.

We could go on and on, but bottom line... IF Edouard strengthens enough that an evacuation is called, I hope people heed the warnings by officials.

I'm certainly not going to court liabilty by telling people to ignore official evacuation orders. But I'll definitely assert that they've gone from erring on the side of caution to erring on the side of hyperbole in the past few years. I personally will be taking any doomsday predictions with several grains of salt.

[vbhoutex]

I've made sure our supplies are up to snuff and advised my children what they need to do to prepare. They are both in NW Harris County/Cypress area and will probably not see to much except rains and some stiff winds maybe gusting in the 40 mph range. Will do a yard sweep and pick up as necessary tomorrow am. Not anticipating the need for more extreme measures such as boarding up.

[southerngale]

Hurricane Watch

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
216 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...EDOUARD MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE WEST...HAS NOT STRENGTHENED
YET...

AT 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.6 WEST OR ABOUT 75
MILES...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND
ABOUT 325 MILES...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

LAZ051-TXZ215-050730-
/O.CON.KLCH.HU.A.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CAMERON-JEFFERSON-
216 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH 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.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS
IN...CAMERON PARISH...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY
LOUISIANA TO PORT OCONNOR TEXAS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY
WITHIN 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. A TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TODAY...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.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR POSSIBLE
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO HAVE
MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES COULD BE BLOWN
DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

HIGH TIDE IN CAMERON ON MONDAY IS AT 4:54 PM CDT.
HIGH TIDE IN SABINE PASS ON MONDAY IS AT 5:50 PM CDT.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT WITH
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...

TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS AND
FAR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. THIS COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING
PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
MONDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 400 AM CDT.

$$

SHAMBURGER

[Diva]

Today should be a busy one. Headed to work in a bit...even though I'm bleary eyed from checking on this status of Edouard all night.
Will gas up early and stop off to top off supplies at the grocery store. Bagged up ice last night and will again this evening if needed. Will have the kids do the yard sweep today. Just hoping this continues to be a mild one so no evacuation is necessary. I expect alot of rain, some gusty wind and I'm preparing to be without electricity at some point but not for too long.

[cycloneye]

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BOLETIN
TORMENTA TROPICAL EDOUARD ADVERTENCIA NUMERO 4
NWS TPC/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL AL052008
400 AM CDT LUNES DE AGOSTO DE 2008

...EDOUARD CONTINUA HACIA EL OESTE MIENTRAS SE TORNA MEJOR
ORGANIZADO...

A LAS 4 AM CDT...0900 UTC...EL AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE
EXTENDIO HACIA EL OESTE HASTA SAN LUIS PASS TEXAS. UN AVISO DE
TORMENTA TROPICAL ESTA AHORA EN EFECTO DESDE LA DESEMBOCADURA DEL
RIO MISSISSIPPI HACIA EL OESTE HASTA SAN LUIS PASS TEXAS. UN AVISO
DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SIGNIFICA QUE SE ESPERA QUE OCURRAN CONDICIONES
DE TORMENTA TROPICAL EN EL AREA BAJO AVISO EN LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS.

A LAS 4 AM CDT...0900 UTC...UNA VIGILANCIA DE HURACAN PERMANECE EN
EFECTO DESDE EL OESTE DE INTRACOASTAL CITY HACIA PORT OCONNOR TEXAS.
UNA VIGILANCIA DE HURACAN SIGINIFICA QUE LAS CONDICIONES DE HURACAN
SON POSIBLES DENTRO DEL AREA BAJO VIGILANCIA...GENERALMENTE EN LAS
PROXIMAS 36 HORAS.

PARA INFORMACION ESPECIFICA SOBRE SU AREA...INCLUYENDO POSIBLES
VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS...FAVOR MONITOREAR LOS PRODUCTOS EMITIDOS POR
SU OFICINA LOCAL DE METEOROLOGIA.

A LAS 400 A28.1M CDT...0900Z...EL CENTRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL
EDOUARD ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 28.1 NORTE...LONGITUD
90.1 OESTE O COMO A 185 MILLAS...300 KM...AL SURESTE DE LAFAYETTE
LOUISIANA Y A UNAS 295 MILLAS...475 KM...ESTE-SURSTE DE GALVESTON
TEXAS.

EDOUARD SE MUEVE HACIA EL OESTE A CERCA DE 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. SE
ESPERA UN GIRO HACIA EL OESE NOROESTEHOY...Y SE ESPERA QUE CONTINUE
UN MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL OESTE NOROESTE PARA EL MARTES. PARA EL MARTES
EN LA MANANA...SE ESPERA QUE EL CENTRO DE EDOUARD ESTE MUY CERCA DE
LA COSTA DE TEXAS O LA COSTA DEL SUROESTE DE LOUISIANA.

LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN CERCA DE 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...
CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES. SE PRONOSTICA ALGUN FORTALECIMIENTO DURANTE
LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS...Y SE ESPERA QUE EDOUARD SE ACERQUE A TENER
FUERZA DE HURACAN ANTES DE QUE TOQUE TIERRA.

LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA
AFUERA HASTA 35 MILLAS...55 KM DESDE EL CENTRO.

LA ULTIMA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA REPORTADA POR UN AVION DE
RECONOCIMIENTO FUE DE 1002 MILIBARES...29.59 PULGADAS.

SE PUEDEN ESPERAR INUNDACIONES COSTERAS POR MAREJADAS CICLONICAS DE
2 A 4 PIES SOBRE EL NIVEL NORMAL DE LA MAREA EN EL AREA BAJO AVISO
EN AREAS DE CORRIENTES MARINAS HACIA TIERRA.

