Hurricane Local Statement 1004, NWS Brownsville, TX

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DON LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTS DON STILL HAS WINDS NEAR
50 MPH...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR NEW LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON. 

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND THE MARINE AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE
ADJACENT GULF OF MEXICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
JIM HOGG...BROOKS...KENEDY...STARR...HIDALGO...INLAND WILLACY...
INLAND CAMERON...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON COUNTIES. 

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. 

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ZAPATA COUNTY...POSSIBLE IMPACTS 
FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.6 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 120 
MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS...OR ABOUT 110 MILES EAST
OF PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS. THE STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST OR 300
DEGREES AT 15 MPH. THE STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS STEADILY APPROACHING SOUTH 
PADRE ISLAND WITH INTERMITTENT SHOWER ACTIVITY MOVING INLAND
STARTING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS
WILL ACCOMPANY THESE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS AND MORE FREQUENT RAIN SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
COASTAL REGIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS
OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK TAKES THE CENTER OF DON JUST NORTH OF WILLACY COUNTY OR JUST
NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD THIS EVENING AND THEN ACROSS KENEDY AND
BROOKS COUNTY OVERNIGHT.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. 

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AROUND 5 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

GMZ150-155-170-175-301915-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN PORT WITH
THE ANTICIPATION OF RAPID INCREASE IN SEAS AND POSSIBLE QUICK
ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
65 KNOTS. 

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF WATERSPOUTS WITH STRONGER RAIN
BANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. SOME WATERSPOUTS COULD MOVE ACROSS SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND
OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE. 

$$

GMZ130-132-135-301915-
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LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN PORT WITH
THE ANTICIPATION OF RAPID INCREASE IN SEAS AND POSSIBLE QUICK
ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. EXTREMELY ROUGH BAY WATERS ARE EXPECTED ON THE LAGUNA
MADRE.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF WATERSPOUTS WITH STRONGER RAIN
BANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. SOME WATERSPOUTS COULD MOVE ACROSS SOUTH PADRE
ISLAND AND OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE.

$$

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. 

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 
MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS.
POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL
ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE.
SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN
RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF
HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS
WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
FIRST RAIN BANDS COULD ARRIVE BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON AND WILL 
THEN STEADILY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE
LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO
7 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF CENTER OF DON.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS UP TO 2 TO 2 AND A HALF FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN
AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD
INUNDATION OF 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE
ZONE. THE MAIN EFFECT FROM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE WILL BE
CONFINED MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD. 

THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR
IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION.

MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD-PRONE
AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE...
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A
SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE
LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN
EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME
DISPLACED. 

MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME
SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES.
SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. OUTER RAIN BANDS COULD MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH
LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

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INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. 

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD
MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR
FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
FIRST RAIN BANDS COULD ARRIVE BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM THEN WILL 
STEADILY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE LATTER
HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO
7 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF CENTER OF DON.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. OUTER RAIN BANDS COULD MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH
LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

TXZ249-250-252-253-301915-
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JIM HOGG-BROOKS-STARR-HIDALGO-
203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. 

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
FIRST RAIN BANDS COULD ARRIVE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM THEN STEADILY
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE
AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO
7 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF CENTER OF DON.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR
FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. OUTER RAIN BANDS COULD MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH
LITTLE OR NO WARNING. 

$$

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ZAPATA-
203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHING THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED
ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE
FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN
FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN
GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY.
ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF
NECESSARY. 

&&

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. 

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. OUTER RAIN BANDS COULD MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH
LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

SPEECE

253 
WTUS84 KBRO 292241
HLSBRO

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DON LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
541 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...CENTER OF DON APPROACHING THE COAST OF SOUTH TEXAS...RAINBANDS
SPREADING ONSHORE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE NEW LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON.
THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS
SHIFTED A LITTLE NORTH. NO CHANGES WITH THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM
WARNING ALIGNMENT. 

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND MARINE AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE GULF OF
MEXICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
JIM HOGG...BROOKS...KENEDY...STARR...HIDALGO...INLAND WILLACY...
INLAND CAMERON...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON COUNTIES. 

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. 

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ZAPATA COUNTY...POSSIBLE IMPACTS 
FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.2 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS...OR ABOUT 80 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST
OF PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS. THE STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST OR 300
DEGREES AT 16 MPH. THE STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
AREAS OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAVE MOVED INTO THE
COASTAL COUNTIES OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WITH MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER ZAPATA...JIM HOGG AND STARR
COUNTIES. HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS THIS EVENING. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
AND MORE FREQUENT RAIN SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTAL
REGIONS LATER THIS EVENING AND ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK TAKES
THE CENTER OF DON NEAR BAFFIN BAY THIS EVENING AND THEN JUST NORTH
OF KENEDY...BROOKS AND JIM HOGG COUNTY OVERNIGHT.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. 

