ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 7 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 1998 ...TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY MOVES INLAND ALONG CENTRAL TEXAS COAST... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM BROWNSVILLE TO SABINE PASS TEXAS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT FROM SABINE PASS TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ALL COASTAL WARNINGS WILL BE LOWERED AT 10 AM CDT. AT 7 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.5 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...AND THIS MOTION WILL MOVE THE WEAKENING STORM ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CHARLEY IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THE MAIN THREAT NOW BECOMES HEAVY RAINFALL...4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE PATH OF CHARLEY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. CONSULT FORECASTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION CONCERNING FLASH FLOODING. STORM SURGE WATER LEVELS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER TODAY. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG CHARLEYS PATH. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 AM CDT. LAWRENCE NNNN