Hurricane Local Statement

TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED 

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TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 

742 PM CDT WED SEP 12 2007 

...CORRECTED THE EXPIRATION TIME OF THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH... 

 ...TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO IS NOW MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST JUST OFF THE 

UPPER TEXAS COAST. LANDFALL IS STILL ANTICIPATED BETWEEN GALVESTON 

ISLAND AND HIGH ISLAND TONIGHT... 

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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PORT O`CONNOR TEXAS 

TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. 

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG AND TO THE 

EAST OF A LINE FROM SARGENT TO RICHMOND TO HOUSTON TO CLEVELAND UNTIL 

7 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF A LINE 

FROM SARGENT TO RICHMOND TO HOUSTON TO LIVINGSTON UNTIL 7 AM CDT 

THURSDAY. 

...STORM INFORMATION... 

AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO WAS 

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.8 WEST OR ABOUT 35 

MILES... 55 KM...SOUTH OF GALVESTON TEXAS. 

HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. 

THIS DIRECTION OF MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL 

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 LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY ON THURSDAY. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER 

GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL. 

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM 

FROM THE CENTER. 

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE 

UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES. 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE TRACK OF 

HUMBERTO THROUGH EASTERN TEXAS AS WELL AS WESTERN AND CENTRAL 

LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES 

POSSIBLE. 

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS 

CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES 

LANDFALL. 

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS AND 

SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT. 

...PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 

RESIDENTS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD PREPARE 

FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO 

AVOID TRAVEL TONIGHT DUE TO POSSIBLE FLOODING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. 

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...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 2 TO 4 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... 

              THU  5:54 AM.       3.6 FEET. 

              THU  6:56 PM.       2.7 FEET. 

GALVESTON CHANNEL... 

              THU  5:40 AM.       3.6 FEET. 

              THU  6:42 PM.       2.7 FEET. 

GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER... 

              THU  4:34 AM.       4.5 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... 

              THU  5:31 AM.       2.4 FEET. 

              THU  6:33 PM.       2.2 FEET. 

FREEPORT... 

              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... 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH 

WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY IN AREAS

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