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AROUND 8 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

GMZ150-155-170-175-302245-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
541 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE NEW LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON.
THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS
SHIFTED A LITTLE NORTH WITH LANDFALL EXPECTED NEAR BAFFIN BAY
LATER THIS EVENING. NO CHANGES WITH THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM 
WARNING ALIGNMENT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. 

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON ON EARLY THIS 
EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 KNOTS
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. GULF SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10
AND 14 FEET IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF WATERSPOUTS WITH STRONGER RAIN BANDS
THAT MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOME
WATERSPOUTS COULD MOVE ACROSS SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND OVER THE
LAGUNA MADRE DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.

$$

GMZ130-132-135-302245-
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LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
541 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE NEW LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON.
THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS
SHIFTED A LITTLE NORTH WITH LANDFALL EXPECTED NEAR BAFFIN BAY
LATER THIS EVENING. NO CHANGES WITH THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM 
WARNING ALIGNMENT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...PERIODS SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND
PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. ROUGH BAY
WATERS ARE EXPECTED ON THE LAGUNA MADRE.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF WATERSPOUTS WITH STRONGER RAIN
BANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. SOME WATERSPOUTS COULD MOVE ACROSS SOUTH PADRE
ISLAND AND OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE.

$$

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
541 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE NEW LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON.
THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS
SHIFTED A LITTLE NORTH WITH LANDFALL EXPECTED NEAR BAFFIN BAY
LATER THIS EVENING. NO CHANGES WITH THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM 
WARNING ALIGNMENT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH
CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. 

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE FIRST RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL ARE MOVING INLAND AT THIS TIME 
AND WILL STEADILY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE
LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 
INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF CENTER OF DON.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH BRIEF GUSTS FROM 55 TO
65 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY 
THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY
CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND SIDING
DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY
CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN
RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS UP TO 2 TO 2 AND A HALF FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN
AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD
INUNDATION OF 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE
ZONE. THE MAIN EFFECT FROM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE WILL BE
CONFINED MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD. 

THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR
IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION.

MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD-PRONE
AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE...
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A
SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE
LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN
EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME
DISPLACED. 

MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME
SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES.
SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. THE RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM DON WILL CONTINUE 
TO MOVE INLAND LATER THIS EVENING WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS 
POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH 
TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

TXZ254-255-302245-
/O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
541 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE NEW LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON.
THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS
SHIFTED A LITTLE NORTH WITH LANDFALL EXPECTED NEAR BAFFIN BAY
LATER THIS EVENING. NO CHANGES WITH THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM 
WARNING ALIGNMENT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. 

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE FIRST RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL ARE MOVING INLAND AT THIS TIME 
AND WILL STEADILY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE
LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 
INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF CENTER OF DON.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD
MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR
FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. THE RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM DON WILL CONTINUE 
TO MOVE INLAND LATER THIS EVENING WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS 
POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH 
TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

TXZ249-250-302245-
/O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
541 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE NEW LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON.
THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS
SHIFTED A LITTLE NORTH WITH LANDFALL EXPECTED NEAR BAFFIN BAY
LATER THIS EVENING. NO CHANGES WITH THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM 
WARNING ALIGNMENT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. 

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE FIRST RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL ARE MOVING INLAND AT THIS TIME 
AND WILL STEADILY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE
LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 
INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF CENTER OF DON.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND
OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED
OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. THE RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM DON WILL CONTINUE 
TO MOVE INLAND LATER THIS EVENING WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS 
POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH 
TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

TXZ248-302245-
/O.CON.KBRO.HU.S.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ZAPATA-
541 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHING THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE NEW LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON.
THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS
SHIFTED A LITTLE NORTH WITH LANDFALL EXPECTED NEAR BAFFIN BAY
LATER THIS EVENING. NO CHANGES WITH THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM 
WARNING ALIGNMENT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED
ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

&&

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. THE RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM DON WILL CONTINUE 
TO MOVE INLAND LATER THIS EVENING WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS 
POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH 
TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

TXZ252-253-302245-
/O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
STARR-HIDALGO-
541 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE NEW LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON.
THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS
SHIFTED A LITTLE NORTH WITH LANDFALL EXPECTED NEAR BAFFIN BAY
LATER THIS EVENING. NO CHANGES WITH THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM 
WARNING ALIGNMENT. 

