2:00AM CDT: 27.9N 94.8W West at 10MPH, 75mph winds.

[David]

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WTNT34 KNHC 150652
TCPAT4
BULLETIN HURRICANE CLAUDETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 26B
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003

...CLAUDETTE MOVING WESTWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST FROM
BAFFIN BAY TO HIGH ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT NORTH OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF BAFFIN BAY TO
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.

AT 2AM CDT...0700Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 94.8 WEST OR ABOUT 155 MILES
EAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.

CLAUDETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL LANDFALL OCCURS ALONG THE
CENTRAL TEXAS COAST LATER THIS EVENING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS
MAKES CLAUDETTE A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST BEFORE
CLAUDETTE MAKES LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES FROM THE
CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE UPPER
TEXAS COAST FROM GALVESTON ISLAND NORTHEASTWARD. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD SOUTHWARD ALONG THE CENTRAL TEXAS
COAST AS CLAUDETTE MOVES CLOSER TO LAND TODAY.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REMAINS AT 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE
CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. A STORM SURGE OF 5 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS HAS BEEN REPORTED AT GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER SO FAR THIS
MORNING. IN ADDITION... LARGE SWELLS HAVE BEEN IMPACTING THE
SHORELINES ELSEWHERE ALONG THE TEXAS COAST AND ARE CREATING ABOVE
NORMAL TIDES AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION
WITH CLAUDETTE.

REPEATING THE 2 AM CDT POSITION......27.9 N... 94.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 988 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

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

FORECASTER JARVINEN/STEWART

[Colin]

Thanks for the update, David...