Tropical Storm Edouard Public Advisory Number 3

Issued at 1000 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026 000 WTNT35 KNHC 010252 TCPAT5 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Edouard Advisory Number 3 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052026 1000 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026 ...EDOUARD EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN BEFORE REACHING THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST ON TUESDAY... ...A STORM SURGE WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST... SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...28.6N 91.8W ABOUT 125 MI...195 KM SE OF CAMERON LOUISIANA ABOUT 155 MI...250 KM SE OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: A Storm Surge Warning has been issued from High Island Texas to the Vermilion/Cameron Parish Line. A Hurricane Watch has been issued from High Island to Cameron Louisiana. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for... * High Island to the Vermilion/Cameron Parish Line A Hurricane Watch is in effect for... * High Island to the Cameron Louisiana A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * Port Bolivar to the Vermilion/Iberia Parish Line A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, during the next 24 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 Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, in this case within the next 24 hours. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the next 12 to 24 hours. For storm information specific to your area, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 1000 PM CDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Edouard was located near latitude 28.6 North, longitude 91.8 West. Edouard is moving toward the west-northwest near 7 mph (11 km/h). A west-northwestward to northwestward motion is forecast during the next day or two. On the forecast track, the center of Edouard is predicted to reach the northwestern Gulf Coast within the warning area on Tuesday and move inland over southeast Texas on Tuesday night. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is likely and Edouard could approach hurricane strength before it reaches the northwest Gulf coast on Tuesday. Rapid weakening is expected after the center moves inland. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure based on data form an Air Force reconnaissance aircraft is 1005 mb (29.68 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- Key messages for Tropical Storm Edouard can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO header WTNT45 KNHC. WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to reach the coast within the warning area by Tuesday morning. Hurricane conditions are possible within the Hurricane Watch area on Tuesday. 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... High Island, TX to Vermilion/Cameron Parish Line, LA...3-5 ft Vermilion/Cameron Parish Line, LA to Morgan City, LA...1-3 ft The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to the right of the center. 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_at5.shtml?peakSurge. RAINFALL: Edouard is expected to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches with maximum totals up to 9 inches for parts of the Upper Texas Coast inland through east-central Texas, with potential for 2 to 3 inches in far southwest Louisiana. This rainfall is likely to produce flash flooding, especially in low-lying and urban areas. River flooding may also be possible. For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with TS Edouard, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?rainqpf and the Flash Flood Risk graphic at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?ero. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next intermediate advisory at 100 AM CDT. Next complete advisory at 400 AM CDT. $$ Forecaster Brown