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BULLETIN Tropical Storm Beryl Advisory Number 36 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022024 1000 AM CDT Sun Jul 07 2024

...BERYL BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED AND FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL... ...PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION...

SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

LOCATION...25.9N 95.1W ABOUT 195 MI...315 KM SSE OF MATAGORDA TEXAS ABOUT 195 MI...310 KM SE OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.29 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

A Storm Surge Warning has issued for the coast of Texas from High Island to Sabine Pass.

The Storm Surge Watch has been discontinued from the mouth of the Rio Grande to Baffin Bay, Texas.

The Tropical Storm Watch for the Texas coast east of High Island to Sabine Pass has been upgraded to a Tropical Storm Warning.

The Hurricane Watch for the Texas coast south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande has been discontinued.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...

• North Entrance of the Padre Island National Seashore to Sabine Pass, including Corpus Christi Bay, Matagorda Bay, and Galveston Bay

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...

• The Texas coast from Baffin Bay northward to San Luis Pass

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...

• The Texas coast north of San Luis Pass to Galveston Island

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...

• The Texas coast south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande
• The Texas coast north of San Luis Pass to Sabine Pass
• The northeastern coast of mainland Mexico from Barra el Mezquital to the mouth of the Rio Grande River

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...

• North of Baffin Bay, Texas to North Entrance of the Padre Island National Seashore

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.

A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area.

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area.

A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations. For a depiction of areas at risk, please see the National Weather Service Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov. This is a life-threatening situation. Persons located within these areas should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions. Promptly follow evacuation and other instructions from local officials.

A Storm Surge Watch means there is a possibility of life- threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline.

Interests elsewhere along the northwestern Gulf of Mexico coast should closely monitor the progress of Beryl.

For storm information specific to your area in the United States, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office. For storm information specific to your area outside of the United States, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Beryl was located near latitude 25.9 North, longitude 95.1 West. Beryl is moving toward the northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h). A turn toward the north-northwest is expected this afternoon, with a turn toward the north on Monday. On the forecast track, the center of Beryl is expected to make landfall on the middle Texas coast early Monday.
Beryl is forecast to turn northeastward and move farther inland over eastern Texas and Arkansas late Monday and Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher gusts. Steady strengthening is expected, and Beryl is forecast to become a hurricane again later today. Continued strengthening is expected overnight before Beryl reaches the Texas coast.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles (205 km) from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 992 mb (29.29 inches).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

Key messages for Beryl can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT2, WMO header WTNT42 KNHC, and on the NHC website at hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT2.shtml.

WIND: Hurricane conditions are expected in the hurricane warning area by early Monday. Winds are first expected to reach tropical storm strength by late today, making outdoor preparations difficult or dangerous.

Hurricane conditions are possible in the hurricane watch areas by early Monday, with tropical storm conditions beginning by tonight.

Tropical storm conditions are expected in the tropical storm warning areas in Texas and northeastern Mexico by tonight.

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...

Mesquite Bay, TX to San Luis Pass, TX...4-6 ft Matagorda Bay...4-6 ft San Luis Pass, TX to Sabine Pass, TX... 3-5 ft N Entrance Padre Island NS, TX to Mesquite Bay, TX...3-5 ft Galveston Bay...3-5 ft

The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to the right of the center, where the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves. 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_at2.shtml?peakSurge.

RAINFALL: Heavy rainfall of 5 to 10 inches with localized amounts of 15 inches is expected across portions of the middle and upper Texas Gulf Coast and eastern Texas beginning today through Monday night. This rainfall will produce areas of flash and urban flooding, some of which may be locally considerable. Minor to isolated moderate river flooding is also expected.

For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash flooding associated with Tropical Storm Beryl, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?rainqpf and the Flash Flood Risk graphic at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?ero

TORNADOES: A few tornadoes could occur along the middle and upper Texas Coast through tonight, and across eastern Texas and western Louisiana on Monday.

SURF: Swells generated by Beryl are expected to affect eastern Mexico and much of the Gulf Coast of the U.S. during the next day or two. These swells are expected to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local weather office.

NEXT ADVISORY

Next intermediate advisory at 100 PM CDT. Next complete advisory at 400 PM CDT.

$$ Forecaster Blake