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Hurricane Local Statement for IKE



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WTUS84 KBRO 130716
HLSBRO

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
216 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

.HURRICANE IKE IS MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...
AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED ALONG THE LOWER
TEXAS COAST. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS THEREFORE CANCELLED. 

GMZ132-TXZ251-130830-
/O.CAN.KBRO.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-KENEDY-
216 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE IKE...A POWERFUL CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR
SIMPSON SCALE...IS CURRENTLY MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS
COAST IN THE VICINITY OF GALVESTON BAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
AND CONDITIONS ARE NOT DEVELOPING...OR EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...OVER
KENEDY COUNTY OR THE CENTRAL LAGUNA MADRE WATERS AT THIS TIME.
THEREFORE...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE REGARDING HURRICANE IKE.
PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AND ZONE FORECAST FOR
EXPECTED INLAND AND MARINE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 

$$

GMZ135-155-175-130830-
/O.CAN.KBRO.TR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
216 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE IKE...A POWERFUL CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR
SIMPSON SCALE...IS CURRENTLY MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS
COAST IN THE VICINITY OF GALVESTON BAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
AND CONDITIONS ARE NOT DEVELOPING...OR EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...OVER
THE ADJACENT LAGUNA MADRE AND GULF OF MEXICO WATERS SOUTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE REGARDING HURRICANE IKE.
PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AND ZONE FORECAST FOR
EXPECTED INLAND AND MARINE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

TOMASELLI




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