PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
822 AM CDT MON MAY 22 2006

...MAY 21-27 IS HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN TEXAS...

THE HONORABLE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS...RICK PERRY...HAS DECLARED MAY 21
THROUGH MAY 27 AS HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN TEXAS.

THE DEVASTATING HURRICANES THAT STRUCK FLORIDA REPEATEDLY IN 2004 AND
HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA LAST YEAR BROUGHT TO ATTENTION THE NEED 
FOR EVERYONE TO PLAN FOR...AND BE PREPARED FOR...THE WORST. THE 2006
HURRICANE SEASON EXTENDS FROM JUNE 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 AND IS
PROJECTED TO BE AN ACTIVE SEASON ONCE AGAIN. TEXAS IS LONG OVERDUE FOR
A HURRICANE STRIKE ACCORDING TO CLIMATOLOGY STATISTICS. ONLY THREE
HURRICANES HAVE CROSSED THE TEXAS COAST IN THE PAST 15 YEARS. THIS
COULD BE AN ACTIVE YEAR FOR TEXAS.

THE EFFECTS OF A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CAN GO FAR BEYOND THE
TEXAS COAST. HEAVY RAINFALL...FLOODING AND EVEN TORNADOES CAN OCCUR
WELL INTO THE INLAND PARTS OF THE STATE. THAT MAKES THIS WEEK AN
EXCELLENT TIME FOR EMERGENCY PLANNERS...CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS...
THE MEDIA...AND THE PUBLIC TO WORK TOGETHER IN PREPARING FOR TROPICAL
THREATS. SCHOOLS...HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES SHOULD TEST...REVIEW
AND EXERCISE THEIR PLANS AND MAKE CERTAIN THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE READY.
FINALLY...EVERYONE LIVING OR VISITING THE TEXAS COAST MUST BE PREPARED
TO MOVE TO SAFETY IN AN ORGANIZED AND TIMELY FASHION IF NECESSARY.

DURING THIS WEEK...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES ALONG THE TEXAS
COAST WILL ISSUE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS EACH DAY TO DISCUSS THE
IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS. THESE MESSAGES
WILL BE ISSUED AT 600 AM EACH MORNING AND REPEATED AT 300 PM EACH
AFTERNOON.

2006			SUBJECT					NWS OFFICE
SUN AM	INTRO TO HURRICANE WEEK		AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO
SUN PM	TEXAS HURRICANE HISTORY		AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO
MON		STORM SURGE...MARINE SAFETY	BROWNSVILLE
TUE		HIGH WINDS...TORNADOES		CORPUS CHRISTI
WED		INLAND FLOODING				LAKE CHARLES...LA
THU		FORECAST PROCESS			HOUSTON/GALVESTON
FRI		BE PREPARED					CORPUS CHRISTI
SAT		TAKE ACTION					HOUSTON/GALVESTON

FINALLY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WISHES TO THANK ALL INVOLVED IN
PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING HURRICANES OR HURRICANE
PREPAREDNESS...PLEASE VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV OR CONTACT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.