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WTNT31 KNHC 171753
TCPAT1
 
BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Arthur Intermediate Advisory Number 6A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL012026
100 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026
 
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE 
TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST...
...LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 100 PM CDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.9N 95.7W
ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM NE OF PORT OCONNOR TEXAS
ABOUT 170 MI...275 KM WSW OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Sargent, Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana
 
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected within the warning area.
 
For storm information specific to your area, including possible
inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your
local National Weather Service forecast office.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 100 PM CDT (1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Arthur was 
located near latitude 28.9 North, longitude 95.7 West. Arthur is 
moving toward the northeast near 9 mph (15 km/h). On the forecast 
track, Arthur should move farther inland over southeastern Texas and 
southwestern Louisiana through tonight.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. 
Weakening is anticipated as the low moves farther inland, and it 
could dissipate by tonight or early Thursday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km)
from the center. NOAA buoy 42035 east of Galveston recently reported
a sustained wind of 47 mph (76 km/h) and a gust of 54 mph (86 km/h).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb (29.53 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Tropical Storm Arthur can be found in the Tropical
Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT1 and WMO header
WTNT41 KNHC.
 
RAINFALL: Tropical Storm Arthur is expected to produce rainfall
totals of 5 to 10 inches, with isolated higher totals near 20
inches, through early Friday from the Mid and Upper Texas coast
east-northeast into southern and central portions of Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Alabama, along with western portions of Georgia and
the Florida Panhandle. This could generate dangerous to
life-threatening flash flooding.
 
For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with 
Arthur, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall 
Graphic available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?rainqpf and 
the Flash Flood Risk graphic at 
hurricanes.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?ero.
 
For a list of rainfall observations (and wind reports) associated 
with Arthur, see the companion storm summary at WBCSCCNS1 with the 
WMO header ACUS44 KWBC or at the following link: 
www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc1.html.
 
WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area
today.
 
STORM SURGE: The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the
tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by
rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water could
reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated
areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...
 
Port Bolivar, TX to Morgan City, LA...2-4 ft
 
The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to
the east of the landfall location, where the surge will be
accompanied by large and dangerous waves. Surge-related flooding
depends on the relative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle,
and can vary greatly over short distances. For information
specific to your area, please see products issued by your local
National Weather Service forecast office.
 
For a complete depiction of areas at risk of storm surge inundation,
please see the National Weather Service Peak Storm Surge Graphic,
available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?peakSurge.
 
SURF:  Swells generated by Arthur are likely to cause 
life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along the 
northwestern Gulf Coast for the next day or two. Please consult 
products from your local weather office.
 
A depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be found
at: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?ripCurrents
 
TORNADO: A couple of tornadoes are possible through Thursday from
the Upper Texas Coast into southern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,
and the western Florida Panhandle.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 400 PM CDT.
 
$$
Forecaster Reinhart