SE ESPERA QUE EDOUARD PRODUZCA ACUMULACIONES TOTALES DE LLUVIA DE 2
A 4 PULGADAS A LO LARGO DE PORCIONES DE LOS CONDADOS DE LA COSTA DE
LOUISIANA Y ADENTRANDO AL SURESTE DE TEXAS. SON POSIBLES
ACUMULACIONES TOTALES AISLADAS DE LLUVIA DE HASTA 6 PULGADAS SOBRE
EL SURESTE DE TEXAS.

REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 400 AM CDT...28.1 NORTE...90.1 OESTE.
MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...OESTE A CERCA DE 9 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS
SOSTENIDOS...50 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...1002 MILIBARES.

UNA ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE
HURACANES A LA 700 AM CDT SEGUIDA POR LA PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA
COMPLETA A LAS 10 AM CDT.

$$
PRONOSTICADOR PASCH
TRADUCCION CORTESIA DE WFO SAN JUAN PR

[LaBreeze]

Lower Cameron Parish residents are being asked to evacuate. Lower Cameron Parish only.

[tolakram]

I'm certainly not going to court liabilty by telling people to ignore official evacuation orders. But I'll definitely assert that they've gone from erring on the side of caution to erring on the side of hyperbole in the past few years. I personally will be taking any doomsday predictions with several grains of salt.

Intensity forecasts are horrible, which is why it's always good to heed the advice of authorities who are most likely getting their advice from the NHC. If you leave you might run the risk of leaving for nothing, if you stay you might run the risk of getting hurt. Seems like a pretty simple choice to me, but to each his own.

They are probably more cautious than they used to be, for good reason.

[JessRomero]

I live in the Port neches area of Texas and we already r having our gas stations running out of gas!! I hate to see the stores!

[oyster_reef]

Surfed some nice waves at Dauphin Island AL. this morning.
Thanks Edouard.

[cycloneye]

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WTCA45 TJSJ 041540
TCPSP5

BOLETIN
TORMENTA TROPICAL EDOUARD ADVERTENCIA NUMERO 5
NWS TPC/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL AL052008
1000 AM CDT LUNES DE AGOSTO DE 2008

...AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL HA SIDO ESTENDIDO AL OESTE...

A LAS 10 AM CDT...1500 UTC...UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL HA SIDO
ESTENDIDO AL OESTE HASTA PORT OCONNOR TEXAS. UN AVISO DE TORMENTA
TROPICAL SIGNIFICA QUE SE ESPERA QUE OCURRAN CONDICIONES DE TORMENTA
TROPICAL EN EL AREA BAJO AVISO EN LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS.

UNA VIGILANCIA DE HURACAN ESTA EN EFECTO DESDE EL OESTE DE
INTRACOASTAL CITY HACIA PORT OCONNOR TEXAS.

PARA INFORMACION ESPECIFICA SOBRE SU AREA...INCLUYENDO POSIBLES
VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS...FAVOR REFERIRSE A LOS PRODUCTOS EMITIDOS POR
SU OFICINA LOCAL DE METEOROLOGIA.

A LAS 1000 AM CDT...1500Z...EL CENTRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL
EDOUARD ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 28.2 NORTE...LONGITUD
90.6 OESTE O COMO A 160 MILLAS...260 KM...AL SUR SURESTE DE
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA Y CERCA DE 265 MILES...425 KM...ESTE SURESTE DE
GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD SE MUEVE HACIA EL OESTE A CERCA DE 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. SE
ESPERA UN GIRO HACIA EL OESTE NOROESTE MAS TARDE HOY...LO QUE
TRAERIA EL CENTRO DE EDOUARD ESTE MUY CERCA DE LA COSTA ALTA DE
TEXAS O LA COSTA DEL SUROESTE DE LOUISIANA MARTES EN LA MANANA.

LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN CERCA DE 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...
CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES. SE PRONOSTICA ALGUN FORTALECIMIENTO DURANTE
LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS...Y SE ESPERA QUE EDOUARD SE ACERQUE A LA
FUERZA DE HURACAN ANTES DE QUE TOQUE TIERRA.

LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA
AFUERA HASTA 35 MILLAS...55 KM DESDE EL CENTRO.

LA ULTIMA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA REPORTADA POR UN AVION DE
RECONOCIMIENTO FUE DE 1002 MILIBARES...29.59 PULGADAS.

SE PUEDEN ESPERAR INUNDACIONES COSTERAS POR MAREJADAS CICLONICAS DE
2 A 4 PIES SOBRE EL NIVEL NORMAL DE LA MAREA EN EL AREA BAJO AVISO
EN AREAS DE CORRIENTES MARINAS HACIA TIERRA.

SE ESPERA QUE EDOUARD PRODUZCA ACUMULACIONES TOTALES DE LLUVIA DE 3
A 5 PULGADAS A LO LARGO DE PORCIONES DE LOS CONDADOS DE LA COSTA DE
LOUISIANA Y EL SURESTE DE TEXAS. SON POSIBLES ACUMULACIONES TOTALES
AISLADAS DE LLUVIA DE HASTA 10 PULGADAS EN EL SURESTE DE TEXAS.

TORNADOS AISLADOS SON POSIBLES SOBRE PARTES DEL SURESTE DE LOUISIANA
Y LA PARTE ALTA DE LA COSTA DE TEXAS MAS TARDE HOY Y ESTA NOCHE.

REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 1000 AM CDT...28.2 NORTE...90.6 OESTE.
MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...OESTE A CERCA DE 8 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS
SOSTENIDOS...45 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...1002 MILIBARES.

UNA ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE
HURACANES A LA 100 PM CDT SEGUIDA POR LA PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA
COMPLETA A LAS 400 PM CDT.

$$
PRONOSTICADOR FRANKLIN
TRADUCCION CORTESIA DE WFO SAN JUAN PR