NPWCRP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1059 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003

TXZ233-234-160200-
GOLIAD-VICTORIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLIAD...VICTORIA
1059 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003

...INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT...

HURRICANE CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND FROM
ITS LANDFALL LOCATION OF PORT OCONNOR.  THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 90 TO 100 MILES PER HOUR NEAR POINT COMFORT.
ALTHOUGH THESE WINDS WILL SLIGHTLY SUBSIDE AS THE STORM CONTINUES
TO MOVE INLAND...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OF 75 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 90
MPH...ARE POSSIBLE OVER VICTORIA AND GOLIAD COUNTIES LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM CLAUDETTE APPROACH.

WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE TONIGHT...AS CLAUDETTE
WEAKENS.

SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT COULD BE
BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. RESIDENTS ACROSS THIS REGION SHOULD MONITOR
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS ON HURRICANE CLAUDETTE.

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GW