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. 

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE FIRST RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL ARE MOVING INLAND AT THIS TIME 
AND WILL STEADILY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE
LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 
INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF CENTER OF DON.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND
OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED
OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN
BANDS. THE RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM DON WILL CONTINUE 
TO MOVE INLAND LATER THIS EVENING WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS 
POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH 
TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

SPEECE

793 
WTUS84 KBRO 300328
HLSBRO

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1028 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...DON WEAKENING FAST AS IT REACHES THE TEXAS COAST NEAR BAFFIN
BAY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE GULF OF
MEXICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT
ANYWHERE ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE GULF OF MEXICO.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.5 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 90
MILES NORTH OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS...OR ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TEXAS. THE STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES 
AT 14 MPH. THE DEPRESSION INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON CONTINUES TO STEADILY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
INLAND OVER BAFFIN BAY. AS THE CENTER OF DON MOVES FURTHER WEST
NORTHWEST THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING SOME
WIND GUSTS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN
KENEDY...NORTHERN BROOKS AND NORTHERN JIM HOGG COUNTY. ALTHOUGH
THE RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH DON HAS DIMINISHED GREATLY...ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT
THE NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS
MAY BE POSSIBLE. OVERALL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH
OR LESS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SOME ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS
COULD RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES BY TOMORROW MORNING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MANY CASUALTIES OCCUR AFTER A STORM HAS PASSED. BE SMART AND USE
CAUTION. 

PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND STAY AWAY FROM
ANY DOWNED POWER LINES. 

MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE
MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. 

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE
REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS UPON THE AREA. 

GMZ150-155-170-175-300430-
/O.CAN.KBRO.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1028 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS OR WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL
DEPRESSION DON WILL BE SLOWLY DIMINISHING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT OVER
THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS. HOWEVER ELEVATED GULF SEAS
MAY PERSIST POSSIBLY REQUIRING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE FORECAST FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE EXPECTED WINDS AND SEAS.

$$

GMZ130-132-135-300430-
/O.CAN.KBRO.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
1028 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS OR WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL
DEPRESSION DON WILL BE SLOWLY DIMINISHING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT OVER
THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS. HOWEVER ROUGH BAY CONDITIONS 
MAY PERSIST POSSIBLY REQUIRING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE FORECAST FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE EXPECTED WINDS AND SEAS.

$$

TXZ249>257-300430-
/O.CAN.KBRO.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1028 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

TXZ248-300430-
/O.CAN.KBRO.HU.S.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ZAPATA-
1028 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...DON NOW A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...

ALTHOUGH DON IS NOW A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. OVERALL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
WILL BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
632 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.UPDATE...SEE AVIATION SECTION BELOW FOR 12Z TAF PACKAGE.

&&

.AVIATION...MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE APPROACH OF TROPICAL STORM
DON. CURRENT TRACK TAKES THE STORM CENTER ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH OF
KHRL BETWEEN 03Z AND 09Z. HOWEVER MAIN AREA OF CONVECTION IS
EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS IN
OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ARE ANTICIPATED MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING
MORE FREQUENT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. FLYING CONDITIONS TO
DETERIORATE AS THESE SQUALLS BECOME FREQUENT. VFR TO PREVAIL THIS
MORNING THEN LOWER BUT NOT QUITE REACH MVFR MID AFTERNOON. MVFR TO
IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY IN RAIN SQUALLS. BETTER CONDITIONS EXPECTED
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING IF THE STORM CONTINUES ON IT CURRENT TRACK
AND SPEED. CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE AT THIS TIME.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 427 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...FORECAST WILL BASED ON
CURRENT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF TROPICAL STORM DON. CURRENT NHC TRACK
TAKES THE CENTER INLAND JUST NORTH OF WILLACY COUNTY AS A MINIMAL
TROPICAL STORM.

