955
WTNT35 KNHC 012037
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052026
400 PM CDT TUE SEP 01 2026
..EDOUARD JUST INLAND ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST
...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE SPREADING OVER
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.9N 94.0W
ABOUT 40 MI...70 KM W OF CAMERON LOUISIANA
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM W OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING EAST OF THE VERMILION/CAMERON PARISH
LINE IN LOUISIANA HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PORT BOLIVAR, TEXAS TO THE VERMILION/CAMERON 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 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 94.0 WEST. EDOUARD IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH (11 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK,
THE CENTER OF EDOUARD WILL CONTINUE MOVING INLAND OVER EASTERN
TEXAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
DAY OR SO, AND EDOUARD IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM)
FROM THE CENTER. A WEATHER STATION IN PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, RECENTLY
REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 38 MPH (61 KM/H) AND A GUST OF 59 MPH
(95 KM/H). A SUSTAINED WIND OF 37 MPH (60 KM/H) AND A GUST TO 55
MPH (89 KM/H) WERE RECENTLY MEASURED AT THE BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
IS 998 MB (29.47 INCHES).
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 ONGOING 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 7
INCHES WITH MAXIMUM TOTALS UP TO 12 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.
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 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 THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY AT 700 PM CDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000 PM CDT.
FORECASTER REINHART
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