Tropical Storm Edouard
Public advisory #5
10:00 CDT
Tropical Storm warning has been extended and the cone covers the area from Port Connor, Texas to the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Hurricane watch in effect from Port Connor, Texas to Intercoastal City, LA
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.6 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 265 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.
EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY WHICH WOULD BRING THE CENTER OF EDOUARD VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA BY TUESDAY MORNING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE
REACHING THE COASTLINE.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB 29.59 INCHES.
A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS.
EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN SOME LOUISIANA COASTAL COUNTIES AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
At this time it appears that the center is heading straight towards Galveston.
