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TROPICAL STORM BETA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL222020
2100 UTC SAT SEP 19 2020
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
A STORM SURGE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORT ARANSAS TEXAS TO
HIGH ISLAND TEXAS INCLUDING COPANO BAY...ARANSAS BAY...SAN
ANTONIO BAY...MATAGORDA BAY...AND GALVESTON BAY.
 
A STORM SURGE WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS
TO BAFFIN BAY TEXAS.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A STORM SURGE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* PORT ARANSAS TEXAS TO HIGH ISLAND TEXAS INCLUDING COPANO
BAY...ARANSAS BAY...SAN ANTONIO BAY...MATAGORDA BAY...AND GALVESTON 
BAY
 
A STORM SURGE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BAFFIN BAY TEXAS TO PORT ARANSAS TEXAS INCLUDING BAFFIN BAY AND
CORPUS CHRISTI BAY
* HIGH ISLAND TEXAS TO CAMERON LOUISIANA INCLUDING SABINE LAKE
AND LAKE CALCASIEU
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PORT ARANSAS TEXAS TO HIGH ISLAND TEXAS
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PORT ARANSAS TEXAS TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* SOUTH OF PORT ARANSAS TEXAS TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE
* EAST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA TO MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA
 
A STORM SURGE WARNING MEANS THERE IS A DANGER OF LIFE-THREATENING
INUNDATION...FROM RISING WATER MOVING INLAND FROM THE
COASTLINE...DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS IN THE INDICATED LOCATIONS.
FOR A DEPICTION OF AREAS AT RISK...PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE STORM SURGE WATCH/WARNING GRAPHIC...AVAILABLE AT
HURRICANES.GOV.  THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.  PERSONS
LOCATED WITHIN THESE AREAS SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM RISING WATER AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
OTHER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.  PROMPTLY FOLLOW EVACUATION AND OTHER
INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.
 
A STORM SURGE WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF LIFE-
THREATENING INUNDATION...FROM RISING WATER MOVING INLAND FROM THE
COASTLINE...IN THE INDICATED LOCATIONS DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
FOR A DEPICTION OF AREAS AT RISK...PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE STORM SURGE WATCH/WARNING GRAPHIC...AVAILABLE AT
HURRICANES.GOV.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.  A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS
BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE
WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR
DANGEROUS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS COAST
TONIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.6N  92.4W AT 19/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT   0 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  994 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  50 KT WITH GUSTS TO  60 KT.
50 KT....... 60NE   0SE   0SW  50NW.
34 KT.......150NE  40SE  40SW 140NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 30NE   0SE 120SW 120NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.6N  92.4W AT 19/2100Z
AT 19/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.5N  92.5W
 
FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 26.7N  93.1W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 60NE   0SE   0SW  60NW.
34 KT...150NE  60SE  40SW 140NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 27.1N  94.0W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  30SE   0SW  60NW.
34 KT...150NE  60SE  40SW 120NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 27.5N  95.1W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  30SE  30SW  60NW.
34 KT...150NE  80SE  60SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z 27.9N  96.0W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 70NE  50SE  50SW  60NW.
34 KT...150NE  80SE  80SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 22/0600Z 28.3N  96.4W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 70NE  50SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT...140NE  80SE  80SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 22/1800Z 28.8N  96.4W...INLAND
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 70NE  60SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT...120NE 100SE  80SW  60NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 175 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 23/1800Z 29.5N  95.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 24/1800Z 31.0N  93.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 26.6N  92.4W
 
INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC ADVISORY...WTNT32 KNHC/MIATCPAT2...AT 20/0000Z
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 20/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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