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Not unexpectedly, at the 11am update the National Hurricane Center has upgraded the INVEST in the Bay of Campeche that we looked at earlier today to a Tropical Storm, and has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the Texas coast from the mouth of the Rio Grande to Port Aransas.
While the current forecast discussion keeps this system a strong tropical storm, it has an abundance of warm water to feed off of, and intensity forecasts can sometimes underestimate a storm's potential.
Regardless, this slow moving storm could be a big rain producer, and some coastal flooding can be expected. Key messages from the NHC on this system include:
For information on how to prepare for a hurricane, you may wish to revisit previous blog.
