COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
355 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT. THE STRONG EAST
AND NORTHEAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ALONG WITH THE
TIMING OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL HELP MAINTAIN THE THREAT
OF COASTAL FLOODING FOR PARTS OF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. STRONG
NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
OVER THE GALVESTON BAY REGION WILL AGGRAVATE FLOODING ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF GALVESTON ISLAND AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA TONIGHT.
355 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT A LONG FETCH OF STRONG EAST WINDS WILL COME INTO PLAY. THIS
STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS OVER THE BAYS
AND SEASIDE LOCATIONS TONIGHT. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES TO
THE SOUTH OF US TONIGHT WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHEAST AND EVENTUALLY
TURN TO THE NORTH WHICH COULD FURTHER AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING ON THE BAY
SIDE OF GALVESTON ISLAND AND POSSIBLY BOLIVAR PENINSULA.
TIDE LEVEL WILL RUN ONE TO TWO AND HALF FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE. THIS
WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF BEACHES...TIDALLY FLOOD PRONE ROADS
AND HIGHWAYS ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...IN PARTICULAR HIGHWAY
87 AND THE BLUE WATER HIGHWAY.
THE HIGHEST TIDES WILL GENERALLY OCCUR THIS EVENING. THE LONG FETCH
OF STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BATTERING WAVES THAT MAY
BE MORE DESTRUCTIVE AGGRAVATING DAMAGE TO THE BEACHES AND ROADS FROM
THE STORM EARLIER IN THE MONTH.
PERSONS SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING IN THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL OCEAN
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER NEWS SOURCES FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
LOCATION      HIGH TIDE TIMES     EXPECTED WATER MAX
MORGANS POINT...
SAT  7:49 AM.       2.1 FEET.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE...
SAT  3:33 AM.       2.0 FEET.
EAGLE POINT...
SAT  1:22 AM.       2.3 FEET.
PORT BOLIVAR...
FRI  9:42 PM.       4.0 FEET.
GALVESTON CHANNEL...
FRI  9:28 PM.       3.4 FEET.
SAT 10:10 PM.       2.5 FEET.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
FRI  8:22 PM.       4.3 FEET.
SAT  9:04 PM.       3.2 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH...
SAT 12:06 AM.       2.8 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS...
FRI  9:19 PM.       3.9 FEET.
SAT 10:01 PM.       2.7 FEET.
FREEPORT...
FRI  8:44 PM.       4.0 FEET.
SAT  9:26 PM.       3.1 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...
FRI 1:27 AM.       2.4 FEET.
SAT  2:24 AM.       1.6 FEET.
NOTE:  TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1217 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NECHES RIVER NEAR DIBOLL TEXAS.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1115 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
SUNDAY EVENING.

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
451 AM CST THU NOV 19 2009
...A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG EAST WINDS AND ELEVATED TIDES
TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
.STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING AROUND THE MATAGORDA BAY AREA FRIDAY MORNING
WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
TO THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. THE DURATION OF EAST WINDS WILL BE
AROUND 12 HOURS...AND THIS COULD BRING A RISE IN TIDE LEVELS BETWEEN 1 AND 2
FEET ALONG PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY NIGHT...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALLOW
WATER FROM GALVESTON BAY TO ACCUMULATE ON THE WEST SIDE OF GALVESTON ISLAND
RESULTING IN POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE WEST END OF THE ISLAND.
451 AM CST THU NOV 19 2009
STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING AROUND THE MATAGORDA BAY AREA FRIDAY MORNING
WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
TO THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. THE DURATION OF EAST WINDS WILL BE
AROUND 12 HOURS...AND THIS COULD BRING A RISE IN TIDE LEVELS BETWEEN 1 AND 2
FEET ALONG PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY NIGHT...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALLOW
WATER FROM GALVESTON BAY TO ACCUMULATE ON THE WEST SIDE OF GALVESTON ISLAND
RESULTING IN POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE WEST END OF THE ISLAND.
HIGH TIDES WILL GENERALLY OCCUR FRIDAY EVENING AND WINDS WILL HAVE ALREADY
BECOME NORTHEAST. AS A RESULT OF THIS WIND DIRECTION...THE FLOOD THREAT IS
EXPECTED TO BE LESS SEVERE THAN THE COASTAL FLOOD EVENT WHICH OCCURRED
EARLIER THIS MONTH. HOWEVER...TIDE LEVELS MAY STILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 3.5
FEET ON FRIDAY. TIDE LEVELS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BRING WATER ACROSS
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 87 ON THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA AND ALONG OTHER VULNERABLE
BEACH ERODED LOCATIONS ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST.
THERE STILL REMAINS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF
THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. IF WINDS ARE GREATER OR THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES
SLOWER THAN EXPECTED...HIGHER TIDE LEVELS MIGHT OCCUR. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
OR WARNING MAY BE NEEDED ON FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER NEWS SOURCES FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
243 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
BELLVILLE...BROOKSHIRE...COLUMBUS...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...
EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...HEMPSTEAD...
HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY...
MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...
PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...
SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...TOMBALL...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WINNIE
243 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...AUSTIN...BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...COLORADO...FORT
BEND...GALVESTON...HARRIS...JACKSON...MATAGORDA...WALLER AND
WHARTON.
* UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
* ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
MOVING WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL RATES UP TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. LOCATIONS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 HAVE
RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL TODAY...SO THERE IS
STILL A CHANCE OF SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING WHERE THE HEAVIER
RAINS OCCUR. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN JUST OFF THE
COAST...AND WITH ONLY LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE RAINFALL
ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS LOW.
THUS...WILL ALLOW THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
402 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
ATASCOSA COUNTY...
DEWITT COUNTY...
KARNES COUNTY...
WILSON COUNTY...
* UNTIL 600 PM CST.
* AT 400 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT THAT PASSED ACROSS THE REGION EARLIER
TODAY.
THESE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
1 TO 2 HOURS...AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 25 MPH.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.
AFTER HEAVY RAINS EARLIER TODAY...THESE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE ENOUGH RUNOFF TO CAUSE SOME FLOODING AT
LOW WATER CROSSINGS OR IN LOW LYING AREAS.
CAUTION IS ALSO ADVISED ON WET AND SLIPPERY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN. THE LIFE YOU
SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.
LAT...LON 2887 9731 2892 9743 2867 9779 2872 9792
2869 9801 2877 9811 2861 9834 2864 9835
2864 9881 2924 9880 2911 9842 2945 9814
2938 9812 2938 9786 2912 9762 2939 9724
2911 9698