FAY STRENGTHENS—ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED;
EDOUARD DISSIPATING

September 6, 2002 — At 11 a.m. EDT, the still ill-defined center of Tropical Storm Fay was located near latitude 27.9 north, longitude 95.0 west or about 95 miles south of Galveston, Texas. Fay is moving toward the west near 2 mph. Because the center of Fay is so poorly defined, changes in the location of the center do not necessarily represent the true motion of the overall weather system. A slow motion toward the west-northwest or northwest is expected over the next 24 hours, according to the NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Storm Fay taken at 10:15 a.m. EDT on Sept. 6, 2002. Click here to see latest view. Please credit “NOAA.”)

Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph, with higher gusts. Some additional increase in strength is expected during the next 24 hours. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 145 miles, mainly to the north and northeast of the center. The minimum central pressure reported by reconnaissance aircraft was 1001 mb, 29.56 inches.

Total rainfall accumulations in association with Fay of 4 to 8 inches are expected mainly north of the center, with some locally higher amounts of 10 to 15 inches. Tide gauge observations from Port Isabel to Sabine Pass, Texas, show that storm surge is now 1 to 2 feet above the normal tide level. The storm surge is forecast to reach 2 to 4 feet above normal tide levels in the warning area.

Isolated tornadoes are possible over portions of southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas Friday.

The tropical storm warning is extended southward to Port Aransas, Texas. A tropical storm warning is now in effect from Port Aaransas to Intracoastal City, La.

A hurricane watch has been issued from Port O’connor to High Island, Texas. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area. Reports from an Air Force Reserve unit reconnaissance aircraft, as well as surface reports and radar imagery, indicate that Fay is beginning to get better organized.

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EDOUARD DISSIPATING

NOAA satellite imagery Friday morning indicates that Edouard is dissipating in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. At 11 a.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Depression Edouard was located near latitude 28.7 north, longitude 86.7 west or about 125 miles southwest of Apalachicola, Fla.

The depression is moving toward the west near 9 mph. The remnants of Edouard are expected to move west-northwest without redevelopment. Maximum sustained winds are near 25 mph with higher gusts. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb, 29.77 inches.

This is the last public advisory issued by NOAA’s National Hurricane Center on this system.

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