796
WTNT35 KNHC 011748
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052026
100 PM CDT TUE SEP 01 2026
...EDOUARD EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN GULF
COAST SHORTLY...
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA
SUMMARY OF 100 PM CDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.7N 93.6W
ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM WSW OF CAMERON LOUISIANA
ABOUT 25 MI...35 KM SE OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
THE HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
THE STORM SURGE WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PORT BOLIVAR, TEXAS TO THE VERMILION/IBERIA PARISH LINE
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE 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 EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 93.6 WEST. EDOUARD IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK, THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS FORECAST TO REACH THE NORTHWESTERN
GULF COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA LATER TODAY AND MOVE INLAND OVER
SOUTHEAST TEXAS TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED BEFORE EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL
SHORTLY. RAPID WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER THE CENTER MOVES INLAND.
EDOUARD IS A SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB (29.53 INCHES). A
NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE STATION AT CALCASIEU PASS, LOUISIANA,
RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 44 MPH (71 KM/H) AND A GUST
OF 52 MPH (84 KM/H).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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KEY MESSAGES FOR TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD CAN BE FOUND IN THE
TROPICAL CYCLONE DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDAT5 AND WMO
HEADER WTNT45 KNHC.
WIND: TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE SPREADING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE WARNING AREA ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST.
STORM SURGE: THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND 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...
HIGH ISLAND, TX TO VERMILION/CAMERON PARISH LINE, LA...1-3 FT
THE DEEPEST WATER WILL OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST NEAR AND TO
THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER. 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_AT5.SHTML?PEAKSURGE.
RAINFALL: EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES WITH MAXIMUM TOTALS UP TO 9 INCHES FOR PARTS OF THE UPPER
TEXAS COAST INLAND THROUGH EAST-CENTRAL TEXAS, WITH POTENTIAL FOR 2
TO 4 INCHES IN FAR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. THIS RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO
PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND URBAN AREAS.
RIVER FLOODING MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF FORECAST RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH
EDOUARD, PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL GRAPHIC AVAILABLE AT
HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_AT5.SHTML?RAINQPF AND THE FLASH FLOOD RISK
GRAPHIC AT HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_AT5.SHTML?ERO.
TORNADOES: A TORNADO OR TWO IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 400 PM CDT.
FORECASTER REINHART
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