[SARC] TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE ADVISORY NUMBER 1

[John Brown]

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE ADVISORY NUMBER   1 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL052008 
400 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008 
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE FORMS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF 
MEXICO...WARNINGS AND WATCHES ISSUED... 
 
AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR 
THE LOUISIANA COAST FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
WESTWARD TO INTRACOASTAL CITY.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA 
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 
AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEST OF 
INTRACOASTAL CITY TO PORT OCONNOR TEXAS.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH 
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH 
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. 
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE 
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED 
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. 
 
AT 400 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST OR ABOUT 85 
MILES...140 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND 
ABOUT 415 MILES...665 KM...EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. 
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH...10 KM/HR...AND 
A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST 
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER 
OF THE CYCLONE WILL MOVE PARALLEL TO THE LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT 
AND MONDAY...AND APPROACH THE UPPER TEXAS COAST ON TUESDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS.  SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 
HOURS...AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM 
LATER TONIGHT OR ON MONDAY. 
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE 
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. 
 
TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE 
WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW. 
 
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN 
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG THE THE LOUISIANA COAST WITH 
POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES.  ONCE THE SYSTEM 
MOVES TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 
INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER 
SOUTHEAST TEXAS. 
 
REPEATING THE 400 PM CDT POSITION...28.2 N...88.1 W.  MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB. 
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 700 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000 
PM CDT. 

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John Brown - KE4HIE
ARRL Emergency Coordinator
Covington Co. Alabama 
E-Mail - ke4hie at alaweb.com
Cell Phone - 334-804-7233
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