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Rigs, ships moving away from Gulf oil spill site as Tropical Storm Bonnie approaches

NOLA.com: Tropical Storm Alex not fazing Gulf oil spill response so far | Alex makes landfall in Belize

Weather News: Hurricane Gustav hits Haiti; Gulf Coast faces threat: Track Hurricane Gustav at WXnation Hurricane Center

Fay’s remnants soak drought-parched South

Space News: NASA destroys rocket after failed launch

Edouard Update: Edouard makes landfall at Texas Gulf Coast … Latest from MSNBC | Latest track

Resources: Radar loop | Watches/warnings map | Houston watches/warnings text | WXnation Hurricane Center | Houston/Galveston weather and webcam images

4 A.M. Update From National Hurricane Center: Edouard Strengthens

AT 400 AM CDT…0900Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH…LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES… 80 KM…SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS AND ABOUT 85 MILES …135 KM…EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH…19 KM/HR …AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE UPPER TEXAS OR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COASTS BY MIDDAY TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH…100 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL AND EDOUARD COULD APPROACH HURRICANE STRENGTH BY THE TIME ITS CENTER CROSSES THE COAST.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES…110 KM FROM THE CENTER.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997 MB…29.44 INCHES.

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS.

EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN SOME SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COASTAL PARISHES AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS TODAY.

Monitor Edouard: Houston weather and webcams; Corpus Christi weather and webcams; Austin weather and webcams; Lafayette, LA weather and webcams

Weather News: Tropical Storm Edouard forms in Gulf’s oil area; System expected to bring wind and rain to Texas, Louisiana coasts: One model suggests Category 1 hurricane by landfall | National Hurricane Center | WXnation Hurricane Center

North Texas records 10th straight 100-degree mark

High temp of 103 breaks Denver heat record for August 2: Denver, Grand Junction close to breaking records for number of straight days of highs above 90

Chinese meteorologists: Typhoons could threaten Games

Memo to CNN: L.A. earthquake was no big deal — really

Hurricane Dolly Heads Toward Texas: Hurricane Dolly slows, strengthens as it nears Texas: Storm expected to hit Brownsville area … Radar Loop | Weather images | Webcams | Hurricane Tracker | WXnation Hurricane Center

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WSI increases 2008 Atlantic hurricane forecast

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