MAIN CONSIDERATION IS THAT DON REMAINS A EXTREMELY SMALL AND WEAK
STORM. WIND IMPACTS COULD BE VERY LOCALIZED WITHIN A 20 TO 30 MILES
DIAMETER OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. STRONGEST WINDS REMAIN
ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE STORM  THIS MIGHT RESULT IN LITTLE WIND
ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA WITH THE COASTAL REGIONS SEEING THE BRUNT OF
THE WIND.  DON SHOULD SHOW RAPID WEAKENING AS IT MOVES INLAND
FURTHER REDUCING THE AFFECTS OF WIND. HEAVY RAIN IMPACTS LOOK TO BE
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE CENTER AS OF CURRENT SATELLITE SIGNATURES.
THE MAJORITY OF CONVECTION OVERNIGHT HAS BEEN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
THE CENTER AND HAS BEEN PERSISTENT MUCH OF THE NIGHT WHILE THE STORM
STEADILY MOVES WNW AT AROUND 14 MPH. A FEW SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING TO
SHOW UP OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BUT NO BANDING STRUCTURE IS
INDICATED WITH THESE SHOWERS. MORE STRUCTURE BANDING IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT AS THE CENTER APPROACHES THE COASTLINE. TODAY/S RAIN
FORECAST CALL FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS TODAY WITH RAIN CHANCES
INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAVE INCREASED
RAIN CHANCES TO 80 PERCENT. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 7+ INCHES. ANY SLOWER MOVEMENT OF THE STORM WILL
PROVIDE HEAVIER RAIN AMOUNTS. TORNADO THREAT TO REMAIN LOW BUT AN
ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE WITHIN ANY STRONGER RAINBANDS THAT MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THE STORM PASSES TO THE NORTHWEST
SATURDAY MORNING WITH RAIN CHANCES ENDING WEST TO EAST. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE HOT TODAY JUST A FEW DEGREES LOWER THEN YESTERDAY WITH
CIRRUS INCREASING. NOT AS HOT SATURDAY 5 TO 8 DEGREES COOLER WITH
CLOUDS SLOW TO MOVE OUT AND HIGHER DEW POINTS AND ANTICIPATED
RAINFALL KEEPING THE AIR FROM HEATING UP.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...RESIDUAL DEEP
MOISTURE LEFTOVER FROM TROPICAL STORM DON WILL COMBINE WITH AN
EASTERLY ONSHORE FLOW TO ENHANCE THE SEABREEZE SUNDAY...RESULTING
IN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DAY. AFTERWARDS...A
BROAD AND POTENT HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE MIDDLE LAYERS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER OKLAHOMA AND EXTENDED OVER
ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. THIS PATTERN WILL ENSURE DRY WEATHER WITH
HOT TEMPERATURES MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

MARINE...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MARINE CONDITIONS REMAIN GOOD
THIS MORNING BUT THIS CAN BE DECEIVING WITH TROPICAL STORM DON JUST
250 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE. ALTHOUGH SEAS AT BUOY20 ARE
ONLY 2 FEET THIS MORNING A RAPID INCREASE IN SEAS IS EXPECTED BY
TONIGHT AS THE STORM CENTER MOVES OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. WIND
FIELD REMAIN VERY SMALL AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MIGHT NOT BE
REALIZED ACROSS ALL COASTAL WATERS BUT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD CONVECTION. A FEW SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON WILL BECOME MORE PERSISTENT WITH STRONGER BANDS MOVING IN
BEFORE SUNSET. STRONGER WINDS ARE NOTED ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE
STORM THUS IT WILL TAKE AT EAST 12 TO 24 HOURS FOR MARINE CONDITIONS
TO IMPROVE ONCE THE STORM MOVES INLAND. EXPECTING CONDITIONS TO
IMPROVE AS EARLY AS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH MUCH IMPROVE MARINE WEATHER
BY SUNDAY.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...VERY FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND
LOW TO MODERATE SEAS EXPECTED...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN AND THEN CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO AND
EXTENDED OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COAST.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  92  79  90  79 /  30  80  40   0
BROWNSVILLE          94  77  91  77 /  30  80  40   0
HARLINGEN            97  77  92  77 /  30  80  40   0
MCALLEN              98  78  93  78 /  20  80  40   0
RIO GRANDE CITY     101  78  97  77 /  20  80  60   0
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   90  80  89  79 /  30  80  40   0

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR TXZ249>257.

GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BROWNSVILLE

59...SHORT TERM/AVIATION

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
603 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

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LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
603 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...THE GULF
OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED AS EARLY AS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN BROWNSVILLE FOR MORE SPECIFIC STORM AND WARNING
INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG AREA BEACHES TO REMAIN HIGH ON SATURDAY
AND MODERATE ON SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

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JIM HOGG-BROOKS-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
603 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT FOR ZAPATA COUNTY. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED STARTING LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND WILL SPREAD INLAND
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HURRICANE
LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BROWNSVILLE FOR MORE SPECIFIC STORM AND WARNING INFORMATION.

RIP CURRENT RISK IS HIGH ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG AREA BEACHES TO REMAIN HIGH ON SATURDAY AND
MODERATE ON SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

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ZAPATA-
603 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
DUE TO THE EFFECTS FROM TROPICAL STORM DON LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY
SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO
BRIEF WIND GUSTS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

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