{"id": "1206248278190751747", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-08-31T15:00:00Z", "msg": "629\nWTNT35 KNHC 311455\nTCPAT5\n \nBULLETIN\nPotential Tropical Cyclone Five Advisory Number   1\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL052026\n1000 AM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026\n \n...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TEXAS AND\nSOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COAST...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION\n-----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...27.8N 91.0W\nABOUT 130 MI...210 KM S OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA\nABOUT 230 MI...365 KM SE OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1013 MB...29.92 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nCHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for the northwestern Gulf\nCoast from Port Bolivar, Texas, to the Vermilion/Cameron Parish\nLine in Louisiana.\n \nSUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...\n* Port Bolivar to the Vermilion/Cameron Parish Line\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are\nexpected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the\nnext 24-36 hours.\n \nFor storm information specific to your area, including possible\ninland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your\nlocal National Weather Service forecast office.\n \n \nDISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK\n----------------------\nAt 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the disturbance was centered near \nlatitude 27.8 North, longitude 91.0 West. The system is moving \ntoward the west-northwest near 5 mph (7 km/h), and this general \nmotion is expected to continue for the next day or two. On the \nforecast track, the center of the system is predicted reach the \nnorthwestern Gulf Coast within the warning area on Tuesday.\n \nMaximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.\nSome strengthening is expected during the next day or so, and the\nsystem is forecast to become a tropical storm by tonight.\n\n* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.\n* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 1013 mb (29.92 inches).\n \n \nHAZARDS AFFECTING LAND\n----------------------\nKey messages for Potential Tropical Cyclone Five can be found in the\nTropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO\nheader WTNT45 KNHC.\n \nWIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to reach the coast\nwithin the warning area on Tuesday, making outside preparations\ndifficult or dangerous.\n \nSTORM SURGE: The combination of storm surge and tide will cause\nnormally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters\nmoving inland from the shoreline. The water could reach the\nfollowing heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if\nthe peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...\n \nHigh Island, TX to Vermilion/Iberia Parish Line, LA...1-3 ft\n \nThe deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to\nthe east of the center. Surge-related flooding depends on the\nrelative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle, and can vary\ngreatly over short distances. For information specific to your\narea, please see products issued by your local National Weather\nService forecast office.\n \nFor a complete depiction of areas at risk of storm surge\ninundation, please see the National Weather Service Peak\nStorm Surge Graphic, available at\nhurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?peakSurge.\n \nRAINFALL: PTC Five is expected to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6\ninches with maximum totals of 9 inches for parts of the Upper Texas\nCoast inland through east-central Texas, with 2 to 3 inches for\nSouthwest Louisiana. This rainfall could produce flash flooding,\nespecially in low-lying and urban areas.\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nNext intermediate advisory at 100 PM CDT.\nNext complete advisory at 400 PM CDT.\n \n"}