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| #205386 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:43 AM 04.Aug.2008) TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008 1000 AM CDT MON AUG 04 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXTENDED WESTWARD... AT 10 AM CDT...1500 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED WESTWARD TO PORT OCONNOR TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO PORT OCONNOR. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA TO PORT O`CONNOR TEXAS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 1000 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.6 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES...260 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 265 MILES...425 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WHICH WOULD BRING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA BY TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...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. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS. EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN SOME LOUISIANA COASTAL COUNTIES AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. REPEATING THE 1000 AM CDT POSITION...28.2 N...90.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 100 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 400 PM CDT. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN |
