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WTUS84 KCRP 211626
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1126 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

...DOLLY NOW OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND HEADED
TOWARDS SOUTH TEXAS...

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BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM-
1126 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THOSE WITH
INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO
PORT O'CONNOR.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT O'CONNOR
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 22.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 55
MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF PROGRESO MEXICO. MOVEMENT IS WEST-
NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO PROTECT MARITIME PROPERTY
BY SECURING OR MOVING VESSELS.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 200 PM CDT.

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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
1126 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS ALONG
THE COASTAL BEND.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN 
PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO...AND CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 22.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 55
MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF PROGRESO MEXICO. MOVEMENT IS WEST-
NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY. MAKE SURE TO DOUBLE CHECK ITEMS IN YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLY
KIT INCLUDING HAVING ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR THREE OR MORE DAYS.
MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. SECURE MOBILE HOME
TIE DOWNS. STORE LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT
OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND GARDEN TOOLS. GET PLENTY OF EXTRA
CASH IN CASE POWER GOES OUT AND ATMS DO NOT WORK. FINALLY...MAKE
SURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTAL BEND BY
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE
WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS DOLLY
MAKES LANDFALL. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 200 PM CDT.

$$

MERRIMAN/RUNYEN