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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
113 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.AT 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.3 WEST OR ABOUT
320 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.

DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH.  A TURN
TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY WITH A DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.
ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF DOLLY SHOULD BE VERY NEAR THE
WESTERN COAST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE PRIOR TO
LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.


GMZ330-350-370-221100-
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MATAGORDA BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
113 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
LATEST TROPICAL STORM POSITION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	MATAGORDA BAY...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
	CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA
	SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

	TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION.

...WINDS...

OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IF THE STORM GROWS MUCH LARGER OR VEERS NORTH FROM ITS CURRENT
TRACK. BY LATE TUESDAY WINDS SHOULD STRENGTHEN TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS AND SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE AND 6 TO 9 FEET
NEARSHORE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 AM CDT.

$$

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BRAZORIA-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
113 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

LATEST TROPICAL STORM POSITION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	BRAZORIA...JACKSON...MATAGORDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

	TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS
AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS OR SECURE THEM.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TUESDAY WILL LEAD TO A STEADY INCREASE IN TIDE LEVELS. TIDE
LEVELS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF DOLLY SO
PLEASE MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY FOR ANY CHANGES TO INTENSITY
OR DIRECTION.

EXPECTED TIDE LEVELS FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.
SAN LUIS PASS...
              TUE  8:11 AM.       1.7 FEET.
              TUE  7:10 PM.       1.1 FEET.
              WED  8:19 AM.       3.5 TO 4.5 FEET.
              WED  9:05 PM.       2.0 FEET.
FREEPORT...
              TUE  7:36 AM.       2.7 FEET.
              TUE  6:35 PM.       1.8 FEET.
              WED  7:44 AM.       4.0 TO 4.5 FEET.
              WED  8:30 PM.       2.5 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...
              TUE  6:07 PM.       1.2 FEET.
              WED 10:13 AM.       4.0 TO 5.0 FEET.
              WED  9:48 PM.       2.8 FEET.

NOTE:  TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

...WINDS...

EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS AS THE STORM APPROACHES WILL
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS INLAND...AROUND 25 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE COAST AND BARRIER ISLANDS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 AM CDT.

$$

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FORT BEND-GALVESTON-WHARTON-
113 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

LATEST TROPICAL STORM POSITION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	FORT BEND...GALVESTON...WHARTON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SHOULD THE STRONGER WINDS REACH INTO THE AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD
TAKE CARE OF UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE BY MOVING THEM INDOORS OR SECURING THEM.

...WINDS...

EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH ON TUESDAY AND INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY AT 15 TO
25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 AM CDT.

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